Temptation in one form or another is an unavoidable part of life. If we honestly examine our daily experience, we can find many aspects of temptation: impulses or tendencies counter to the right way of doing things. To rationalise away these temptations, so that they...
Reading 1, Joel 2:12-18Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17Gospel, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18Reading 2, Second Corinthians 5:20-6:2 First Reading Book of Joel 2:12-18‘But now declares Yahweh- come back to me with all your heart,...
Ash Wednesday invites us into almsgiving prayer and fast, the threetraditional Lenten practices that can draw us into a deeper relationshipwith the Lord.The prophet Joel proclaims the Lord’s invitation: “Return to me withall your heart.” The prayer of the psalm is...
