“We seek to glorify and to proclaim God through our discipleship, in worship and in community, with loving service and immense hope found only in Jesus Christ.”
“For nothing will be impossible for God” (Lk 1:37).
Bishop Monforton's Lenten Message 2023
“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light” (Eph 5:8).
There was a time when humanity was in complete darkness. Jesus’ arrival into the world of ours changed everything, for the Light finally dispelled the darkness for good.
Lent is appropriately called a season of purification. Through the Lenten pillars of prayer, almsgiving and fasting, we address our own need for Jesus Christ’s love and mercy. How appropriate we emphasize the importance of the sacrament of penance in this penitential season of Lent. This pilgrimage as we climb the Easter mountain invites us to a newer and deeper relationship with God. While we live in a culture where there is great reluctance to forgive, Jesus Christ waits for us in the confessional ready to forgive us for all our sins. We only need to accept Jesus’ invitation to remove our sins and to fill us with his grace.
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