What exciting times we live in! Not only is it the beginning of Lent, but the resignation of our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, makes this one Lenten season one for the history books. No doubt we'll be keeping up with all this news and the coming Conclave to elect a new pope. This week our topic is "Divine Election". What is Divine Election? It recognizes that it is God who chooses us to be his people. While we must individually come to accept that invitation, it is in fact, God, working through the Holy Spirit, that calls us to him, and inspires us to take this journey through Initiation. Through these past few weeks we have been listening to the "call" of various prophets. Now as we enter the season of Lent, we discern our own call to God. The Word for the 1st Sunday of Lent: Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 ...
Comments on our weekly readings for Sunday Mass and other topics of interest for those who are going through the initiation process or want to learn more about the Catholic Faith