Detachment is an overwhelming attachment to God.  ~ Mother Angelica

“We can think of Lent as a time to eradicate evil or cultivate virtue, a time to pull up weeds or to plant good seeds. Which is better is clear, for the Christian ideal is always positive rather than negative. A person is great not by the ferocity of his hatred of evil, but by the intensity of his love for God. Asceticism and mortification are not the ends of a Christian life; they are only the means. The end is charity. Penance merely makes an opening in our ego in which the Light of God can pour. As we deflate ourselves, God fills us. And it is GOD’s arrival that is the important event.”  – Fulton J. Sheen

With a humble person, whether he is laughed at or esteemed, praised or blamed, honored or despised, whether people pay attention to him or pass him by, it is all the same to him.  – The Cure d’Ars

“Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin…. In confession there is a chance for mercy. Believe it firmly. Hope and have confidence in confession.”  – St. Isidore

“Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one’s flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches the fire of lust, kindles the true light of chastity.”  – St. Augustine

In silence, there is humility of spirit or what might be called “wise passivity.” In such the ear is more important than the tongue. God speaks, but not in Cyclones–only in zephyrs and gentle breezes. As a scientist learns by sitting passively before nature, so the soul learns wisdom by being responsive to His Will. The scientist does not tell nature its laws; nature tells the scientist. We do not tell or impose our will on God; in silence like Mary, we await an Annunciation.  ~ Fulton J. Sheen

We only 3 Fridays left before Easter, which means only 3 scheduled fish fries left.  Our schedule has changed a little bit, so I’m posting our schedule here:

March 11:  We will still be going to St. Athanasius, located on Outer Loop east of Jefferson Mall.  We will still be arriving at 6:15.  Following the fish fry, beginning at 8:00, St. Athanasius is hosting Stations of the Cross and Eucharistic Adoration for Mercy.  Many priests will be available for confession.  You can check out the Facebook invite here.

March 18:  The time and location for this fish fry has moved!  We will be going to St. Michael’s Catholic Church (3705 Stone Lakes Drive Louisville, KY 40299) first for a Holy Hour to celebrate the upcoming ordination of 2 seminarians to the diaconate.  The Holy Hour begins at 6:00.  Following the Holy Hour, we will head over the fish fry at 7:00.

March 25:  We will still be going to Guardian Angels on Good Friday, but arrive at 6:00.  No Stations are planned for that day.

 

Any time is the right time for works of charity, but these days of Lent provide a special encouragement. Those who want to be present at the Lord’s Passover in holiness of mind and body should seek above all to win this grace, for charity contains all other virtues and covers a multitude of sins. As we prepare to celebrate that greatest of all mysteries, by which the blood of Jesus Christ did away with our sins, let us first of all make ready the sacrificial offerings of works of mercy. In this way we shall give to those who have sinned against us what God in his goodness has already given to us.  -St. Leo the Great

Any time is the right time for works of charity, but these days of Lent provide a special encouragement. Those who want to be present at the Lord’s Passover in holiness of mind and body should seek above all to win this grace, for charity contains all other virtues and covers a multitude of sins. As we prepare to celebrate that greatest of all mysteries, by which the blood of Jesus Christ did away with our sins, let us first of all make ready the sacrificial offerings of works of mercy. In this way we shall give to those who have sinned against us what God in his goodness has already given to us.  -St. Leo the Great

We complain when we suffer. We have much more reason to complain when we do not suffer, since nothing so likens us to Our Lord as the bearing of his Cross.  – The Cure d’Ars.