Pope's Lenten Message - Mass for Life Homily
Published on Feb-10-2014 02:08 PM
Lenten Message of Pope Francis
The Vatican has released Pope Francis' message for Lent in which
the Pope reflects on the following Scripture verse, "He became poor, so
that by his poverty you might become rich" (cf. 2 Cor 8:9). Pope
Francis poses this question to us, "What does this invitation to poverty,
a life of evangelical poverty, mean for us today?" Later on in his brief
message, Pope Francis writes, "Lent is a fitting time for self-denial;
we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help and
enrich others by our own poverty. Let us not forget that real poverty hurts: no
self-denial is real without this dimension of penance. I distrust a charity
that costs nothing and does not hurt." For the complete text in several
languages, visit the Vatican's website: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/messages/lent/documents/papa-francesco_20131226_messaggio-quaresima2014_en.html.
Mass for Life Homily
Nearly 2,500 people celebrated last month's Mass for Life at Saint
Martin's University. During his homily, Archbishop J. Peter Sartain examined
why it is so important for us to proclaim that "life is worth
living!" The Archbishop also showed that all issues within Catholic social
teaching are life issues. The text of his homily can be accessed on the
Archdiocesan website: http://www.seattlearchdiocese.org/Archdiocese/Sartain/Homily.aspx.
You will also find an article by NW Catholic and some photos.
In Christ's peace,
Jim Thomas
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