Keep
your eyes open!...
Lent, 2021
(Ecc
3:1-7) All things have their season, and in their times all things pass
under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant, and
a time to pluck up that which is planted. A time to kill, and a time to
heal. A time to destroy, and a time to build. A time to weep, and a
time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance. A time to scatter
stones, and a time to gather. A time to embrace, and a time to be far
from embraces. A time to get, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a
time to cast away. A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to keep
silence, and a time to speak.
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LENTEN RESOURCES
This Lent, take a 40-day virtual pilgrimage through the Holy Land
Enroll Yourself and Your Loved Ones in 40 Masses and 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting this Lent
Praying with Jesus and Faustina during Lent: Episode 204 with Susan Tassone
ONLINE PRAYER
The Twenty Four Hours of the Passion by Luisa Piccarreta
Come, Pray the Rosary
Office of Readings
Saint Angela of Foligno on Prayer
EXCERPT ARCHBISHOP SAMUEL J. AGUILA: Our Apostlic Moment
I invite us all to engage in the formation of our consciences. In the
messiness of apostolic times, we must root our minds in the truths of
the faith that will keep us from being blown about by the fierce
cultural winds coursing through society and even the Church today. Each
one of us must take this important duty seriously. We must ask
ourselves: which voice do I listen to and is it the voice of Jesus
Christ? Do I subordinate my thoughts, words, actions, and, yes, my
entire life to Jesus Christ and to the Father? Prudential judgment is
needed in responding to each of our spheres of influence, and all these
efforts must be anchored to the Gospel.
Today, a myriad of voices surrounds
us. We hear from the world, priests and bishops, fellow Catholics,
secularists, and yes, even the voice of the Devil. Beware which voices
you listen to, which fill your time and your heart. The Devil, whose
name in Hebrew, Satan, means accuser, is the one who seeks to sow
division, doubt and animosity by constant accusation. We cannot allow
our minds and hearts to be filled with bitterness and anger, lest we
become a brood of vipers—those who seek to tear down others with anger
and poisonous speech. We must test, in the Holy Spirit, every voice
with the teachings of Jesus Christ, which we discover in Sacred
Scripture and Apostolic Tradition. We must test our own motives when we
speak, to ensure our voices align with Christ’s.
While we must proclaim the truth
and not shy away from conflict, when necessary, there is a distinctly
Christian way to approach those who do not agree with us. We must begin
with seeking the good of everyone we encounter, approaching them with
charity in our hearts. Ad hominem attacks against others cannot be a
work of the Holy Spirit. We should also ask ourselves what is forming
our hearts and minds; is it podcasts, blogs and social media, or the
Gospel? As St. Paul reminded the Romans, he reminds us today, “watch
out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the
doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not
serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites and by smooth talk and
flattery they deceive the hearts of the naïve,” (Rm. 16:17-18).
I feel a pressing duty to remind
you that Jesus Christ calls us, as a Church, to a supernatural unity
that is more than what the world offers. Of course, we must always
stand for the truth and the dignity of the human person, but we must
never let that undermine our witness to God’s love. What matters for us
is that we are not creating or fueling division ourselves but are
patiently enduring the trials that such divisions bring. We must
maintain our fidelity to Christ and the deposit of faith we have in the
Church, while never losing charity for our neighbor, or even our
enemies.
VATICAN.VA: MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR LENT 2021
EASTER 2021 DATES
February 17 - Ash Wednesday
March 28 - Palm Sunday
April 1 - Maundy (Holy) Thursday
April 2 - Good Friday
April 4 - Easter Sunday (Western Christianity - Roman Catholic, Anglican Communion, Protestant Churches, etc.)
April 11- Divine Mercy Sunday
May 2 - Orthodox Easter Sunday (Orthodox Christianity - Eastern Orthodox Churches)
LENTEN SABBATICAL
The TRIB
TIMES will not
be updated again this year
during the Lenten season, extending to the first week after
Easter. My computer time will be limited to 30
minutes
each morning and evening during Lent. I will read all emails I receive,
and will answer all that I can, time permitting. I may also
occasionally
email non-reformatted news articles to Trib Times subscribers that I
find
to be of particular interest. But barring a major event (admittedly not unlikely these days), the Trib
Times
web page itself will not be updated.
I
apologize to all who have recently subscribed but
will keep your email information for use after my return. God
willing,
the next issue of the Trib Times should be shortly after Divine Mercy
Sunday, April 11, 2021. Please keep me in your
prayers, and be
assured that
I will do the same.
I recommend the
following links to keep up
with unfolding events:
Catholic
News
http://www.ewtnnews.com/
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/
http://www.catholicnews.com/
Signs of the Times
http://www.spiritdaily.com/
https://www.lifesitenews.com/
http://www.lifenews.com/
Readings & Meditations for Lent &
Holy
Week
http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Lent/index.html
http://www.lentreflections.com/
http://dynamiccatholic.com/bestlentever/
Catholic Commentary
Courageous Priest
Crisis Magazine
Aleteia
Newer
subscribers may also be interested in a meditation
that first appeared in the Trib Times in 2004, The
Pain of the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Thoughts
and Sayings of Saint Margaret Mary: Various Subjects
23. He will reign in spite of His enemies, and
will make Himself master of the hearts which He desires to possess; for
the principal end of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is to convert
souls to His love.
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