LENTEN MESSAGE

Lenten is upon us once again. It is a time to be with the Lord in a special way, a time to pray, to fast, and thus to follow Him on the way to Jerusalem, to Golgotha, and to the final victory over death.We recognize how divided we all are. We truly want to follow Him, but we also want to follow our own desires and lend an ear to the voices that speak about pleasure, power, and prestige. This Lent let us ask the help of our Lord that we may become deaf to their voices and more attentive to His voice, which calls us to choose the narrow road to life.

Lent, as we know, is going to be very hard time for us – when we take it as it should be. The choice for His way has to be made every moment of our lives. We have to choose thoughts that are His thoughts, words that are His words, and actions that are His actions. There are no times or places without choices. And we know how deeply we resist choosing the Lord.

Let us pray that the Lord may be with us every moment and in every place, that he may give us strength and courage to live this season faithfully, so that, when Easter comes, we will be able to taste with joy the new life which He had prepared for us.

Most Rev. Leonardo Z. Legaspi, OP, DD
Archbishop of Cacares