They still have not realized that they are not God.Īnd we also risk closing ourselves off to others and forgetting them. In the little daily scene, as I look at some of the power struggles to occupy spaces, I think: these people are playing God the Creator. But we also exclude the horizon itself! Lent beacons us to “rouse ourselves”, to remind ourselves that we are creatures, simply put, that we are not God. We know that this increasingly artificial world would have us live in a culture of “doing”, of the “useful”, where we exclude God from our horizon without realizing it. Opening oneself to God and to the brethren. We are invited to embark upon a journey on which, by defying routine, we strive to open our eyes and ears, but especially to open our hearts, in order to go beyond our own “backyard”.
The prophetic appeal challenges all of us without exception, and it reminds us that conversion is not to be reduced to outward forms or to vague intentions, but engages and transforms one’s entire existence beginning from the centre of the person, from the conscience. With these penetrating words of the Prophet Joel, the liturgy today introduces us into Lent, pointing to conversion of heart as the chief characteristic of this season of grace. “Rend your hearts and not your garments” (Joel 2:13). A skit entitled “Heart Transplant,” will be presented by Melissa Nivens, Rachel Case, and Julia Williams followed by the imposition of ashes.HOLY MASS, BLESSING AND IMPOSITION OF THE ASHES Please come begin your journey of Lent by attending this service on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. The service will be unique as we have the opportunity of an examination of our hearts. During the Ash Wednesday evening service, the imposition of ashes on the forehead in the sign of the cross is offered to show an outward sign of our sorrow and repentance of sins. Ultimately, we are to prepare for Easter by dying and rising with Christ for it is through Christ that God’s saving grace is demonstrated.
We are to put aside our sins and failures of the past in the light of who we are yet to become by the grace of God. Ash Wednesday has two emphases: confronting our own mortality and confessing our sin before God in light of God’s redeeming love in Jesus Christ. Join Us for Ash Wednesday Service Wednesday, March 6, 2019Īsh Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent.
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