Lenten Prayer & Reflections at ... Ukok's Place ...

For some very good lenten prayer and reflection, visit Deb at ... Ukok's Place ...

Ash Wednesday

Today is Ash Wednesday. May your Lenten season be prayerful, and may God use the penances you endure for your benefit and His glory. “A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level and the rough places a plain” Is 40:3-4 BTW, the timestamp is off because it is after midnight East Coast (where I am traveling), but Blogger still thinks I am in CA.

Papal Message for Lent 2007

"They Shall Look on Him Whom They Have Pierced - Papal Message for Lent 2007 - Zenit News Agency Lent is here next week. Are you ready? The pope's thoughts on the upcoming lenten season is a good time to start.

Lent: Knowing who we are before God

Lent is fast approaching. I came across this article that I found beneficial. It is about knowing oneself before God while doing penance. The devil can use our self-delusions to drive a wedge at the very time we are seeking God. I know I have found this to be so. Lent: Knowing who we are before God - Catholic Online: "In his homily during Mass at Warsaw’s Pi’lsudzki Square last May 26, Pope Benedict XVI said: “Faith does not mean accepting a certain number of abstract truths about the mysteries of God, of man, of life and death, of future realities. Faith consists in an intimate relationship with Christ, a relationship based on love of him who loved us first [cf. 1 Jn 4:11], even to the total offering of himself.” "