The season of Lent

With Ash Wednesday, we once again begin the season of Lent when as a way to pursue spiritual growth, self-reflection and preparation for Easer, we are encouraged to go through the process of repentance and conversion, deepening our relationship with God through prayer, fasting and self-discipline, and focusing on caring for the poor and the marginalized.

- Fr. Roy Cimagala

Lent can be regarded as a journey towards Easter that helps us to renew our faith so as to prepare us for the celebration of Christ’s resurrection. It also helps us to grow in holiness, striving for spiritual maturity by becoming more and more like Christ.

Lent can motivate us to grow in humility, strengthening our dependence on God. It stimulates the desire to build habits that lead to spiritual growth by developing self-discipline. It, of course, spurs us to deepen our love for God, focusing on what truly matters.

This liturgical season of Lent highlights a basic need, that of conversion, from the inmost part of our being, our heart and mind, to the most social and global dimension of our life.