REFLECTION:
The first two events reported in the gospel involve tragic death, and Jesus makes absolute that unless we repent, we also will die. Then in the parable of the fig tree, Jesus reveals the patience of God with us, despite our slowness to repent. How merciful is our God (see psalm)! This is God’s work of mercy: to take what is almost dead and coax it to new life. This is our work of repentance: to turn sinfulness toward God’s transforming mercy.
Connecting the Gospel
To our experience: Tragedy survived (for example, a near-fatal auto accident, a heart attack) is often experienced as a “wake-up call.” Lent, with its call to repentance, affords us the same reappraisal of what really leads to new life.
Reprinted with permission of Liturgical Press from: Living Liturgy
Read more...PRAYERS: Please keep Elfriede Anderson, Ashley Niesolowski, Jennifer (Gault) Gillum, Julia Gosser, Betty Crail (Julie Beckmann’s mother), Henrietta Stenken (Sr. Marian’s mother), Chelsea Powell, Amanda Marzec, Sherri Lynn Riley, Georgia (Coleman) Grooms, Tess (Eysenbach) Dockery, John & Charlene Sobi, Fr. Dan’s Father, Dior Marie, Teresa, Colin Wolford, Rita Ohlmann (Carolyn Williams’ sister-in-law) and Kelley M. (Skipper) Diatikar in your prayers. Cards would be appreciated as well. |
FOOD COLLECTION FOR GOD’S FOOD PANTRY: Will take place every Sunday during Lent. Please bring any type of non-perishable food. |
ST. PATRICK FISH FRY: Friday March 19 at 5:30 PM. Please sign-up this weekend on the sheets in front of church or in the fellowship room. There will be a donation basket out (as we did last year). This is a once a year donation and covers all our potlucks. |
| STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Friday at 12 noon. |