February
10, 2007
Just
Say No
Our
Lenten Soup Supper
At St. Brigid’s we offer many different opportunities to grow
spiritually and as a community during Lent.
We’ve just begun with Ash Wednesday and our next big parish Lenten
“Moment” will take place this Tuesday, February 12th at
6:45 pm in Code Auditorium. It is our Lenten Soup Supper. As in past
years, the variety of homemade soups are spiritually nourishing as well
as delicious since our soup supper also is a chance to pray and share
with one another in our community as we join in a meal together. If
you didn’t yet RSVP , please call as soon as possible: 997-5507
--and let us know how many will be attending. And please bring some
non-perishable food items for our Food Pantry.
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Past
Columns:
February 3: The Power of
the Cross
January 27: How I Turned
Out
January 20: Being Safer
January 13: Conversations
in 2008
January 6: Matthew's Magi
December 30: Matthew's
Magi
Christmas 2007
Homily
Columns from 2007
Columns
from 2005
Columns
from 2004
Columns
from 2003
Columns from 2002
Just
before a person is baptized, he or she is asked to reject sin and to reject
the works of the devil. As we step into our lenten journey, we realize
that when we hear the story of Jesus who is tempted by Satan in the desert,
this is a story that is also about our own baptismal promises to just
say “no” to all that is evil and harmful in life.
So you’ll see this symbol
hanging in church and chapel throughout lent as a reminder of this first
week’s connection to our baptism.
Take some time this week to focus
on what you(or your parents) were asked on the day of your baptism:
“Do you reject sin, so as to live
in the freedom of God’s
children?”
[Reflect: How free are you these days? What could you do (or not
do) to be more free from what weighs you down?]
“Do you reject the glamor of evil
and refuse to be mastered by
sin?”
[Reflect: Is the “glamor” of having so much stuff cluttering
your
life and ruining your finances? Are you “mastered by your
MasterCard”? Money isn’t evil but scripture says “the
love of
money is the root of all evil.”]
“Do you reject Satan, father of sin
and prince of darkness?”
[Reflect: The devil doesn’t appear in our lives like he does in
Hollywood movies or children’s cartoon. But indeed
we are tempted to give up faith, tempted to not forgive
others, tempted to lie ort believe in lies, tempted to hold on
to grudges. Yes the devil is real and works overtime to steal
our souls. How do you say “no” to devil’s desires?]
