This year I’m setting an intention for my Lenten journey for two individuals in my life that I love. I’m learning how my small sacrifices, done with intention, can be a spiritual gift for others. I’m being drawn towards the virtues of courage and generosity and a more active faith.
O Lord, be with me as I enter into the desert of Lent. Please give me the courage, honesty and humility needed to recognize my own sins; and the strength, tears and firm resolve to overcome them. Purify my heart O Lord and renew a steadfast spirit within me. May I turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.
Lord, I offer every little sacrifice of this holy season for the following intentions………..
May I remember throughout these 40 days that every little thing that I give up for love of You can become a spiritual gift for the good of others. By Your grace O Lord, help me to grow in virtue and holiness; may I enter deeper into a life of prayer, fasting and care for the poor.
O Christ, true Bread of Life, may I hunger for You alone. Be my constant joy and delight as I seek to relinquish my appetites for this world and to be fed from above with faith, hope and charity.
Lord, lead me through Your sorrowful passion and death, that I may rejoice in Your resurrection.
Amen.
– Pedro de la Cruz
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