1st Sunday of Lent

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Here we are in Lent. These opening Sunday readings are a beautiful reminder for us to turn away from sin so we can choose righteousness. Our sacrifice and discipline need to turn us toward renewed life because “just as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s righteousness the many will be made righteous.” God’s best plan for redeeming our sinfulness is one person’s virtue. Our turning back to God, and away from sin, is not only for our own sake, but also for the sake of the world. Every act of virtue, every sacrifice, and every effort to turn from sin is a window for God’s grace to be multiplied for the world in and through our participation in divine life. Let’s use this Lent to bring more life into our lives and into the world.

Prayer: For a turning toward God that changes our lives and the world, we pray to the Lord. Jesus, you saved us by your righteousness. Draw our Lenten promises into your redeeming love for the world. May our sacrifices be a participation in new life for the world. Amen.

Text: CCCB
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Lent in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary

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Lent is a time of prayer and penance, when Christ wants to lead us back to our baptismal promises of dying to sin and of living for God. We prepare ourselves to enter once again into Jesus’ Paschal mystery and to renew it in our lives.
Click on the below for full article https://www.catholicyyc.ca/lent.html

Spiritual Renewal in the Diocese of Calgary – PASTORAL LETTER: DUC IN ALTUM

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Please open the link below for the Pastoral Letter of Bishop McGrattan to the Faithful on the Program of Spiritual Renewal in the Diocese of Calgary https://www.catholicyyc.ca/

Time is ticking.

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Speak out against expanding the criteria for euthanasia & assisted suicide.

Bishop McGrattan asks the faithful to write their MPs today to let them know that we do not support the proposed expansion of the criteria for euthanasia or MAiD.  Click on the link below for full message

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7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Moses proclaims in the first reading that God is asking us to be holy as God is holy, and that we are never justified in sin if or when our brothers and sisters behave badly. This is easy to say and hard to live. When Jesus says we are not to offer resistance to evil people, He isn’t telling us to become doormats. He is asking us not to return evil with evil, but to respond with the loving actions of prayer, extending love and generosity to enemies, and to offer kindness in all situations, even while we recognize and work against evil taking root in ourselves and the world. Peacemaking is not passive or easy, but it is our calling to witness how God works.

Prayer of the Faithful: For peaceful and loving responses to evil in our world, we pray to the Lord. Holy God, help us to follow you in responding to evil with perfect love. May our witness effectively build your Kingdom of mercy and love. Amen.

Reflection: CCCB
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Taken from the Facebook page of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary