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Catholic Charities USA


Saturday after Ash Wednesday

Today's Lectionary Readings
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In his message for Lent, Lenten Penance and the Synodal Journey,

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Pope Francis calls us to "journey together" (synod). He
links this journey to the Transfiguration:

"Like the ascent of Jesus and the disciples to Mount Tabor, we
can say that our Lenten journey is "synodal," since we
make it together along the same path, as disciples of the one Master.
For we know that Jesus is himself the Way..."

The Holy Father further instructs:

"The Lenten journey of penance and the journey of the Synod
alike have as their goal a transfiguration, both personal and
ecclesial...(with) two "paths" to follow in order to
ascend the mountain together with Jesus and, with him, to attain the
goal."

These two paths are given by command of God the Father at the
Transfiguration, "Listen to Him," and Jesus' words
to the three disciples present, "Rise, and do not be
afraid."

We ascend the first path by listening to Jesus in God's Word,
hearing the voices of our brothers and sisters in the Church, and
encountering Jesus "in the faces and stories of those in
need." We "rise" on the second path and see
"The light that Jesus shows the disciples is an anticipation of
Easter glory, and that must be the goal of our own journey, as we
follow "him alone." Lent leads to
Easter..."      

In our ministries, we strive to "listen to him" by
removing oppression, false accusation, and malicious speech from our
midst, and by bestowing bread on the hungry and satisfying the
afflicted (Isaiah 58: 9b-11). We "listen to him" opening
our hearts and minds in asking the Lord, "Teach me your
way...that I may walk in truth" (Responsorial Psalm). And,
we do so humbly, turning to Jesus, the Divine Physician, knowing that
he has "not come to call the righteous to repentance but
sinners" (Luke 5:32). All "in anticipation of Easter
glory...the goal of our own journey."

Fr. Dennis M. Weber, SdC is a priest of the Servants of Charity and
Director of Ministry & Mission for the Developmental Programs
Division of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of
Philadelphia.

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