Lent arrives like a soft whisper on a February morning,
calling the heart to slow its pace and listen again for God’s voice.
It is the season when winter’s quiet meets the first hints of spring,
and the soul, still half‑asleep, is gently stirred awake.
These forty days invite a holy turning— from noise to stillness,
from excess to simplicity, from self‑reliance to surrender.
Prayer becomes a lantern guiding us through the dim places.
Fasting becomes a clearing where new life can take root.
Charity becomes a river carrying God’s mercy into the world.
Each Lenten Sunday offers a new step on the path: a beginning in repentance,
a strengthening in faith, a return to God’s embrace,
a burst of joy in the desert, a renewed resolve to love,
and finally, palms raised high as we walk with Christ into His Passion.
Then comes the Triduum— the quiet table of Maundy Thursday,
the shadowed hill of Good Friday, the waiting silence of Holy Saturday,
until dawn breaks open the tomb and Easter light pours over the earth.
Lent is not a burden but a gift, a
sacred invitation to let God remake us from within.
May this season soften what has hardened,
heal what has fractured, and awaken what has grown weary.
And when Easter morning arrives,
may we rise with Christ renewed in hope,
restored in love, and ready to live the Resurrection.