Lenten Reflection for Week Two

Come now, let us set things right, says the LORD: 
Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow;       
Though they be crimson red, they may become white as wool.
If you are willing, and obey, you shall eat the good things of the land;
                            Isaiah Chapter 1

What an uplifting reading from today's liturgy-  Beautiful words to meditate on- Our Father in Heaven sending us words of comfort, of forgiveness and hope. A perfect reading for beginning our second week of Lent. We are given a promise that if we are willing and we obey what Gods asks of us,  we shall eat the good things of the land and have our sins forgiven no matter how horrific they may be. 

It is all up to us! God has given us everything we need, every chance to travel the right road and He has guaranteed us that if we persevere and follow His will we shall have forgiveness and enter into everlasting joy with Him -

This week of Lent let's focus on whether or not we are making a conscious effort to conform to God's will and obey his law so that we will see our sins of scarlet,  become white as snow!

Deo Gratias

Help Needed for New Catholic Handmade Selling Site

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Ash Wednesday - The Beginning of Lent

Today, Ash Wednesday,  the Catholic Church begins the Season of Lent. Lent is a season that most poeple look at as a time of 'giving up' something but Lent to me, is really about a journey- a journey of 40 days through the desert to the resurrection. A time of renewal and repentence; as the Prophet Joel says in the first reading of today's Mass:

"Even now, says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning. Rend your hearts not your garments and return to the Lord, your God."

Even now, over two thousand years since the prophet Joel urged the people of Zion, we are still being called by God to return to His love with a repentent and contrite heart.

As we travel through Lent this year let's make a concious effort to spend more time in prayer, of truly being sorry for the many times we have sinned and offended Him. To wind our way through the desert of our sinfulness to come out the other end to share in the glory of His Resurrection!

Deo Gratias

St. Therese Little Flower Rosary

I just love the center and crucifix on this rosary. This is the first time I have used this set...absolutely stunning with the photo of The Flower.

The beads are pink quartz for the Aves and a pretty glass foil rosebud for the Paters. The center and crucifix are made in Pewter.

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The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery- The Crucifixion of Jesus

We finish up the Sorrowful Mysteries with the culmination of all the suffering, agony and torture as Jesus dies on the cross.

This one event in history, this death of one solitary human being will change the world as man knew it for all time. From the words "I thirst" to "Woman, behold your son" to "It is finished" Jesus continues to cry out for us to love him, gifts us with his Mother and finally makes the ultimate sacrifice, his life, to redeem us.

As we meditate on this final mystery let us always remember how much Our Lord suffered for our redemption. He continues to "thirst" for us, for our friendship, for our company and most of all for our love. How lucky we are to have a Creator who loves us so much!  Deo Gratias!