St. Joseph the Worker

Dear Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker:

Welcome to the first full week of Lent!  What a wonderful journey we are on for the next weeks as we reform our lives and renew our faith.  Our Catholic Church, in its wisdom, sets aside 40 days to reenergize us in living as the Lord’s disciples.  Have we entered into the Lenten season more since Ash Wednesday?  We don’t want to waste one day of Lenten  time of ridding ourselves of sin. 

As we walk with the Lord who gave up His very life for our own, let us commit to making our souls and hearts vessels for grace.  Let us be examples to one another of what the ashes from Ash Wednesday remind us of---the renewal and reform of ourselves.

Let us see what LENT shows us:

L     Will we LET Jesus guide us to greatness this Lent?

E     Will we be forgiving to EVERYONE who has wronged us?

N     Will we NEVER waiver from the Lord’s path?

T      Will we TAKE steps to improve our spiritual lives?

May we enter this season of change with an open heart.  May these days given to us bear fruit by leading us closer to the Lord of the Passion.  May Lent be a time of spiritual growth for us individually and for us as a parish.

Your Lenten Pastor,

Father Joe