Repentance and Renewal: Lent is a time to grow in holiness

A child smiles during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, in this March 1, 2017 file photo. (James Ramos/CNS, via Texas Catholic Herald)

Every year the Church moves the faithful through her liturgical seasons in order to grow in ways that may not otherwise be imagined. The penitential season of Lent begins Ash Wednesday, March 6 this year.

LENTEN RESOURCES

Check dphx.org/events or our Sunbeams page for events related to the Lenten season.

DIOCESAN EVENTS

EXODUS 90

EXODUS 90 PHOENIX

LIGHT OF THE WORLD

ACTS

CURSILLO

Catholics can identify with Christ through sacramental signs and the movement of the liturgical year. One really cannot call themselves Catholic if the practice of the sacramental life is not the spiritual center of their life. Participation in Mass, and the reception of the Eucharist and Confession on a regular basis are key.

How wonderful is the faithful person who takes initiative to invest in growing their faith in knowledge and truth. Mass attendance connects the faithful to the liturgical seasons. Each are a lens of contemplation into such mystical depths that guide the faithful through Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time, Lent and Triduum, the height of the liturgical year. Many people around the diocese are planning how they will mark this most holy

Article source: https://www.catholicsun.org/2019/03/03/repentance-and-renewal-lent-is-a-time-to-grow-in-holiness/