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We have hardly had time to clear away the Christmas decorations until we are preparing for Lent.
Because of the phases of the moon, it can only happen once in a hundred years that Lent can come so early
Wednesday, February 6th, is Ash Wednesday, and the beginning of Lent. A time of grace and opportunity for us all to make progress in our love of God by detaching ourselves from so many material attractions.
ASH WEDNESDAY MASSES
Invergarry:
Vigil Mass, Tuesday, 7.30 p.m.
Roy Bridge: 10 a.m.
Spean Bridge: 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday is also a day of
fasting and abstinence
Lent is an old English word meaning springtime. Spring is a new beginning for the world after the cold and austere season of winter. Things begin to come alive again with the end of a long winter sleep: leaves start appearing on the trees; daffodils put on a beautiful show of yellow colours; the birds begin to sing; lambs are born in the fields, and the days get longer ….it’s springtime!
Perhaps, after the long winter, our souls could benefit from a spring clean. We
may have become lethargic over a period—given little time to God and more time to
ourselves. Lent is an opportunity to reflect and take account of our own personal
life-