Dying was just an extended version of Ash Wednesday.
Easter is never deserved.
Holy Week is a privileged time when we are called to draw near to Jesus: friendship with him is shown in times of difficulty.
Here's the problem with Easter. The Catholic Church needs to pick a date because it keeps moving. And I think the reason they always have Easter moving to different dates is to catch us.
Remember finally, that the ashes that were on your forehead are created from the burnt palms of last Palm Sunday. New beginnings invariably come from old false things that are allowed to die.
O Lord, make this Lenten season different from the other ones. Let me find you again. Amen.
During Lent, let us find concrete ways to overcome our indifference.
Ash Wednesday is full of joy...The source of all sorrow is the illusion that of ourselves we are anything but dust.
