Tuesday 4 March 2025
St Casimir
Ecclesiasticus 35:1-12. To the upright I will show the saving power of God – Ps 49(50):5-8, 14, 23. Mark 10:28-31.
Focus more on God
Lent starts tomorrow which means that today is Pancake Tuesday. The origin of this idea was to live it up a bit for one day before the demands of Lent. You probably know that today is also known as carnivale (goodbye to meat) and mardi gras (fat Tuesday). In more recent times, those terms have headed off on their own in other directions, but the core message is still with us. It doesn’t hurt during Lent to feel a little pinch as we remind ourselves that we are all creatures and dependent on God’s grace. This comes through today’s stark Gospel about leaving house, family and land. The Gospel is radical and nowhere does that come home more than on our journey with Jesus to Calvary. Perhaps we can’t leave everything behind, but we might start by leaving at least something as we focus less on ourselves and more on God. Lent calls us to reach out to others in pursuit of justice.
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