Reflection

While riding on the train from Chicago this week, I thought about what to give up for Lent this year. Sacrifices in past years included: television, coffee, sweets, and alcohol. With Ash Wednesday looming large, deciding what to abstain from this year is at the top of the "to do" list. 

The sacrifices we make for Lent are often tangible reminders of what we can live without (soda pop, candy, going to movies) yet we quickly go right back to those treats once we reach Easter. If we take our cue from Pope Francis, however, we frequently hear the Holy Father encouraging people to reform their lives. Genuine reform is not just something temporary, but long lasting. So the question before us in 2019 might be: What would a more durable and permanent reform of my life look like beginning on Ash Wednesday? 

That's a bigger question than can easily be answered while riding the Metra train from Chicago to Grayslake, yet it's a question that begs an answer from each of us as Christians. Is there something I need to let go of permanently on Ash Wednesday, so that this Lent is the beginning of a genuine reform of my life in Christ? 

Fr. Mike McGovern 
Pastor

Lenten Schedule 2019

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Monday March 18th  meeting: 5-7pm  - Spending Time with Jesus (A Night of Adoration/Confession) Click for more details

• Confirmation Retreat on Saturday, March 16th from 9 am to 2 pm
• Confirmation Practice on Monday, April 22nd at 7 pm in the Church
• Confirmation Mass on Wednesday, April 24th at 7 pm in the Church

NOTE: NO RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Classes on April 24th due to Confirmation

• First Holy Communion Practice on Saturday, April 27th at 9:30 am in the Church

• First Holy Communion Mass at 11 am on Sunday, April 28th in the Church

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