" O God, our Father, grant to Christians to start with this fast
a journey of true conversion,
to deal successfully
with weapons of penance
combat
against the spirit of evil. "
This year, on my journey towards the Easter
Be careful, therefore, it suggests
I feel the urge to go to the source to let me renew my faith, to welcome the Light
What it means to live
If you look carefully, the beginning of this first Lenten Prayer feel like it raises a cry for help and confidence " grant to the Christian people" .
First, are invited to take up the my life, to present it as a Passover sacrifice to the Father and ask Him to enable us to confidently support this effort , to preserve and strengthen me in this path of consecrated life, because: " in Your light we see light" and one who calls me, gives me the strength to walk, He draws me, supports me in trouble 's go to Him
Lent , therefore, before still be the time of conversion, such as human effort, is the time of God's loving initiative, is time to renew my plea with the words of the Psalmist: "tell me:" I am your salvation. '"(Sal.35.3)
Lent , is a time of conversion, which begins with a cry of hope because the conversion is a journey of faith He who trusts in me, us, renewing his love for me, for us, who used to work wonders of our nothingness.
pay, therefore, ardent attention to what we say to the Lord and what
Our Christian prayer is solid food for our feet and all the brothers and sisters who walk with us.
Every day,
say, with Ephrem the Syrian:
"O Jesus,
that you opened your eyes
of Bartimaeus,
thou hast opened his eyes become blind
against his will, open, Lord,
eyes, that our will
we made blind
as your grace may abound "
my daily prayer has the natural taste of the charity, which "bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things" 1 Corinthians 12.7
Good way and Easter to you all, leaving tap God's loving initiative forward with confidence and joy in your heart, your Giuseppe Ficarra
