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Welcome happy fast of Lent. Lent is time. Forty
days of time for God. Time when we can look at our lives and see
how we can return to a right relationship with Him. Time is given
to all of us. How we use it, is the question. Listening and
reflecting on the Word of God is a sure way of growing in his grace
... I hope you will all take as full a part as possible in
the Lenten programme so that we can all be renewed in the Easter
Mystery. - Canon Philip
Message of Pope Francis for Lent 2023
- <:))))<> - Pastoral Letter
for Lent 2023 from Cardinal Nichols
Ecumenical
Lenten Frugal Lunches with Churches
Together in Penzance Area dates in newsletters. Proceeds to CAFOD and Christian Aid. Lent Lunches Poster
CTIPA
Churches Together - Good Friday Ecumenical Walk of Witness:
11.30 a.m. from Penzance Bus Station to walk up Market Jew Street – or meet at
11.45 a.m. outside Lloyds Bank where there will be a short midday service lead by Susan and David Tidball (Salvation Army).
Following the service, all invited to enjoy hospitality at the Salvation Army citadel in
Queens Street.
Homilies from Fr. Philip
2023
If you missed
watching it at a Lent group: The
Letter - Laudato Si' Film tells the story about the Pope’s call to care for our
planet, website - also Pope Francis' Encyclical letter
link: “Laudato Si'.” (Care for our common
home)
Reflection: "Lent is like a long 'retreat' during which we can turn back into ourselves and listen to the voice of God, in order to defeat the temptations of the Evil One. It is a period of spiritual 'combat' which we must experience alongside Jesus, not with pride and presumption, but using the arms of faith: prayer, listening to the word of God and penance. In this way we will be able to celebrate Easter in truth, ready to renew the promises of our Baptism." ~ Pope Benedict XVI
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BELOW
is from 2022's page - links are still useful .
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Collect for 1st Sunday of
Lent: Grant, Almighty God, through the yearly observances of
holy Lent, that we may grow in understanding of the riches hidden
in Christ and by worthy conduct pursue their effects. Through our
Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen
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Pope Francis’
message for Lent 2022 invites the faithful to sow seeds of goodness, so that we might reap a harvest of salvation for ourselves and others.
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Ignatian
spirituality for Lent 2021: The Jesuit's online retreat (which Sunday
Worship and The
Daily Service on BBC Radio 4 also take inspiration from during
Lent 2021)
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A short
meditation for Lent: ‘The Green
Cross’ by Canon David Annear
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Stations of The Cross |
Photos of 'Stations of The Cross' in Penzance Catholic
Church
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video
Stations
of the Cross from Plymouth Cathedral,19th Feb 2021
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if
isolating at home listen to 1st Sunday of
Lent Sunday Mass (edit 37 mins)
Penzance, 21st Feb 2021
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Pope
Francis:
Lent message 2021 pdf |
Lent messages full index
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Video - parts 4 & 5 of our 2020
Lent CaFE course, 'Let it Be Done Unto Me According To Your
Word'.
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Bishop
Robert Barron's Lent
Reflections 2021 - time with Christ in the Gospel - and the
Word on Fire community.
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Caritas
Plymouth Lent
resources - podcasts, links and ideas for reflection, with a
focus on Catholic Social Teaching.
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Mary's Way of
The Cross Meditations + alternative
link
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CAFOD Lent Calendar
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Best Lent Ever a
free email program to guide you on a 40-day journey to become the
best version of yourself, making this a truly life-changing
Lent.
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Lent Homilies from our library
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Music for the Triduum during Covid-19
restrictions on singing, from choir and musicians at our
church. 
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Parousia: The Bible and the Mass. A Lent 2021 journey through
scripture, hosted by Scott Hahn to uncover why all God’s action, in
creation & redemption, is ordered to the
Mass.
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More LENT
external links are below ~
Lent Reflections
page
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Are you
giving something up for Lent? Please consider
donating any ‘savings’ you make to:
1. The Catholic Children’s Society Plymouth, make
a difference to local vulnerable children and families, visit
website
2. "Mary's
Meals" It costs just £19.15 to feed a child at school for a
year!
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Pope Francis: Make room for God, not
a love of wealth, to find your place in Heaven. Without making room
for God’s word in their heart, people will never be able to welcome
and love all human life. The word of God helps us to open our eyes
to welcome and love life, especially when it is weak and
vulnerable. The text of the message is based on the parable of
Dives and Lazarus in Luke: 16: 19-31. The parable calls for sincere
conversion, and it provides a key to understanding what we need to
do in order to attain true happiness and eternal life.
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‘But now, now – it is the Lord who speaks – come back to
me with all your heart, fasting, weeping, mourning. Let your hearts
be broken, not your garments torn, turn to the Lord your God again,
for he is all tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in
graciousness, and ready to relent.' (from 1st reading of
Ash Wednesday - in full see Joel 2:12 - 18)
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“Take heed that you
do not make fasting to consist only in abstinence from meats. True
fasting is to refrain from vice. Shred to pieces all your unjust
contracts. Pardon your neighbours. Forgive them their trespasses.”
Do you hunger to know God more, to grow in his holiness, and to
live the abundant life of grace he offers you? ~ Basil the Great - Fasting on Wikipedia
& on Catholic
online
"Lord Jesus, our Saviour, let us now
come to you: Our hearts are cold; Lord, warm them with your
selfless love. Our hearts are sinful; cleanse them with your
precious blood. Our hearts are weak; strengthen them with your
joyous Spirit. Our hearts are empty; fill them with your divine
presence. Lord Jesus, our hearts are yours; possess them always and
only for yourself." ~ St. Augustine
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Comment from a 2007 Lenten Zenit
e-mail: "Sacred
Scripture, the Church Fathers, and Tradition invite us to live Lent
with a spirit of interior conversion, made concrete in three
things: fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. As the Catechism of the
Catholic Church no. 1434 says: "Express conversion in relation to
oneself, to God, and to others." No. 1438 of the Catechism goes on
to say: "The seasons and days of penance in the course of the
liturgical year (Lent, and each Friday in memory of the death of
the Lord) are intense moments of the Church's penitential practice.
These times are particularly appropriate for spiritual exercises,
penitential liturgies, pilgrimages as signs of penance, voluntary
self-denial such as fasting and almsgiving, and fraternal sharing
(charitable and missionary works)." Vatican
archive link
- Lent
- From an Anglo-Saxon word, lencten, meaning,
"spring," the time of the lengthening of the days. Lent is one of
the seasons of the church year and is the forty-day period
beginning on Ash Wednesday and ending on Holy Saturday (the day
before Easter). The period is actually 46 days, but since Sundays
are feast days and to be celebrated, they are not included in the
count. Lent is intended to be a period of preparation and penitence
marked by fasting and meditation. Lent is widely associated with
denial -- "giving something up for Lent." and it can also be seen
as a time of "doing something" and also coming closer to God. Lent
is definitely a time for self-examination and a time to grow
spiritually through prayer.
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- Purple
- The Liturgical colour used in the season of Lent is
Purple which signifies penitence and preparation. The origins of
the custom of covering the statues in purple for the last two weeks
of the season go back to the 9th century and help remind us that
this is a special time of the year, and at the same time to focus
our attention through the events of Holy Week on to Christ’s work
of Redemption.
- Ash Wednesday (Day of Ashes)
- The Wednesday marking the beginning of the season of
Lent, usually observed with a period of fasting and spiritual
preparation. A day of fasting and abstinence for Catholics.
In the Ash Wednesday liturgy, the priest makes a sign of the cross
with ashes on a person's forehead as a mark of their mortality
saying "Remember (man) that you are dust, and to dust you shall
return." or "Turn away from sin and believe in the Gospel"
["good-news"] ) The ashes are burned palms saved from the previous
year's Palm Sunday celebration.
- Palm Sunday
- The Sunday before Easter, where Jesus' final and
triumphal entry into Jerusalem is observed. The Gospel of passion
of Our Lord is read. Real palm branches or crosses made from palms
(or both) are blessed and distributed to the congregation usually
after a short procession. I Palm Sunday palms are saved and later
burned to make the ashes for the next year's Ash Wednesday
service.
Holy Week
The week preceding Easter -- the last week in Lent. Holy
Week is the most important period of the church year, observed with
many special services, beginning with Palm Sunday and concluding on
Holy Saturday. Holy Week includes Maundy Thursday and Good
Friday.
- Maundy Thursday
- Thursday in Holy Week; the name is from a corruption of
the Old English word for "commandment" in Christ's commandment
given in John 13:34: "A new commandment I give you, that you love
one another." The word "command" was originally spelled
"commaundment" and was shortened to "Maundy" through careless
enunciation. The command is closely tied to another "commaund"
given by Jesus at the same time:"Do this in remembrance of me."
Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday) was the day on which the first
Lord's Supper, the Last Supper, was celebrated with the 12
Disciples. Maundy Thursday services often include "stripping the
altar" (removing all items including hangings) and in some
parishes, foot washing (see John 13:5).
Good Friday
- The day in Holy Week in which we remember Christ's
arrest, passion, crucifixion, and death on a cross. It is unclear
where the name "Good Friday" originated. Some have said it is a
corruption of "God's Friday," Others say it is called "Good"
because of the great benefits given to humanity by Christ's death
and resurrection.
- He was wounded for our transgressions; he was bruised for
our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and
with his stripes we are healed. ~ Isaiah 53:5
- Holy Saturday
- Lighting the "First Fire"
- Paschal Candle
- From the Hebrew word Pesach, meaning Passover. A
large candle on a tall holder, placed in a prominent position on
the left side of the sanctuary. The candle is lit from the first
fire kindled at the Holy Saturday Mass and then throughout the
Easter season, also during baptisms, weddings, and
funerals.
Easter
The festival that
commemorates the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, the third
day after he was crucified. It is called Easter Day but has come to
be called Easter Sunday by the media, most laity, and some clergy,
all of whom ought to know better! Easter is a movable feast, which
means it does not always fall on the same day each year. Easter is
always the first Sunday after the full moon following the vernal
equinox (first day of Spring). By this calculation, Easter could
occur anytime from March 22, to April 25. The length of Epiphany
and the Season after Pentecost, as well as the dates of Ash
Wednesday, Holy Week, Ascension Day, Pentecost, and Trinity Sunday
are all determined by the date of Easter. Easter is also a Church
season, spanning the 50 days (six Sundays) after Easter, to
Ascension Day.
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"Peace is the gift of Christ, which he obtained for us
with the sacrifice of the Cross. To achieve it effectively it is
necessary to climb with the divine Teacher up to Calvary. And who
can guide us better in this ascent than Mary who, as she stood at
the foot of the Cross, was given to us as our mother through the
faithful apostle, St John." ~ Pope John Paul II (Palm Sunday,
2003)
"Through a tree we were made debtors to God; so through a
tree we have our debt cancelled." ~ Irenaeus
n.b. Divine Mercy
Novena commences on Good Friday
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Question:
When Is Lent? ~ Lent is the season of penance and
prayer before Easter. Answer:
Lent starts every year on
Ash Wednesday which always falls 46 days before Holy
Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday.
Ash Wednesday falls on February 10th 2016, and
Holy Saturday falls on March 26th, 2016. While Lent is a 40-day
period of fasting and prayer,
there are 46 days from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday (inclusive).
For an explanation see How
Are the 40 Days of Lent Calculated? | http://catholicism.about.com/od/holydaysandholidays/f/When-Is-Lent.htm
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