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 \n—Anita M.Constance,SCEditor  \n1  \n# Ash Wednesday,February 21\n\nCHANGES INTHE AIR  \nLent is not a quiet time.Thereis a rumble ofdiscontent in the air.The readings begin with the soundof trumpets summoning all the peopleto listen,to become stirred up,to movebeyond.  \nFor the long-awaited Savior is preparing to fulfill his mission,aware of what lies ahead—the awesome and terrible encounterwith the forces of evil—a battle for the conquest of the soul.  \nThe trumpet sounds for us,too,demanding that we cry out formercy,with indignation for the crimes committed against thepowerless,for courage to cast away from us whatever would holdus back from following Jesus.The enemies we have to overcomeare deep within us—desires for power,prestige,pleasure,self-will—all quite subtle at times,but still there.  \n“O Lord,open my lips,and my mouth will declare your praise”\"(Ps 51:15),and I will thank you and bless you forever:  \n# READINGS:\n\nJoel 2:12-18;Psalm 51;2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2;  \nMatthew 6:1-6,16-18  \nThursday,February 22:Feast of theChair of Peter  \n# GRACE IN WEAKNESS\n\nWhen Jesus asked his disciples,\"Who do you say I am?\"onlyPeter responded,and none of the others contradicted him orobjected to this profession of faith.  \nPeter—quick to respond,often to blunder,and always torepent.This time his impetuosity was approved and blessed withthe greatest honor and awesome responsibility:Peter became theshepherd.Not that he was above the others,but a shepherd whowas also a member of the flock:In the end,he would join the oth-ers,handing himself over to Jesus for all eternity.  \nLike Peter,our weakness can become our grace.With our eyeson Jesus and our hearts on what is good,just,and loving,we,too,will be able to hand ourselves over to the Shepherd of our heart forall eternity.  \n\"He leads me in right paths for bis name's sake.Even though I walkthrough the darkest valley,Ifear no evil;for you are vith me;yourrod and your staff—they comfort me\"(Ps 23:3-4).  \nREADINGS:  \n1 Peter 5:1-4;Psalm 23;Matthew 16:13-19  \nFriday,February 23  \n# POVERTY OF LIMITATION\n\nAs much as we might want to,most of us cannot actually givebread to the hungry,or clothe the naked,or shelter the homelessthe way we would like.So we fast—denying ourselves food andpleasures—hoping to experience,in the only way we can,what itmeans to be poor.  \nBut","cbCaii2PFJjqdeOV","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaii2PFJjqdeOV","pdf",2114616,68,"English","# Introduction\n## Ash Wednesday, February 21\n## Grace in Weakness\n## Poverty of Limitation\n## God’s Simplicity\n## First Sunday of Lent, February 25","[{\"question\":\"What is the central theme of these Lent reflections?\",\"answer\":\"The reflections emphasize that forgiveness is the heart of the gospel and the foundation for Jesus’ mission of boundless love. 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