02/03/2022
Ash Wednesday
March 2, 2022
Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Jesus said to his disciples:
โTake care not to perform righteous deeds
in order that people may see them;
otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.
When you give alms,
do not blow a trumpet before you,
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets
to win the praise of others.
Amen, I say to you,
they have received their reward.
But when you give alms,
do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,
so that your almsgiving may be secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
โWhen you pray,
do not be like the hypocrites,
who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners
so that others may see them.
Amen, I say to you,
they have received their reward.
But when you pray, go to your inner room,
close the door, and pray to your Father in secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
โWhen you fast,
do not look gloomy like the hypocrites.
They neglect their appearance,
so that they may appear to others to be fasting.
Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But when you fast,
anoint your head and wash your face,
so that you may not appear to be fasting,
except to your Father who is hidden.
And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.โ
"Today, marks the season of Lent. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and we practice self-control through fasting. ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ก๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ'๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ก๐ฎ."
Sources: https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year-and-calendar/lent
