Yesterday Sacred Heart community and MHoC parishioners celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the 40-day period (not including Sundays) of fasting and repentance leading up to Easter.

Yesterday’s Gospel called us to the three great opportunities for renewal and enrichment during the season of Lent.  

Prayer – strengthening the connection with God and the whole human family 

Fasting – making individual sacrifices and turning away from selfish concerns

Almsgiving – offering something of ourselves or giving material help, with a focus on others.

Lent is about transformation, as we move outside our individual concerns towards selflessness and care for others.

It is about transforming the ways we relate to others – building right relationships between God’s people.