NOTES AND QUOTES
If you have sinned, do not lie down without repentance; for the want of repentance after one has sinned makes the heart yet harder and harder.
(John Bunyan)
Primarily, God is not bound to punish sin; he is bound to destroy sin. The only vengeance worth having on sin is to make the sinner himself its executioner.
(George MacDonald)
You cannot repent too soon, because you do not know how soon it may be too late.
(Thomas Fuller)
ALMOST THERE
As Lent progresses, the final preparation period dawns for those of our diocese who are to be received into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. We keep them in our thoughts and prayers and hope that their encounter with Jesus the Christ will enlighten their minds and hearts and encourage them as they begin their new life of faith:
Lord, we pray for those who are journeying to
you and are preparing to be received into the Church at Easter. Strengthen their faith and increase their
joy. Open their hearts to the fullness of your love. Deepen their understanding of your
word. Set their hearts on fire afire for your kingdom of justice and truth. We ask this through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life for all.
Amen.