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Our Lenten Journey, March 2, 2024

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Welcome to Our Lenten Journey for today, the second of March. Today’s Gospel is just one of many Lenten mentions of the Prodigal Son. Take just a moment to connect with the Word of God during this time of prayer and sacrifice and check out the full gospel and readings here: March 2, 2024.

Check in with TheDialog.org each morning for a new Gospel quote to take into your day.

Looking to do more spiritual “stuff” in Lent? IgnatianSpirituality.com offers a variety of Lenten resources, including books and videos.

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Speaking of the Prodigal, all are invited to return to the Sacrament of Reconciliation again this year. Reconciliation Monday in the Diocese of Wilmington will take place March 25 at all 56 parish churches in the diocese. Read all about it here: 

Popular annual event brings people back to church in Diocese of Wilmington — ‘Reconciliation Monday’ March 25, 3-8 p.m.

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For resources on how to participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and a basic explanation of the Sacrament:

www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/penance

Resources for individuals wishing to receive the sacrament:

www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/penance/sacrament-of-penance-resources-for-individuals

A step-by-step guide to Reconciliation from the USCCB:

www.usccb.org/resources/Bulletin-Insert-Penance-ENG.pdf

A priest hears confession from Pope Francis during a penitential liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in this March 28, 2014, file photo. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters)

“I ask you: have you ever thought that every time we go to the confessional, there is joy and celebration in heaven? Have you ever thought about that? It is beautiful … and fills us with great hope, because there is no sin to which we have stooped from which, by the grace of God, we cannot rise up again. There is no person who is beyond recovery, no-one is beyond recovery. Because God never ceases to want what is good for us, even when we sin!”

— Pope Francis, Angelus, Sept. 11, 2016

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This is also the year of Parish Revival in the National Eucharistic Revival in the Church. Read more about the role of the Eucharist in our lives in  “The Mystery of the Eucharist and the Call to Love and Transform.” Learn more about the Eucharistic Revival here: www.eucharisticrevival.org/