Hello, hope all goes well with you and yours.

During these holy days of Lent, we have been speaking about the fact that Lent is not just 40 days out of the year when we do just a little more praying, giving up things that we should give up all year long, or maybe not doing much more than we would ordinarily do.

C. S. Lewis gives us this thought as we come close to the end of this holy season, “If conversion makes no improvement in a man’s outward action, then I think his conversion was largely imaginary.”

Conversion, improvement, or repentance does not happen overnight nor during one season of Lent. This season only gives us an opportunity to take a good look at ourselves and begin the work. This transformation of self may take just a little more they 40 days. But that is OK. As least we have begun. Remember, God is not interested on the level of holiness we reach, but rather that we have we tried.

At the end of our Lent, we may not be able to walk on water, and find that we get our feet wet, at least we have tried.

Peace and All Good,

Fr. Vinnie, fcm and the

Bros and Srs of the

Franciscan House of Prayer.