From Ash to Water: Meditations for Lent - 4675

The season of Lent brings ashes on our heads and penance for our body and spirit. Lent often seems long, difficult, and tiresome—something to be endured. But what does Lent truly mean? We begin with ashes, yes, but we walk towards the water of Easter. During these forty days we are invited to conversion of heart, to recognize our poverty and to let the Spirit transform us. From the ashes of Wednesday to the living water of the Easter Vigil, the protagonist of Lent is the Holy Spirit who guides us, as he guided Jesus. He transforms us from within: from clay to man, and from man to God. Lent is a time of divinization, a time of hope. We discover the truth and we set out on the journey, following the One who loved us and gave himself for us. For this reason, as Saint John Paul II said, Lent is “a systematic call to this joy: to the joy that bears fruit through the effort of patient self-discovery.” From Ash to Water offers brief and simple reflections for each day of Lent. The daily prayer begins with the reading of the Gospel, followed by three points of meditation and a specific invitation to prayer. Day by day readers can live this transformation “from ashes to water.” The meditations can be used for personal prayer and also for prayer as a family or a parish.
ASIN: 1685953972
VSKU: BVV.1685953972.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Granados DCJM, Luis
Binding: Paperback