FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT - CONVERSION OF BODY AND SOUL

As Septuagesima time gives way to Lent, the rigours of the penitential season commence once again. However, a daunting prospect of lengthy weeks filled with misery and self-inflicted sacrifices is not the Catholic spirit of Lent, although it may very well be the manner in which Lent is viewed by those outside the Church. But as Dom Gueranger notes, Lent…