FR. BENEDICT AND MORE...
Hello, Family!
We are all back into the swing of things here at Holy Apostles and the days seem to be flying by. On Feb. 5 we had a Day of Recollection with Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR and he was in top form! He spoke to us about the Four Last Things (Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell) and reminded us to always keep death in mind. He also stressed the importance of praying daily that we will have the Last Sacraments at the time of our death. We were extremely grateful to have him with us and look forward to his next visit. In one week we will have Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City/St. Joseph giving us our March Day of Recollection. He is also one of the Knights friends and supporters. These Days of Recollection are always such a fruitful and thought-provoking time.
On January 22 Holy Apostles College and Seminary took several buses down to Washington D.C. to join thousands of others for the March for Life. It was very encouraging to see so many people committed to life. This year's March was one of the largest in its history.
Well, Lent, the great season of grace, is upon us. This 40-day period of self-conversion, prayer and penance is meant to bring us to a greater conversion of mind and heart. This season calls and prepares us to rise from our tombs of sin and darkness and "put on Christ." In his Lenten Message for 2010, Pope Benedict XVI said, "Conversion to Christ, believing in the Gospel, ultimately means this: to exit the illusion of self-sufficiency in order to discover and accept one’s own need—the need of others and God, the need of His forgiveness and His friendship." With this in mind, during this time let us seek God's mercy and continually recognize our need for conversion through personal prayer and mortification.
Please continue to keep all of the Knights in your prayers. As always, you are an indispensable part of our seminary life and continue to be in our prayers before Our Eucharistic King. Have a blessed Lent, Family.
- Br. Laurence Mary
(Photo Courtesy of Deacon Jim Papillo)
