A remarkable woman was able to meet Jesus approximately 45 minutes ago.

Our family is doing a screen time fast for Lent. So I will see you on the other side of the fast. A blessed lent to you all…just ran across these ideas from Get Fed:

1. Mortify your will through the practice of obedience. Obedience takes different forms depending on our state in life. Those in religious life must obey their religious superiors, and children their parents. As lay adults, we can do it by cheerfully serving our spouse and children, fulfilling our assigned tasks at work, or simply allowing others to go first in the buffet line!

2. Attend especially to the tasks you don’t like doing. Padre Pio was once visited by the soul of a young friar who had worked in the sacristy. The soul revealed that he suffered in purgatory because he’d been careless and negligent with his work. Complete every task meticulously, no matter how small and insignificant.

3. Embrace annoyances. Annoyances abound in this life. Little flaws in other people especially provoke us to fixate on our aggravation. Very often the flaws are faults that we also are guilty of, but which we tolerate in ourselves. Over the next few weeks, when something in another person annoys you, examine yourself and discern how you, too, act or feel or think in that way.

4. Impose a strict watch on your tongue. Innumerable, mundane complaints escape our mouths daily, fostering ingratitude—so guard your tongue and inspect what you want to say before speaking.

5. Check impulsive actions. Be intentional in all that you do, asking yourself, “Do I really need to shoot off this text? Will this comment help anyone? Will I benefit from thoughtlessly popping snacks in my mouth?”

What do the different liturgical colors mean?

Have you ever wondered why priests wear certain colors for each liturgical season? Find out here.We associate different colors with different holidays. For instance, Christmas colors are red and green, while Halloween colors are black and orange. Likewise, the Church uses colors to symbolize particular liturgical seasons. The four main colors are green, violet, red, and white, but priests also wear rose on the Third Sunday of Advent and the Fourth Sunday of Lent and black for funeral Masses. We are now in Ordinary Time, so priests are wearing green. Priests wear green for much of the year; this color represents hope and perseverance, which we ought to practice all year round. Clergy wear purple during Advent and Lent. This color symbolizes the virtues we practice during these two important seasons: penance, waiting, and mourning.4-4-Lenten-Purple-Cloth3-300x300During the Christmas and Easter Seasons, priests wear white, the color for joy and purity. White also represents the Resurrection. This color’s symbolism is also why brides wear white on their wedding day: to represent their purity and joy. Red is worn on Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Pentecost. Red is the color for Christ’s Passion and for martyrdom. On Pentecost Sunday, the Apostles went out into the world to proclaim the Good News, and most of them were martyred for their faith, which is one of the reasons why clergy wear red that day. Red also symbolizes the fire of the Holy Spirit for Pentecost and the Sacrament of Confirmation. On the Third Sunday of Advent and on the Fourth Sunday of Lent, priests wear a shade of pink called rose, representing joy and hope, as we anticipate the approach of Christmas and Easter. For funerals, the priest often wears black to represent death and mourning—and to remind the congregation to pray for the soul of the person who has died. Each liturgical color has significant meaning and helps us set our minds on the season we are currently in. During this Ordinary Time, we should follow the theme of this season and listen for the messages of hope and perseverance in the daily readings.

Source: Good Catholic

It’s awesome to see a young horsewoman succeed in her goals. Grandpa helped her start her team and now she just keeps amazing us!

Chores at 26 above feels like Paradise.

Different bus, different bus driver and two hours late today, Grandpa’s gauge had -41, poor livestock! We got everything bedded yesterday. Stay warm and keep your chin up, summer is supposed to come Sunday, nearly 50 above!

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