So here it is, the fourth week of Lent, and this is the first blog post I have managed to write in a month. Don’t assume that I have nothing to say, or that lent 2018 is a bust. It’s not! At least not yet. I won’t say what I am doing for my Lenten penance, but I take great inspiration from the Saints and some of their Lenten practices.
So if you are yet to get started on a serious Lenten journey, fear not, there is some time left. I would like to encourage you to take seriously Stations of the Cross. This is one devotion that could kick-start your Lent. And if you are having a really good and penitential lent, this could be a very good addition.
For me, Stations of the Cross is something that I didn’t even have on my radar for the first five to ten years I was a Catholic. I didn’t even really know what they were. If you’re not sure, you can look at Stations of the Cross on the net to get some idea what goes on and how the service is run.
From the first time I attended I was aware that there was something there, something I was missing before.
Of course, this is like most anything else, you will get out of it what you put in. Maybe even more so that most things. Just focus on the prayers, pay really close attention to what is said. This service will have much more meaning if you stay focused. This is hard, I know, but it is so worth paying attention, for God is in the details.
I am only going to say one other thing about Stations of the Cross and that is the more times you go, the more meaningful it will be. Not just this year during Lent, but over several years. Discovering this took a long time, but now this is a Lenten practice for me that I don’t want to miss.
May God bless and keep you in Jesus mighty Name.
The Radical Catholic 