Practices of penance are meant to help us to come to openness to God. They need to be educative, transforming us so that our hearts may turn more easily to God. The choice of Lenten penance is important. It is not just what we do; it is why we do it, and the effect that it has on our lives. Choose wisely and Lent can become a time of many graces and significant growth in our relationship with God.
The practice of penance is fulfilled by performing any of the following:
■ Prayer - for example, Mass attendance; family prayer; a visit to the church or chapel; reading the Bible; making the Stations of the Cross; praying the Rosary.
■ Self-denial - for example, not eating meat; not eating sweets or dessert; giving up entertainment to spend time with the family; limiting food and drink so as to give to the poor.
■ Helping others - for example, special attention to someone who is poor, sick, elderly, lonely or overburdened.
Bishop David Walker
The practice of penance is fulfilled by performing any of the following:
■ Prayer - for example, Mass attendance; family prayer; a visit to the church or chapel; reading the Bible; making the Stations of the Cross; praying the Rosary.
■ Self-denial - for example, not eating meat; not eating sweets or dessert; giving up entertainment to spend time with the family; limiting food and drink so as to give to the poor.
■ Helping others - for example, special attention to someone who is poor, sick, elderly, lonely or overburdened.
Bishop David Walker
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