First Sunday of Lent
“Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up. So then, while we have the opportunity, let us do good to all.” Gal 6:9-10. In his Lenten message Pope Francis sets out different ways the Lenten season calls us to place our faith and hope in the Lord and never grow tired by fixing our gaze on the risen Christ. Each week this web page will feature one of these appeals.
Week one: Let us not grow tired of doing good.
“Lent invites us to conversion, to a change in mindset, so that life’s truth and beauty may be found not so much in possessing as in giving, not so much in accumulating as in sowing and sharing goodness." Pope Francis
Prayer of the Faithful (starter):
Let us pray that we don't grow tired of doing good. There are so many needs in our community it’s hard to know where to start. Help us find the strength to look beyond our own challenges, our own indifference to the suffering of others. May a new energy enliven our response to serve those in need.
Invocation: E te Ariki … Response: Whakarongo mai rā ki a mātou
Read the complete Message from Pope Francis for Lent 2022
Readings
Dt 26: 4-10 We cried to the Lord. The God of our fathers, and he heard our cry …
Psalm 91:1-2,10-11,12-13,14-15 Be with me Lord when I am in trouble.
2 Rom 10: 8-13 Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved
Luke 4: 1-13 You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve.
Let us not grow tired of doing good.
Resources
Loyola Press resources for Lent
A useful collection of ways to inspire you throughout Lent. HERE
Visual communication on Scripture
The Stations of the Cross through Lent. HERE
Guide to the Lent Readings by Fr Adrian Graffy
Go to www.whatgoodnews.org
Homily Studio podcast for a 30-minute conversation about the scriptures for next Sunday.
Go to https://foodforfaith.org.nz/series/homily-studio/
Called to be Peacemakers - Lent 2022
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
Go to their website HERE
There is a long list of resources to download including:
Lent resource kit 2022
Prayers
Way of the Cross
Lenten Reflection booklet in English, Sāmoan and Te Reo Māori
More resources will be added as we progress through the weeks of Lent.
