![]() ![]() This is the interpretive key which beats like a quiet but continuous drumbeat throughout the entire Old Testament. The key to unlocking this Gospel lies in the first reading: “Tear your hearts, and not your garments. In the Gospel reading, that same Jesus Christ invites and challenges each one of us to embrace the Christian ideal, by almsgiving, prayer, and fasting-the three pillars of Lent. Paul reminds us of the hope and salvation which Jesus Christ has brought. In the first reading from the prophet Joel, the people of God are told to put aside what they are doing and assemble together in repentance. ![]() Here at the beginning of our Lenten journey, Holy Mother Church pulls no punches. ![]()
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