A Message from Father Nathan
My dearest people closest to my heart!
God bless you and your generous heart.
Prepare for the Resurrection of our Lord
The Meaning of Lent
The American Catholic Conference states so beautifully the meaning of Lent:
“Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It’s a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture, we serve by giving alms, and we practice self-control through fasting. We are called not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent but to go through a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ’s will more faithfully. We recall the waters of baptism in which we were also baptized into Christ’s death, died to sin and evil, and began new life in Christ.”
What is the spiritual purpose of Lent?
Pope Francis has frequently emphasized the demands of Lent in his Ash Wednesday homilies. He described it as a
“favorable time to return to what is essential to divest ourselves of all that weighs us down, to be reconciled with God, and to rekindle the fire of the Holy Spirit hidden beneath the ashes of our frail humanity. Let is a process of stripping away distractions to find greater authenticity. “To return to the heart means to go back to our true self and to present it just as it is, naked and defenseless, in the sight of God,”
he Pope said,
“It means looking within ourselves and acknowledging our real identity, removing masks we so often wear, slowing the frantic pace of our lives, and embracing life and truth of who we are.”
Lent is an opportunity to “reconsider the path we are taking
Ultimately, Lent is an opportunity to
“…reconsider the path we are taking, to find the route that leads us home and to rediscover our profound relationship with God, on whom everything depends,”
Pope Francis said.
Hence may you all have a great, meaningful Lenten Season
With lots of love and blessings.
Ever wanting to be faithful to your service,
— Fr. Sahayanathan Nathan
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Past Messages from Father Nathan
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | October 02, 2022
“Francis, go and build up My house, which is falling into ruin”. To fulfill this command of our Lord, St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) began by restoring physical churches and continued by building up the spiritual Church in souls…
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | September 23, 2022
International Eucharistic Congress 2022 – Miami! Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary invite you to our IV International Eucharistic – Marian Congress Oct 7-9, 2022.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | September 18, 2022
Saints of the Catholic church of Korea Remembered – Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions. Celebrated on September 20th
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | September 11, 2022
The cross today is the universal image of Christian belief. Countless generations of artists have turned it into a thing of beauty to be carried in procession or worn as jewelry. To the eyes of the first Christians, it had no beauty. It stood outside…
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | September 4, 2022
“I called to the Lord, the Lord heard my cry, and He answered me and delivered me from all of my affliction.” – Ps:34:4-6. I believe very strongly that our prayers will never go in vain. I came to India crying and praying to our Lord to lift my mother up from her sickness…
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | August 28, 2022
The Feasts of the Holy Archangels, Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel, and Saint Raphael, Celebrated on September 29. Learn more about the Archangels