March 3, 2022
Thursday wey follow Ash Wednesday
Readings for Today
Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin—Memorial Wey No Be Obligation for USA
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“Wetin person go gain if e gain di whole world, but e lose imself or throw im own self away?” Luke 9:25
Plenty people dey dream to win lottery. And plenty times, na many millions of dollars dem dey dream of. Imagine wetin you go do if you just become millionaire or billionaire at once. You dey sometimes sit down dey dream about this kind thing?
If na so, di question wey dey above fit be good one for you to think deeply about. Wetin you gain if you win di biggest lottery for history, become di richest person for di whole Earth, but God’s grace no dey your life and you no get faith? You go exchange your faith for plenty wealth and di whole world? E fit be say plenty people go do am; if no be so, Jesus no for ask this question.
Many times for life, na di wrong things we dey put first. We dey seek wetin go satisfy us and give us pleasure now instead of wetin go fulfil us for all eternity. E hard for plenty people to live with eternity for mind.
Some people fit talk say, “Well, I choose di two! I want di whole world and salvation for my soul!” But Jesus’ question take am as something wey don clear say we no fit get di two. We must choose di one wey we go pursue. If we choose life of faith and salvation for our souls, we must let go of plenty things for this world. Even if God bless us with plenty things for this world, we must try hard to live in a way wey go make us ready and willing to “give am up” if that one go help our eternal salvation, or di salvation of other people. This one hard to do, and e need make we love God very deeply. E need make we believe with all our heart say to pursue holiness dey more important than any other thing.
Today, think deeply about this serious question from Jesus. Know say na you E dey ask. How you go answer? No hesitate to make God and Im abundant mercy di main focus of your life. Lent na one of di best times for di year to seriously examine di deepest desire and goal for your heart. Choose Am above every other thing, and you go dey grateful for all eternity say you do so.
My Lord wey dey forever, as we dey enter this season of Lent, give me di grace wey I need to look well at di things wey I put first for my life. Help me make I use honest mind understand di deepest and most important thing wey dey move me to do wetin I dey do for my life. Help me choose You above every other thing, so that You go help put everything for my life in order according to Your holy will. Jesus, na You I trust.
(Reflection One go begin for Satide)
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Scripture Meditation Dem for Lent
Saint for Today – Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin
Main image wey dey above: Di Crucifixion by Simon Vouet, through Wikimedia Commons
Two very good books for Lent:
Reflections for Lent and Easter
We don update am for Lent & Easter 2022, with more reflections and Table of Contents wey give more details
Reflections for Lent and Easter na one of the four books wey make up the Catholic Daily Reflections Series. As book for devotion, e dey help person well-well to tink deep and pray every day. E get reflections on the Gospel of each day wey remain faithful to the faith, easy to understand, and useful for everyday life. The way dem arrange am, person fit use am for any liturgical year. E get reflections for every Gospel option, including Sunday Years A, B & C, every option for daily Mass, and all Feasts and Solemnities. Allow the death and resurrection of Christ to change your heart more fully this Lent and Easter! You fit also get am as paperback & eBook!
40 Days for the Foot of the Cross:
To Look with Love from the Heart of Our Blessed Mother
Through this book for daily devotion, dem dey invite you to use prayer think deep about wetin dey the mind and heart of our Blessed Mother as she endure the great suffering wey dem make her own dear Son suffer. Mother Mary face her Son Cross with perfect faith, love and devotion. She remain faithful to her Son throughout Im life without shaking. As she stand before the Cross during those three long hours, she no stop to dey faithful.
