“You will find no other refuge than at the feet of Jesus Christ” Angela Merici 7th Counsel
In these first days of Lent, each of us has probably given some thought to the graces we hope to receive during these holy days of fasting, abstinence, and almsgiving. Maybe we reflected on how we would best enter into the great mystery of Christ's passion, death, and resurrection.
St. Angela had a strong devotion to the passion of Jesus. All we have to do is flip through the pages of her writings and count the number of times she refers to the passion or the blood of Christ.
I am asking myself, what does God ask most of me during these days? How does God want me to be? How open will I be to accepting the call to conversion of heart, to repentance, and to new life?
The Prayer of St. Angela, in her Rule and the Chapter on Prayer, gives at least forty days’ worth of reflection and prayer opportunities. She invites us to enter into the depths of our very souls and take a long, hard look at how we not only mirror the image of God, but how we allow the very essence of who we are in God's love to be shared with others.
Angela's words, "Lay all at the feet of Thy divine Majesty," are where Lent calls us to be. Let us meet one another at the cross, embrace our sufferings as one, give support to one another, and convert them into the very love, hope, and life Jesus offers us through redemption and his resurrection to new life on Easter.
Sister Donna Frey, OSU
Ursuline and Catholic Identity