Newsletter — Second Sunday of Lent – Year C 16th March 2025

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Today Christ invites all of us to go up a Lenten mountain with him, to take a journey away from the noise of the world below, and to rise above our normal lives.

What does the Lenten Mountain Ascent mean for us? Metaphorically, it means four things:

• First, climbing a mountain requires consistent hard work. To climb a mountain, we put one foot in front of the other, slowly ascending the heights. It is not accomplished all at once but takes time and perseverance. Becoming a saint, likewise, is a daily grind and effort. Over a lifetime, these small steps upwards do lead us to a true growth in holiness. This Lent, it means we must work on our spiritual life this Lent to overcome all of our bad habits and attitudes that are not Christian.
• Second, climbing a Lenten mountain means working on virtue. A virtue is a habit that we acquire by repetition and intentionality. It becomes a part of our soul, like a superpower where we can effortlessly do things that at first were hard to do. This lent, we should pick one virtue to get better at. If you don’t know which virtue you most need, ask a spouse, family member or close friend.
• Third, a Lenten mountain helps us to gain a better perspective on life. If we climb higher, we can look around. We can “go higher” to get a better view of our life by spending time with Christ in prayer. This Lent, take some time before work or school to read some Scripture and talk to God about your life. Christ will possibly show us some things in our life that we need to see and that in the chaos of life we haven’t been noticing.
• Fourth, a Lenten mountain is a place of refuge and safety. By climbing a mountain, our ancestors could avoid floods, defend themselves, or make a home. When we climb the spiritual mountain by prayer and virtue, we are immersing ourselves in God, we are going up, closer to God. This Lent, what can I do to metaphorically climb the spiritual mountain God has placed before me?

If we willingly journey with Christ in Lent, we will be different come Easter. Make sure that after these forty days, you have embraced God’s grace in your life and made some changes or taken some steps forward in your faith life.

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