DRAW NEAR TO JESUS Lenten 2022 Weekly Video Reflection series -"BEGINNING OF LENT" by Fr Michael Payyapilly V.C.

 

The sacred season of Lent to examine our hearts as Catholics begins today on ASH WEDNESDAY. It is a time of holy grace for us to repent with prayers, almsgiving, and fasting, to reconcile with Jesus. This year, the Friends of Divine 8-part, DRAW NEAR TO JESUS LENTEN 2022 WEEKLY VIDEO REFLECTION series is a compilation of spiritual talks by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C..  over the past year. 

We struggle to lead Christ-centred life when worldly life beckons us with distractions and transient comforts. Fr. Michael's Lenten reflections are a holy exhortation for every Catholic to get out of our spiritual inertia and to embrace a new permanent change of Christian growth. It is not just for 40 days of some abstinence, sacrifices, and extra prayers. 

As of today, I will post a weekly spiritual video talk by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C. every Sunday on this Friends of Divine blog until Maundy Thursday when a Healing Adoration service concludes this series. The 8-part DRAW NEAR TO JESUS 2022 WEEKLY VIDEO REFLECTION SERIES is to help each of us introspect on our Catholic identity. Am I a disciple of Jesus?

The first video of this series is "BEGINNING OF LENT". This Divine Australia video was live-streamed in February 2021. Fr, Michael reminds us, "Lenten season is a time of grace for every Catholic to have joy and participation in personal spiritual growth. We must change for the better every season of Lent. We cannot remain the same. Then our relationship with God is just stagnant."

This Sunday (06 March 2022) Fr. Michael will share the Word of God on “PRAYING FOR GOD's MESSAGE OF GRACE I NEED."

Fr. Michael has just landed in Colombo today for a couple of days before flying to Kerala, India for a well-deserved break with his parents. He will begin his new ministry in Divine Retreat Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka in April 2022. Livestreaming of all the services will be online on the DRC Colombo YouTube Channel.   

Please do share this Friends of Divine Lenten 2022 Weekly Video Reflection series with your loved ones, prayer groups, and friends to make this holy season of Lent a  transforming experience in our Christian life.