C&SI - Lent: A spiritual gym for the soul - 6 March 2022 (S02E16)

On this weeks podcast we are joined by Fr Frank Duhig (PP, Newcastle West) to reflect on the beginning of our Lenten journey for this year. In addition we go through some resources for Lent for people to consider as we take up this opportunity for a spiritual "operation transformation" to allow us to take our spiritual life in hand and get it back in shape.  We have our regular reflection on the Sunday gospel (Luke 4:1-13) and of course a brief run through the liturgical odds & ends.Resources for Lent1. Diocese of Limerick - "Live, Love, Lent" campaign The diocesan pastoral outreach team (Fr Chris, Aoife, Rose, Dermot, Michael along with Sr Betty, Sr Phyllis and Sharon) have put together a programme to support you throughout Lent, this includes daily thoughts, images, reflections and prayers with a different theme each week.  These are posted daily on the Diocesan Facebook page; you do not need to have a Facebook account to access these resources.  The Facebook page is set up so that it is accessible to people who are not on Facebook; you can access the Facebook page on this link: https://www.facebook.com/dioceseoflimerick.  Be sure to check in every day.  There will be an introductory video at the start of each week explaining the theme, each day at 7am there will be an image with prayers, food for thought and/or ideas for action.  Fr Chris will then host a review of the week each Sunday evening at 8:30pm live on Facebook where we can chat and share our experiences and learning.  Fr Chris explains everything in this video if you would like to know more: https://fb.watch/bwt2KoKwbU/ 2. Diocese of Limerick - Enviro-Lenten FilmsAoife and Betty are showing 3 films in the Diocesan Centre on 3 Saturday evenings, starting this Saturday 5th March evening at 7pm.  You will need to register for these films so that numbers can be managed. You can register at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Enviro-LentenFilmsIf you want to get sense of the films here are links to their trailers:·       Here is a trailer for the ‘The Human Element’; https://youtu.be/k34FhplukXQ·       Here is a trailer for ‘My Octopus Teacher’: https://youtu.be/3s0LTDhqe5A·       Here is a trailer for ‘Living the Change’: https://youtu.be/x3d3rl6id_c3. Knock Shrine - Stations of the Cross4. C&SI - Stations of the Cross3. Catholic Diocese of Dallas, Texas resource page4. IgnatianSpirituality.com - Lent resources5. Irish Bishops ConferenceLiturgical odds & endsMarch 7th - Ss Perpetua & FelicityMarch 8th - St Senan (also St John of God)March 9th - St Frances of RomeMarch 10th - St Marcarius of Jerusalem March 11th - St AengusMarch 12th - Bl Beatrix of EngelportText us at +353 874668950 or email at [email protected]