As we began this season of Lent 2016, I was reminded in an important way of a key phrase associated with this day, and certainly its name: "Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
This saying makes us face the reality of our mortality, that our time in this life is limited and we will one day die. It sobers us up so that we realize the importance of making the most of the time we have to live lives that are righteous and pleasing to God.
So on this day, we are called to repentance and belief, turning away from sin to be faithful to the Gospel. We live our belief in God through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. And in these practices of faith, we experience the day of God's salvation now.
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