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Lent is a time when we meditate on God's display of love to all of us
as seen in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, His only begotten son.
The wage for our sin is death. Jesus died a painful death in our stead so that we may live.
We are all deserving of the death penalty, but Jesus paid that price for us.
In honour of this great act of love, we set aside 40 days each year to pray more frequently, fast,
do charitable acts, repent, and reflect on the passion, death, and resurrection of our Lord.
Our goal is to renew our relationship with God. We may strive to achieve this by making efforts that
strengthen our will, such as denying ourselves worldly pleasures, reading the Holy Scriptures
instead of watching TV, learning a new prayer, and incorporating it into our daily prayer routine,
attending mass more frequently, etc. But there is someone that will not like
these extra efforts we make to honour our Lord, and that is the Devil.
So, we should expect all sorts of temptations to come along that we didn't have before.
To help us in our struggles to become more holy, to help us in this battle, Padre Pio gave us five
tips that will encourage us to continue fighting the good fight for our souls during Lent.
Tip number one: "Do not be worried about tomorrow, rather just be good
today. Do an act of goodness today." This is a great tip to keep us encouraged
throughout these days of Lent. We must take these 40 days one day at a time.
Lent is a struggle. Changing our habits is certainly hard, but if we fail today,
we must get back up and try again tomorrow. Lent is a process, and we will certainly get better as
it goes, just focus on being your best today. Tip number two: "If fear makes us distressed,
then say with St. Peter, the Apostle, 'Lord, save me.'"
It takes humility to call out for help. We must set aside our pride and admit we
are helpless without God. If we ask for God s assistance, He will reach out to help us.
Satan hates humility and loves pride, so a good practice during Lent would be to frequently fight
against our pride by asking God for His help. Tip number three, "The demons," says St. Pio,
"never sleep in order to lead us to damnation. But at the same time, Our Lord will not abandon us,
not even for an instant." And let us not forget that Our Lady is always within call!
The Devil and his demons hate us. It serves us no good to give in to temptation.
I remember someone once said: The Devil cannot sell us Hell, so he sells us the road to Hell.
But we should not despair. We know that our guardian angel is always by our side
regardless of whether we are aware of this or not, and as we mentioned in the previous point,
we should frequently ask Our Lord for his help especially when we feel tempted.
Tip number four, Padre Pio says, "We must be like spiritual bees who bring only
good things, honey, and wax, to the hive." So, we must strive to be good examples in our
social circles and our homes. Bringing peace and harmony, humility, and piety. St. James tells us,
faith without works is dead. We must work on being good examples. Lent is not about trying to obtain
consolation and sentiments, but rather offering them to others. This might be somewhat harder for
those that fast. People tend to get grumpy when they are hungry, but that is precisely the moment
when we should call for help from our spiritual allies. Our guardian angel and Our Lady.
And for our final tip, a penitent expressed to Padre Pio his fear of failing again.
And so, Padre Pio told him, "I will be with you. Do you think, my son,
that I will let you fall again? A soul that I have raised? Go in peace and have confidence."
We need to have confidence that God will help us. This involves the virtue of faith. When
tempted let s have confidence that God will help. This again involves the virtue of humility.
So, let s exercise faith in God and His Most Holy Mother this Lenten Season and be confident that He
will help. After all, He is the one who promised that He would be with us always, even until the
end of time. (Matthew 28:20) So, let s pray for each
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