St. Joseph's 2020 Lenten Parish Challenge
We want to challenge our parish family to dive deeper into Scripture this Lent. You can find many more resources on our website’s Lent Resource page but we want to do something together as a parish community.
Challenge #1: Everywhere Your Cell Phone Goes, So Does Your Bible
What would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phones? What if we carried it around? Turned back if we forgot it? Flipped through it several times a day? Use it to receive messages? Treat it like we couldn’t live without it? Gave it to our kids as gifts? Used it as we traveled? Used it in case of emergency? Upgraded it to include 24/7 tech service from the Holy Spirit? This is something to make you go...hmmm...where is my Bible? Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone, we don’t ever have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill!
Challenge #2: Read Your Catechism Along With Your Bible
What came first? The Bible or the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC)? Jesus didn’t leave a newly printed copy of the Bible behind as He ascended into Heaven. It took about 400 years for the Bible to be put together! So, how did the early Church know how to live? Tradition. The Catechism may have been published hundreds of years after the Bible, but Catholics have been living by that tradition alongside the Sacred Scripture. Crack open your Catechism and read the Scripture it references. When you read your Bible, check the footnotes and look up the Catechism references!
Challenge #3: Share Your Daily Prayer
Whether you are giving up social media for Lent or not, whether you’re on social media or not, share your daily prayer with someone. Post something on your feed, text a friend, or share with the person next to you. We’ll be posting scripture each day you can use, you can follow the daily Mass readings, or randomly stroll with the Holy Spirit through scripture until something pops out. Just meditate on the Word, ask the Lord what He has to tell you, and share it.
