Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

      Hello!  How’s your Lent going so far?  If you’re like me, you have good days and bad days, but hopefully all of us are doing our best to draw closer to God during these very special days!

      Obviously, a big part of Lent demands that we examine every aspect of our lives and our relationship with God.  This, of course, includes our tithing.  We can be praying our knees off, and evangelizing to every one that we meet, and reading the Sacred Scriptures multiple times during the day, and serving in every way possible, AND WE STILL have an obligation to give our tithe to God.  How are you doing?  There’s an easy way to check, especially since most of us have our tax information fresh in our heads.  It’s simple.  Write down your gross annual salary and multiply it by 0.05.  That’s your tithe.  That’s what we are supposed to be giving.  Are you making your tithe? 

       Our sacrifices during Lent are so important.  God sees each and every thing that we do.  And all those things, big and small, that we do to show our love of God and to stay centered on Him and His Divine Mercy, matter a great deal to Him.  We see that time and time again in Sacred Scriptures.  We don’t have to worry.  God does notice all that we do.  May each one of us then persevere in our Lenten sacrifices.  Everything we do shows our love of God and increases our desire to love Him more.  My brothers and sisters, we are being purified now for all that is coming later.  May we be ready and prepared at all times for Jesus!

        Here are your envelopes for the month of March.  Please use them generously.   May God bless and reward you for your kindness and generosity towards Him and His Church. 

        Have a great rest of your Lenten season and a Blessed and Holy Easter in just a few weeks!

In Christ,

Fr. Kevin