ASH WEDNESDAY is less than two weeks away, which means the happiness of Easter Sunday is nine weeks away. We should prepare for Lent now. Sloth is part of human nature. Self denial wouldn’t be self denial if it came naturally. Dr. Thomas Droleskey writes at Christ or Chaos:

 We must start thinking about our Lenten resolutions now, gradually withdrawing ourselves from the “rush” and the “pull” of the world. Ash Wednesday will be here in but a blink of an eye.

And, our lives will be over in the blink of an eye too. We have only so long to express our love for God and sorrow for our sins in this vale of tears.

Here are the Seven Penitential Psalms in Latin and English, a small part of the ancient liturgical treasury of aids to remorse. Penance is different from wallowing in guilt. It is the transformation of guilt into love.

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