"If we feel that it is unnatural to ask penances of children while they are still very young - penances within their reach - we forget that self-denial must be learned very young, that it is the forming of character, that the very grace of their Baptism flows from the Cross." ~ The Year and Our Children, by Mary Reed Newland
We are taking up this "spirit of Lent" in a quiet but active fashion.
Our prayers will be with all of you as you embark on your own Lenten journey. May it be fruitful and filled with the grace and mercy of Our Lord.
God Bless You!
Thank you so much, Meredith! Blessings and Peace and Grace and Mercy be yours as well!!!!!
Posted by: Betty | Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 12:19 PM
love mary reed newland. i have one of her books and i keep it by my bedside table. good. wise. words.
have a blessed lent, meredith. i also love that idea of a quiet three o.clock. tea.
Posted by: regan | Friday, February 19, 2010 at 02:02 AM