How much time have you dedicated to prayer during this
Lenten season? It is one of the three
pillars of Lent along with fasting and almsgiving. Yet, as we approach the final days of Lent,
we may be tempted to pull back on the Lenten disciplines that we embraced five
weeks ago. This is where prayer comes in
because it will help us persevere as we get ready to begin Holy Week on
Sunday. Being that today is Confirmation
day here in our parish, I think it’s appropriate to call upon the Holy Spirit
to guide our steps during the final days of our Lenten journey with this
beautiful prayer for the great St. Augustine:
Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be
holy.
Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy.
Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I may love only what is
holy.
Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, that I may defend all that
is holy.
Guard me, O Holy Spirit, that I myself may always be holy.
--St.
Augustine
