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40 Shades of Lent by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Tuesday in the First Week of Lent, 24 February 2026 Isaiah 55:10-11 + + + Matthew 6:7-15
Today I borrow the words of your servant, Lord Jesus Christ, the late Fr. John Main, OSB who wrote that "The meaning of life is the mystery of Love. Just as the roots of trees hold firm in the soil, so it is the roots of love that hold the ground of our being together."
Keep me rooted in you, God our Father; keep me rooted in your love in Jesus Christ your Son; water and nourish me with your words of life so I may grow tall, spread my branches, bloom and bear fruit to share your love and kindness and mercy with others; keep me rooted in you, Lord, strong and firm to weather the harshest storms and summer in life, still full of sap, still full of life.
Lord Jesus, you have given me with so much and I have given so little; teach me to give more of myself to you so I can give more of you and of your love to others. Amen.
