It's Week 2 of the first term, and it did not start very well for us. The old printer had played up and consequently, I could not print any worksheets for the kids. And because I also had an acute attack of lower back pain, I thought I'd just declare it a Free Day. I felt a little guilty, but the kids didn't exactly protest violently over this declaration, either!
Today, Tuesday, is therefore the actual start of our week. Looking at the calendar to discover that Quinquagesima Sunday is on February 14, shakes one into the realization that Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is actually just around the corner. Gee, didn't we just celebrate Christmas yesterday?
This week I am hoping to be able to get a headstart in organizing our timetable for Lenten activities that we can do with the kids - both in and out of school times. I will be looking for those that would be easily "digestible" for the kiddies, something that will make Lent "tangible" and of course something that will really allow them to get as much meaning as they can out of this very important period in our lives as spiritual children of our Holy Mother Church.
This Lenten season, we can either choose to be passive about it and just let it all slip by, or we can choose to actively seek opportunities for learning and letting it make sense to us, engaging in works that will allow us to merit graces, letting it sanctify us, and help us advance spiritually. Like most Catholic families, the latter is a lot more desireable to us and is therefore what we will be aspiring for. After all, liturgical seasons like this is always a great way to develop and form family traditions that will help us grow closer together, and strengthen our bonds as a domestic church as we practice them in years to come.
Credo in unam, sanctam, Catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam!
