6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

02-15-2026Pastor's CornerFr. Bob Deehan

This week we begin the season of Lent with Ash Wednesday, February 18. Have you thought much about what you plan to do for Lent?

Traditionally, we reflect on what Jesus came to do for us. By suffering and dying on the Cross, Jesus has taken upon himself our sins and the sins of the world, which expresses God’s great mercy and forgiveness.

We prepare to renew our Baptismal promises at Easter by coming to terms with the ways we have not always renounced evil and sin, and have not put God at the center of our lives. In other words, where we haven’t always nurtured the gift of our Baptism. Consequently, in Lent, we take on some spiritual disciplines like prayer, fasting and almsgiving, in order to root out sinful habits and renew God’s divine life (grace) within us, first given at Baptism. We make more of an effort to participate at Mass each week – or even, every day. We plan a regimen of pray daily. We look for ways to reach out to those in need whom God has placed on our path.

How will you allow the Baptismal grace you first received long ago be rekindled this Lent so that you can renew your Baptismal promises at Easter with conviction? Start by receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) followed by frequent reception of Holy Communion. Check out this bulletin and our website (www.holyfamilyduxbury.org) to learn about the many opportunities we offer here at Holy Family to help bring about a true spiritual renewal within you, beginning with our parish “Ash Wednesday - Day of Open Doors.” Strengthened by the powerful graces offered in these Sacraments and our Lenten spiritual practices, we hope to reflect more perfectly the image of Christ into whom we were baptized as a “new creation,” and find ourselves ever more – thinking with His mind and loving with His heart. At Easter, don’t be surprised if someone stops and says to you, “There’s something different about you!”

God bless you!