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Food for the journey – a Lenten reflection

Today, we will be reflecting on Pope Francis’ message for this year’s Lent, that is “Lenten Penance and the Synodal Journey”, with some points from his 37th World Youth Day message and his Apostolic Letter, Desidirio Desideravi on Liturgical Formation. So first, let us start with these three questions: 1. Why am I here? 2. What is it that I want to get from spending my time in the church? 3. Am I getting what I want? Activity 1: Reflection and Sharing 1. Individual reflection: 5 minutes 2. Group sharing: 15 minutes In his Lenten message, Pope Francis takes us to a journey – that time when he decided to take Peter, James and John to the mountain, the three not knowing what they would see there, what they would experience there, the gift that awaits them at the top of the mountain. For them they were simply accompanying their master whom they thought would simply be going to the top of the mountain, to an isolated place in order to pray. And pray he did, but more than that, the journey

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