Archbishop Eamon Martin, Primate of All Ireland.
Archbishop Eamon Martin is already a dab hand on Twitter – now he’s joining Facebook for Lent!
Archbishop Martin said today: “I love the phrase which Pope Francis uses in his Message for Lent this year and where he describes Lent as a time for ‘formation of the heart’.
“During this Lenten season I invite everyone to look into their heart, see the things which might be closing our heart to God’s love and make a special effort to open ourselves up to the grace that God offers during this Lenten season. I ask that we:
Open our hearts to the love of God,
Open our hearts in charity and love for others,
Let our hearts be formed and shaped this Lent so that they can be more like the heart of Jesus.”
Archbishop Martin added: “For many years we have provided online resources to assist with our Lenten preparations which seek to guide us as we prepare spiritually for the joy and hope which comes with the Easter season.
“During this season of Lent, I invite everyone to visit and avail of the information provided on our website and on Facebook and to join in the conversation on Twitter using the hashtags #lent and #lent2015.”
The website catholicbishops.ie offers Lenten information and resources, which are also available on our new Facebook page:
- Pope Francis’ message for Lent on the theme “Make your hearts firm”(Jas 5:8).
- Lenten tweets from Pope Francis
- Lenten reflections which will be made available throughout Lent with the first one available for Ash Wednesdayfrom Father Michael Drumm, chair of the Catholic Schools Partnership
- Prayers and Pastoral Letters for Lent
- Suggestions on observing FridayPenance during Lent
- Explanations of Lent and Lenten practices
- Events taking place in parishes and dioceses across Ireland during Lent
- Details of Trócaire’s Lenten Campaign for 2015 which focuses on northern Ethiopia and the suffering caused by ongoing drought as a result of climate change.
- Links to Find the Balance: Dare to Dreamvideo profiling testimonies from young Irish people on alcohol moderation
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