Life on the Chrism Trail

Homily for Ash Wednesday

March 5, 2025
St. Patrick Cathedral
Fort Worth, Texas

Joel 2:12-18
Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17
2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

“Spare, O LORD, your people, and make not your heritage a reproach, with the nations ruling over them! Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?'”

This question spoken by the prophet, Joel, is a question at the heart of our Lenten season of repentance for us to ponder in reference to our relationship with God. Where is our God?

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