Let us live Lent as a "Eucharistic" time in which, welcoming the love
of Jesus, we learn to spread it around us with every word and deed.
Contemplating "him whom they have pierced" moves us in this way to open
our hearts to others, recognizing the wounds inflicted upon the dignity
of the human person; it moves us in particular to fight every form of
contempt for life and human exploitation and to alleviate the tragedies
of loneliness and abandonment of so many people. May Lent be for every
Christian a renewed experience of God's love given to us in Christ, a
love that each day we, in turn, must "re-give" to our neighbour,
especially to the one who suffers most and is in need.(Benedict XVI, Message for Lent, 2007)
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