– Brought to you by Fr. Bernardino Andrade
A Catholic priest working in an inner city was walking down an alley one evening on his way home when a young man came down the alley behind him and poked a knife against his back. “Give me your money,” the young man said. The priest opened his jacket and reached into an inner pocket to remove his wallet, exposing his clerical collar. “Oh, I’m sorry, Father,” said the young man, “I didn’t see your collar. I don’t want your money.” Trembling from the scare, the priest removed a cigar from his shirt pocket and offered it to the young man. “Here,” he said. “Have a cigar.” “Oh, no, I can’t do that,” the young man replied, “I gave them up for Lent.”
What am I going to give up for lent?
It can be a cigar, it can be sugar, it can be meat, it can be fish, it can be alcohol, it can be drugs. The list is endless. But the most important thing is to change my way of thinking and my way of life. The most important thing is to fall in love with Jesus and his project of bringing good news to the poor.
Love and Peace,
Fr. Bernardino Andrade
March 12th, 2017 (bernardinodandrade@gmail.com)
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