Continuing on with the “heart” theme with the Daily Mass Readings, this excerpt from the Responsorial Psalm for today’s Mass for the Friday after Ash Wednesday is “A contrite and humbled heart, O God, you will not spurn.” (Psalm 51:19)

Courtesy Sacred Bible: Catholic Public Domain Version

This is a wonderful testimony, and offers hope to all of us who have stumbled along the way. Contrition is all we need and God will receive us with open arms. (Reminds you of Jesus’ Parable of the Prodigal Son, eh?)

Lent is a fantastic time to develop a relationship with a confessional. Examine your conscience and go to Confession this Lent! (Several times; trust me, the more you go, the less scary it is!)

In looking over old posts about this passage, I discovered a few. Rather than link to each one, I’ll just refer you to my archive of every Psalm 51 post: Psalm 51 posts

I have a new book! "The Sober Catholic Way" is a handbook on how anyone can live a sober life, drawn from over 17 years of SoberCatholic posts! It's out now on "Amazon," "Apple Books," "B&N" and and others!"!

My two other books are still available! "The Stations of the Cross for Alcoholics" and "The Recovery Rosary: Reflections for Alcoholics and Addicts" (Thank you!!)