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Redeemed Christians are joyful

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Redeemed Christians are joyful, don't have 'funeral wake' faces

Pope Francis Dec 2017

Many people, even lifelong Catholics, wrongly assume that Ash Wednesday is a holy day of obligation, but it’s not.  Consider it to be more of a “holy day of invitation.” Ash Wednesday invites us into a Lenten journey that brings to life the Catholic birthright to the “fullness of life” that Jesus spoke of in the Gospels.

Lent is a time to set aside those things that keep us from our birthright: selfishness, jealousy, resentment, stinginess. It’s an invitation to lighten our loads. Instead of bleak and dreary, the invitation inherent in Ash Wednesday can be freeing and life-giving. Pope Francis is right — it’s time to set aside our “funeral faces” and make room for joy, and Lent is an ideal time to do that.