On the first Sunday of Lent, I went to Immaculate Conception in Elkton, Maryland for 8:30 mass. This is the second Immaculate Conception, the first church in the diocese of Wilmington, and the first mass before 9 am. Or likely 10 am. I wasn't lazy like this before.
Immaculate Conception is a smaller church with two columns of pews and light blue walls. There is a pitched ceiling with sky lights along one side. It has a sort of rustic feel. There were people of all ages, including a whole bunch of little kids who were going to be in big trouble when they got home. There was a flying Grover, spilled cereal, and much discussion on the right time to sit and stand a kneel. That's okay. Those little trouble makers are our future.
The homily fell to the butterfly side of things this week. It was about floods and rainbows. And it was about giving up your personal floods this Lent. After all, once you get to the other side of the rainbow, your troubles melt like lemon drops.
I did a little searching on ideas for Lent. This one intrigued me...and not just because it has a heading for bloggers.
http://www.nicksenger.com/csc/101-practical-fasting-ideas-for-lent
Good luck with whatever you give up or take up for Lent this year.
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