Ears to Hear - Lent 2

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Written by Conor McDonough OP

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From a Homily of St Asterius of Amasea

Lent isn’t all about suffering and beating ourselves up. St Paul warns us: ‘If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing’. All our fasting, almsgiving and prayer should lead to greater love in our hearts, and this obscure homily from a 4^th century bishop in Cappadocia  encourages us to love like shepherds, indeed, how to love as the Good Shepherd himself.