Lent Defeats Evil

Lent is the perfect time of the liturgical season to attach our sufferings to Christ through prayer and penance and to overcome evil.


Lent threatens the demonic realm for reasons mentioned above and more:

• The Church’s teaching authority that instructs us to turn away from sin and live the Gospel threatens Satan.
• Satan’s kingdom is threatened by our obedience of faith manifested publicly by the receipt of ashes reminding us of the last four things: death, judgment, hell, and heaven.
• Satan’s plan is thwarted when we return to sacramental confession thereby restoring us to communion with God and the Church.
• Lenten fasting empowers us to resist temptations by sharpening discernment of spirits.
• Lenten devotions: Stations of the Cross, parish missions and frequent Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament threaten Satan by the increase of faith, hope and love among us.
• Lenten almsgiving and sacrificial works help to reclaim the Kingdom of God in the poor and needy, threatening the pride of Satan.

During Lent, the Church is invited to walk together on a pilgrimage of repentance, reparation, and conversion of heart. Grace comes during and after experiencing temptations in the desert of Lent.


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