Made for Heaven: Fifth Week of Lent

Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, invites you on a pilgrimage this Lent using Made for Heaven: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation.

On the fifth Sunday of Lent, the Lord calls us to pray with greater confidence in his timing. In the gospel reading today, Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead—but he waited and did not act right away. Although this may not have been according to Mary and Martha’s timeline, the Lord was faithful to Lazarus, the “one that he loved.” The Lord is faithful to our prayers too—for the ones we love—who are suffering from addiction, abuse, who are away from the Church, or angry. Let us pray with confidence this Lent that the Lord will answer our prayers for we are “the ones he loves.

Join Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR—founder of Corazón Puro—on a multimedia Lenten journey inspired by St. Francis. Begin the season with a vow of poverty and end at Easter with a heart free from the desert of sin and open to love, serve, and care for others.

Made for Heaven features stunning original art by Valerie Delgado of Pax.Valerie, along with daily meditations on a passage from scripture, reflection questions, prayer, and space for journaling and notetaking.

A life of simplicity and poverty orients you toward God’s love and reminds you that you are made for heaven. Torres says the best way to prepare yourself for that final destination is to live as true pilgrims who need to “travel lightly” and detach from earthly pleasures.

Made for Heaven is perfect for both individual and group use. Free companion videos and a downloadable leader’s guide are available at avemariapress.com. The book and other resources are also available in Spanish.

Look for the Made for Heaven videos on each Sunday in Lent, here on CatholicMom.com at 10 AM Eastern.

Ask for Made for Heaven at your local Catholic bookstore, or order from Amazon.com or Ave Maria Press. Bulk discounts are available for your parish, book club, or prayer group when you purchase the book from Ave Maria Press.

Creados para el cielo: Quinta semana de cuaresma

En el Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma, el Señor nos llama a orar con mayor confianza en su tiempo. En la lectura del evangelio de hoy, Jesús resucita a Lázaro de entre los muertos, pero esperó y no actuó de inmediato. Aunque esto puede no haber sido de acuerdo con la línea de tiempo de María y Marta, el Señor fue fiel a Lázaro, “aquel a quien amaba”. El Señor también es fiel a nuestras oraciones, por aquellos a quienes amamos, que sufren de adicción, abuso, que están alejados de la Iglesia o enojados. Oremos con confianza esta Cuaresma para que el Señor responda nuestras oraciones porque somos “a quienes él ama”.

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