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Friday, 8 March 2019

A homily to begin Lent

Preached by Archbishop Thabo Makgoba at the Ash Wednesday Eucharist in St George's Cathedral, Cape Town on March 6, 2019:

Readings: Isaiah 58:1-12, Psalm 51:1-17, 2 Cor 5:20-6:10, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

May I speak in the name of the God who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Amen.

Ash Wednesday is a time for stock-taking and beginning a journey in which we deepen our faith. We focus on three crucial things during the coming weeks:

   • Renewal,
   • Repentance and
   • A Return to God.