You open our hearts to God's love by the Lenten practices of?

Answer 1

Prayer

Roman Catholic AnswerThe classic Lenten practices are:

1) prayer

2) fasting

3) almsgiving

One of the saints said that fasting is better than prayer, and almsgiving surpasses both. By relieving the poor, he himself will be relieved of his sins.

Other specific acts, some especially for our present day world:

1) Abstinence

2) Fasting

3) T.V. - limit or eliminate it all together

4) Prayer, especially the daily rosary

a) An extra Mass or more each week - the Holy Sacrifice is the greatest prayer there is.

b) A Holy Hour once a week, twice a week, or each day. (Matt 26:40). This is probably the most underrated devotion in the Church!

c) Pray for those in Purgatory.

d) Pray for those in danger of dying without being in a state of grace

e) Pray for anyone you may have had the misfortune to lead into sin

f) Pray for an end to abortion.

g) Pray for peace in the world.

h) Pray for priests - The devil is after them more than anyone else because they help us with our salvation.

5) Go to Confession once a week

6) Examine your conscience every night

7) Do penance - Our Lord has made it perfectly clear that penance is necessary for salvation (Luke 13:3, Matt 3:2, Luke 21:36, Judith 4:11

8) Perform good works:

Visit the sick

Visit people in nursing homes once a week

Counsel, pick or pray at abortion clinics

Join in the Pro-Life Rescue effort.

Take someone to Mass with you on Sundays.

Get someone with a marriage problem to see a priest.

9) Give alms:

Increase your donation at Church.

give to cloistered monasteries and convents in your area.

Support good Catholic schools.

Support crisis pregnancy centers.

Support local soup kitchens.

Help those who are poor.

10) Do Apostolic work:

Take someone to Mass with you.

Take someone to Confession with you.

Invite someone to become a Catholic--start talking to him about it.

Get him to a priest for instruction.

Get a priest to visit a fallen-away Catholic, especially an elderly one

Distribute Catholic books and booklets.

Distribute prayer cards and leaflets.

11) Engage in spiritual reading

Require yourself to do at least 15 minutes of reading from a good Catholic book each day

Read your Bible at least 15 minutes each day.

Read from the life of a Saint for at least 15 minutes day day. (These are the heroes and heroines we should imitate.

12) Consecrate your life to God and renew the consecration each day. Or, consecrate yourself to God through the Blessed Virgin and read about and begin to practiced "True Devotion to Mary" by St. Louis De Montfort, one of the Church's greatest classics.

-- from Tan Books and Publishers, Inc.

Answer 2

The scriptures clearly teach that all men are born sinners separated from God Romans (3:10 3:23) AS sinners we are all under condemnation from God who must punish sinnners with death since he is just (Romans 6:23)

God in his love for mankind "Is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance" 2Pet 3:9

God gave his only begotten son, the Lord Jesus Christ who willingly shed his sinless blood as an offering to God the Father as payment for our sins. When we believe this Gospel or "Good News" we have opened our hearts to God by faith in Jesus Christ atonement for our sins. When we believe Christ died in our place and God raised him the third day God saves us JUST BY BELIEVING THAT see 1 Cor 1:15 1-5 Romans 1:16 Romans 5:1 Romans 4:5 Ephesians 2:8-9.

Lenten has nothing to do with the scriptures or God.

Answer 3

faith ?

Answer 4

Prayer, fasting and alms