The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

You know the tune…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year,
With fish fries a smelling,
And everyone telling you “try giving up beer”,
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

It’s the pray-prayingest season of all,
With weekly prayer meetings,
And mission priest greetings,
Out in the church hall,
It’s the pray-prayingest season of all.

There’ll be stations for praying,
And rosary saying,
And lovely desserts to forgo,
There’ll be sacrifice stories,
And tales of the glories of,
Lenten times long, long ago.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year,
There’ll be much ashes showing,
On bald heads that are growing,
Much thinner each year!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

There’ll be folks a wondering,
Do we fast on Sunday,
Or is it a day to let go?
There’ll be lots of almsgiving,
With rice bowls a jingling,
Heavy with pennies we know.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year,
There’ll be lots of confessing,
And altars undressing,
When Holy Week nears!
It’s the most wonderful time,
It’s the most prayerful time,
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

Should I be this cheery during in to Lent? Maybe next year I’ll make a video and actually sing it! (Yikes)

– Matthew 6:16 – “When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They neglect their appearance, so that they may appear to others to be fasting. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.”