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Station - St. George in Velabro
- Details:
- Feb. 26, 2:00 am
STATION – ST. GEORGE IN VELABRO
Just a short distance from St. Sabina stands our second stational church, St. George in Velabro. The church dates back to the year 500, but was reconstructed under Leo II (682-683). This church is one of the original 25 diaconal seats of the Roman church. The head of this warrior Saint is preserved under the high altar.
The purpose of Holy Lent is to bring about a spiritual renovation. This work of renovation is accomplished by both God and man; by God, principally through the Holy Eucharist; by man, mainly by fasting, prayer, and almsgiving.
Prayer is a great and sacred art and, by no means, an easy thing to accomplish. Earnest continuous efforts are required to overcome the wanderings of our mind, the weakness of our will, and the slothfulness of our body. But Lent is the time of a general renovation, also, of our prayer life.
By all means let us not become discouraged if, at times, we feel empty and dry. At such moments we must in humility bow before our God saying: “To Thee O God, I lift up my soul; in Thee O my God, I put my trust, none of them that wait on Thee shall be confounded.”
May our stational patron, St. George, help us to overcome the dragon of inertia in our prayer life and to cast again with new fervor our cares upon the Lord.
Let us pray: O God, Who by sin art offended and by penance appeased, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy supplicant people, and turn away the scourges of Thy wrath, which we deserve for our sins. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.