Join us for this episode of The Lenten Path as Mark Vallone, Youth Minister at St. Anthony of Padua, reflects on the profound meaning of the words, "Give us this day our daily bread." More than just a request for food, this phrase from the Our Father calls us to trust in God's provision and recognize that all we have—our health, time, and even our very breath—is a gift from Him.
Mark invites us to consider the deeper hunger in our hearts. What are we truly longing for this Lent? Whether it’s peace, healing, or a stronger faith, Jesus, the Bread of Life, invites us to bring our needs before God daily. Through a personal story about his daughter, Evelyn, Mark shares how hope can be difficult to hold onto in uncertain times, yet Christ calls us to respond to fear with love.
During the podcast Mark focuses on Matthew 6:9-13 "This is how you are to pray, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen."
