Dear Lord, Your grace is what keeps me grounded in the important things in life – things that have a tendency to be forgotten or put on the back burner in the everyday hustle and bustle. Throughout these busy days, hours, and minutes, infuse my thoughts and actions with Your grace, O Lord – the grace that chose the Blessed Virgin Mary to carry Your Son, Jesus Christ, to save us, and give us eternal life. Amen.

Lauren McLaughlin is a senior at Mount Saint Joseph Academy in Flourtown, PA. Sign up to receive daily Lenten reflections: www.VincentiansUSA.org/LentenSeries

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