On Quinquagesima Sunday, Father Joseph Illo delivers a sermon on spiritual preparations for a holy Lent. The inspiration for this sermon is the great ode to Charity from Saint Paul's letter to the Corinthians. Father Illo reflects that the exercise of Charity sustains and fortifies the soul. Concludes with a bonus commentary by Father James Buckley, FSSP. Father Joseph Illo has been pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Modesto, chaplain at Thomas Aquinas College, and is currently pastor of Star of the Sea parish in San Francisco. Father has a most informative and inspirational blog titled Fr. Joseph Illo's Blog (http://www.frilloblog.com/). Father posts his thoughts and observations "From the Pastor's Laptop" as well as his homilies dating from 2011 to the present, with a sidebar of sermons on numerous topics.