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Easter / Lent

Easter 2023 / Lent 2023
Begins on February 22, 2023 ends on April 6, 2023

'So it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead'
Luke 24:46

Lent Event

Importance

Stations of the Cross

Every Friday

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Living Lent

February 22, 2023 to April 6, 2023

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Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday

February 21, 2023

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Ash Wednesday

February 22, 2023

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Palm Sunday

April 2, 2023

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Holy Week

April 2 - 8, 2023

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Good Friday

April 7, 2023

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Easter Sunday

April 9, 2023

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Ascension of Our Lord

May 18, 2023

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Pentecost

Sunday, May 28, 2023

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Fasting and Abstinence

Every Friday

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Easter / Lent News

Where do the palms for Palm Sunday come from? Watch

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With Palm Sunday right around the corner, Catholics across the globe will soon be handed leaves as they walk into church. Some might fold ... continue reading


Lenten Recipes and the Whys of 'Fish Eaters'

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The fish was one of the most important Christian symbols of the early Church. In a political and religious climate often fatal to them, the ... continue reading



FASTING: God commanded it, Jesus practiced it, but what's the point of it?

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God commanded it, Jesus practiced it, Church Fathers have preached the importance of it -- fasting is a powerful and fundamental part of ... continue reading


Ask Dr. Denton: It's Lent. Can You Explain the Effects of Fasting? Watch

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Fasting gives us, body and soul, a spring cleaning. PORTSMOUTH, VA. (Catholic Online) - Dear Dr Denton: As the Lenten season unfolds, can ... continue reading


Lenten Series: The Seven Deadly Sins

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We admit that shadows lurk within our hearts. "I do not do the good I want, but I do the evil I do not want." (Romans 7:18) WITCHITA, ... continue reading


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