Easter / Lent News
What is the first day of Lent?
The first day of Lent is Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is a day of prayer and fasting on which many Christians attend services to receive ... continue reading
What is the season of Lent?
What is the season of Lent?The Lenten season is a time of prayer and fasting for Christians that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy ... continue reading
Lent, Fasting, and Receiving Divine Light
Whenever you give yourself over to Christ, such as in voluntarily suffering through fasting, the light of the eternal Word penetrates your ... continue reading
Why We Proclaim the Transfiguration of the Lord on the Second Sunday of Lent Watch
As we reflect on the Transfiguration of Jesus on this Second Sunday of Lent, let us enter more deeply into the mystery it opens by ... continue reading
What are 'Rice Bowls' and what do they have to do with Lent? Watch
There are many ways we can participate in Lent this year and one Catholic group offers great opportunities to help Catholics and those in ... continue reading
For those giving up social media this Lent, the struggle is real! Watch
For many Catholics and other Christians too, Lent is a time for sacrifice. For those who have given up technology, the struggle is real. ... continue reading
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Man Does Not Live On Bread Alone Watch
In the first temptation, the devil plays on Christ's hunger, and suggests he satisfy it by miraculously transforming stones into bread: "If ... continue reading
First Sunday of Lent: Weapons of Penance,Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving
Let us ask for clear knowledge of our limits and our sins, the humility to know that always the tempter, that didn't even spare the Lord ... continue reading
Aww, who needs Lent anyway?
Who needs Lent? We do. If we enter into Lent with our entire person, it can draw us into a deeper embrace of the power of the ... continue reading
Join Pope Francis on his Lenten retreat Watch
As Pope Francis leaves Sunday to begin his annual Lenten retreat, Fr. Giulio Michelini, the priest leading this year's spiritual exercises, ... continue reading
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Easter 2022 / Lent 2022
Begins on March 2, 2022 ends on April 16, 2022
'So it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead'
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Stations of the Cross
Every Friday
Stations of the Cross refers to the depiction of the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion... continue reading
Living Lent
March 2 to April 16, 2022
Commit to your faith and choose to 'live' Lent. Join our 40-day challenge to authentically live the Lenten season. Get inspired, don't just observe Lent, live it!... continue reading
Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday
March 1, 2022
In France, the people feasted on foods that would be given up during the forty days of Lent. Meats, eggs, and milk were finished off in one day, giving the holiday its French title of 'Mardi Gras' which means Fat Tuesday... continue reading
Ash Wednesday
March 2, 2022
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. It takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday. It is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting... continue reading
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Palm Sunday
April 10, 2022
Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in all four canonical Gospels... continue reading
Holy Week
April 10 - 16, 2022
On Palm Sunday, we celebrate the first joy of the season, as we celebrate Our Lord's triumphant entrance into Jerusalem where he was welcomed by... continue reading
Holy Thursday
April 14, 2022
Holy Thursday is the most complex and profound of all religious observances. It celebrates his last supper with the disciples, a celebration of Passover... continue reading
Good Friday
April 15, 2022
On Good Friday, each member of the Church tries to understand at what cost Christ has won our redemption. In the solemn ceremonies of Holy Week... continue reading
Easter Sunday
April 17, 2022
Easter is the principal feast of the ecclesiastical year. Leo I calls it the greatest feast, and says that Christmas is celebrated only in preparation for Easter... continue reading
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Ascension of Our Lord
May 26, 2022
The Ascension of Our Lord, a Holy Day of Obligation, celebrates the day that Christ, in the presence of His apostles, ascended bodily into Heaven. The Ascension occurred on the 40th day of Easter, a Thursday... continue reading
Pentecost
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Pentecost Sunday is one of the most ancient feasts of the Church, celebrated early enough to be mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (20:16) and Corinthians (16:8)... continue reading
Fasting and Abstinence
Every Friday
For most people the easiest practice to consistently fulfill will be the traditional one, to abstain from meat on all Fridays of the year. During Lent abstinence from meat on Fridays is obligatory in the... continue reading
What did you give up for Lent?
All of Lent
From the humorous to the bizarre, people have had interesting Lenten experiences. Tell us about what you are going to give up for this Lenten Year... continue reading
Everything answered from when does lent end, ashes, giving something up, stations of the cross and blessed palms. The key to understanding the meaning of Lent is simple... continue reading
The Resurrection of Jesus is the crowning truth of our faith in Christ, a faith believed and lived as the central truth by the first Christian community... continue reading
The Easter Bunny is a symbol of Easter that is popular in western culture, especially with children. According to folklore, the Easter Bunny hides Easter eggs for children to find on Easter morning... continue reading
He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. - Matthew 28:6. Learn more about the Post-Resurrection Appearances of Jesus Christ... continue reading
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Easter / Lent News
The surprising origins of the Easter Bunny -- it's not what you think! Watch
The Easter Bunny is a symbol of Easter that is popular in western culture, especially with children. According to folklore, the Easter ... continue reading
Are Easter eggs pagan? Watch
Easter eggs are a traditional part of modern Easter celebrations, but their origins are shrouded in history, raising questions about their ... continue reading
The Cross' Indispensable Invitation
In his book, The Passion and the Cross, columnist and author Fr. Ron Rolheiser writes, "The cross of Jesus doesn't just reveal God as ... continue reading
It's Lent - an 'Outward Bound' for the Soul Watch
By the 1960's a movement of outdoor education and character formation called Outward Bound began transforming lives through exposure to ... continue reading
Almsgiving, Prayer, and Fasting: The Three Pillars of Lent Watch
'Give alms...Pray to your Father...Fast without a gloomy face...' (Matthew 6:1-18) LOS ANGELES, CA - Giving alms, Jesus teaches, means ... continue reading
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