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Easter / Lent News

1st Sorrowful Mystery: The Agony in the Garden

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"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." An angel from heaven appeared to him and ... continue reading


Ash Wednesday Homily of Pope Francis Watch

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To return to the Lord with all one's heart, means taking the path of a conversion that is neither superficial nor transient, but is a ... continue reading


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What is Palm Sunday?

Live on March 20, 2024 @ 10am PDT


Lent: A time for spiritual housecleaning

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I look forward to Lent. It is a time of spiritual housecleaning, taking inventory, emptying myself and, progressing in the life of faith by ... continue reading


Ash Wednesday has arrived in the Philippines, Lent has begun!

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It may be Mardi Gras for many, but for some, Ash Wednesday has already begun. In the east, in the Philippines and across Asia, Ash ... continue reading


Answer the call of Pope Francis this Lenten season Watch

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What comes to mind when you think of Lent? Fish Fridays, purple vestments, giving up a cherished activity? Most Catholics have this down. ... continue reading


5th Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion

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This Sorrowful pilgrimage now brings me here to this lonely hill. All the agony, the beatings and the bleeding have led me somewhere I do ... continue reading



Lent is almost over, but have YOU kept this Commandment? Watch

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The time has finally come. We've sacrificed, struggled, and prayed our way to the end of Lent. Easter is about to begin. Hopefully, Lent ... continue reading


2nd Sorrowful Mystery: The Scourging at the Pillar Watch

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"But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by ... continue reading


1st Sorrowful Mystery: The Agony in the Garden Watch

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What grieves Jesus more - that we sin, or that we try to cover our sin, make light of it, and even delight in it? How can we have true ... continue reading


The Precious and Life-Giving Cross of Christ

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How precious the gift of the cross, how splendid to contemplate! In the cross there is no mingling of good and evil, as in the tree of ... continue reading



More Lent & Easter

Easter 2024 / Lent 2024

Begins on Wednesday February 14, 2024

Ends on Thursday March 28, 2024

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

Lent Event

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Stations of the Cross

Every Friday

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Living Lent

February 14, 2024 - March 28, 2024

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Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday

February 13, 2024

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Ash Wednesday

February 14, 2024

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Palm Sunday

March 24, 2024

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Holy Week

March 24 - 30, 2024

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Good Friday

March 29, 2024

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Easter Sunday

March 31, 2024

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Ascension of Our Lord

Thursday May 9, 2024

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Pentecost

Sunday May 19, 2024

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Fasting and Abstinence

Every Friday

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Easter / Lent News

Holy Thursday: He Loves to the End Watch

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Jesus Christ has loved us to the very end. There is great spiritual profit to be found in meditating on those words. They might give the ... continue reading


Who Is God? A Holy Week Reflection Watch

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Want to know who God is? That answer will not come easily, for it involves sacrifice and death to self. There are no shortcuts; there are ... continue reading



Palms, Passion and Progress: Holy Week is a Continuing Call to a New Life in Christ Watch

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Holy Week invites us to let go of self and embrace the Lord anew through continuing conversion. How desperately we all need to hear the ... continue reading


Palm Sunday: Coming Face to Face with Jesus Watch

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When we encounter Jesus and the Gospel, we immediately sense that we are dealing with something that is not of this world. To be a ... continue reading


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


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