Easter / Lent News
Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony
Gluttony is a disordered appetite -- a relationship with food that is obsessive, either by excess or defect. WICHITA, Kansas (Catholic ... continue reading
Lenten Reflection: A Barren Heart, God is in the Desert
Though I hate the desert, may I wait for Him there. Whether He speaks or not, I will pray. If I feel nothing at all, I will ... continue reading
3rd Sunday of Lent: A Whole World Thirsting for Living Water
Each day we pass many who, like the woman of Samaria, decorate time. Their lives may look adorned and abundant, but this is merely a ... continue reading
Wholly Fire and Light: Clean Week, Lent and Living the Transfiguration Watch
The Christian vocation is "participation in the Divine Nature." (2 Peter 1:4). We are transfigured in Christ as we ... continue reading
Seven Deadly Sins: Lust
Lust offers a beguiling counterfeit, a way to have the illusion of "love" without the surrender of real love. WICHITA, Kansas (Catholic ... continue reading
Lent and the Path to Freedom: Doing Battle with the World, the Flesh and the Devil Watch
When I was a young man I had a priest friend who I now recall every time we begin the Forty Day Observance of Lent. About a week before Ash ... continue reading
On Fasting, Refreshing the Routine and Living Lent Watch
Ash Wednesday began us on a forty day pilgrimage. We began with cleansing the soul, the mind, and - let us not forget - the body. All three ... continue reading
Lenten Series: The Seven Deadly Sins
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
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
Ask Dr. Denton: It's Lent. Can You Explain the Effects of Fasting? Watch
Fasting gives us, body and soul, a spring cleaning. PORTSMOUTH, VA. (Catholic Online) - Dear Dr Denton: As the Lenten ... continue reading
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Easter 2020 / Lent 2020
Begins on February 26, 2020 ends on April 9, 2020
'So it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead'
Lent Event
Importance
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
February 26 to April 9, 2020
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
February 25, 2020
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
February 26, 2020
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 5, 2020
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 5-11, 2020
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 9, 2020
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 10, 2020
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 12, 2020
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
Ascension of Our Lord
May 21, 2020
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, May 31, 2020
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 Happy Priest: Good Friday and the Sufferings of Mary Watch
The Mother standing at the foot of the Cross seems absurd and incomprehensible. How could the Father permit such suffering?Stabat ... continue reading
Good Friday: The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the Church and the Sacraments Watch
We will soon commemorate Good Friday. This is the day when the whole world stands still. We will recall the great Sacrifice offered on the ... continue reading
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Good Friday Reflection on the Logic of the Cross Watch
Pope Francis said something during his first general audience that inspired me to reflect on the suffering Jesus endured during his Passion ... continue reading
The Sacred Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter. The Mystery of Faith Watch
"Beginning with the Easter Triduum as its source of light, the new age of the Resurrection fills the whole liturgical year with its ... continue reading
Holy Thursday of the Lord's Supper (7 pm CST) Watch
The video for Holy Thursday of the Lord's Supper will be live at 7 pm (CST) Dear Friends of Your Catholic Voice, Catholic Online and ... continue reading
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Stations of the Cross
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First Station: Jesus is condemned to death
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Good Friday
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Fourteenth Station: Jesus is laid in the tomb
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Thirteenth Station: The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross
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Second Station: Jesus carries His cross
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Good Friday Prayer
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Twelfth Station: Jesus dies on the cross
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Tenth Station: Jesus clothes are taken away
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Eleventh Station: Jesus is nailed to the cross
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