Easter / Lent News
Inspire: Easter Beyond the Octave. Why Do We Celebrate for Fifty Days?
While Easter is a Solemnity and an octave feast, it is also a 50 day season until Pentecost.The Season of Easter is not just about His ... continue reading
Reflecting on the Resurrection: Why did Jesus Rise with Wounds?
What lesson is the Lord teaching us by keeping his wounds intact? Perhaps we can better answer this question by turning to our own wounds. ... continue reading
I Am Dismas and This Is My Story
As a teenager I ran into someone who introduced me to the finer points of the occupation. We fell into the tried and proven method of ... continue reading
On the Friday We Call Good, the Whole World Stands Still Watch
Today as we contemplate the Passion we also plumb the mystery and meaning of the Church. We are members of His Body. She was born ... continue reading
Good Friday Reflection on the Logic of the Cross Watch
Pope Francis said something during his very first general audience that inspired me to reflect on the suffering Jesus endured during his ... continue reading
FULL TEXT: Pope Francis' homily at Holy Thursday Chrism Mass (English)
Read the full-text of Pope Francis' Holy Thursday Chrism Mass Homily. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has ... continue reading
Who Is God? A Holy Week Reflection Watch
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
Holy Week Invites us to Let Go of Self, Embrace the Lord Anew Watch
The Liturgy of Palm or Passion Sunday, with its re-presentation of the triumphal entry of the Master into Jerusalem leading into the first ... continue reading
Palms, Passion and Progress: Holy Week is a Continuing Call to a New Life in Christ Watch
Holy Week invites us to let go of self and embrace the Lord anew through continuing conversion. How desperately we all need to hear ... continue reading
Pope Francis' Important Message for Holy Week Watch
On Palm Sunday Pope Francis said that as Holy Week begins, we should contemplate not only the glory with which Jesus is recognized as king ... continue reading
More Lent & Easter
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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Good Friday Prayer
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Second Station: Jesus carries His cross
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Third Station: Jesus falls the first time
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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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Stations of the Cross
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Twelfth Station: Jesus dies on the cross
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