Tag: Lent

Sunday Scripture readings for February 26, 2023, First Sunday of Lent Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7  Ps 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 17 Rom 5:12-19 (alt Rom 5:12, 17-19)  Mt...

ROME-- What matters is the truth and the love that God sees, not what is superficial, showy and self-centered, Pope Francis said during a...

"Do you realize that Jesus is there in the tabernacle expressly for you – for you alone? He burns with the desire to come...

"From the Eucharist comes strength to live the Christian life and zeal to share that life with others." — Saint John Paul II To help...

Q: Why do Holy Days of Obligation differ from year to year, diocese to diocese, and around the world? (Los Angeles, Calif.) A: Holy days...

When we think of the sanctuary during Lent, we recall an environment deliberately rendered stark and barren -- ornamentation and statuary are removed or...

Catholics treasure the unity we have in faith. One of the most beautiful things about being Catholic is that regardless of language, culture and...

The experience of the sacrament of penance in the Roman rite will be slightly different this Lent, thanks to approved changes in the English...

“Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” — Luke, 23:34 We've now reached the end of our Lenten Journey, as we observe...

“It’s cleansing to the soul. It’s uplifting for the spirit. If more people went to confession, they would understand how lifting the burden of...