
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the season of Lent. It is a day of universal fasting and abstinence in the Church. Fasting is required from ages 18 to 60.…
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Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the season of Lent. It is a day of universal fasting and abstinence in the Church. Fasting is required from ages 18 to 60.…
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We should always believe in Him wholeheartedly and with true understanding of His Law, His ways, and all of His precepts.
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Icons shape our world, and when they leave it the world feels ever so slightly unfamiliar — as if a street we’ve walked all our lives suddenly lost its name.
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Readings — Is. 50:4-7; Ps. 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24; Phil. 2:6-11; Lk. 23:1-49.
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One of the little sacrifices that we do during Lent, and particularly during Holy Week, is fasting
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Every Friday during Lent, Roman Catholics traditionally abstain from meat as a way to reflect and strengthen their spiritual health. Pork, chicken, beef, and…
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Readings — Is. 43:16-21; Ps. 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6; Phil. 3:8-14; Jn. 8:1-12.
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Readings — Jos. 5:9, 10-12; Ps. 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; 2 Cor. 5:17-21; Lk. 15:1-3, 11-32.
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Collector Richie Canlas cleans the image of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Manila ahead of the 2025 Lenten Exhibit in Tondo, Manila on Tuesday, 25 March 2025.
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Readings — Is. 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps. 40:7-8, 8-9, 10, 11; Heb. 10:4-10; Lk. 1:26-38.
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Liturgy of the Word — Ex. 3:1-8, 13-15; Ps. 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 11; 1 Cor. 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk. 13:1-9.
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God is indeed ever loving and merciful towards us, His beloved children, but at the same time God is a holy and just Lord in Whose Presence no sin or evil can…
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Liturgy of the Word — 2 Sm. 7:4-5, 12-14, 16; Ps. 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29; Rom. 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt. 1:16-18, 21, 24 or Lk. 2: 41-51.
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Liturgy of the Word — Dt. 26:4-10; Ps. 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15; Rom. 10:8-13; Lk. 4:1-13.
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The entire Francisco family came together to commemorate the beginning of Lent this year.
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A call to humility, remembrance, and renewal on the journey toward Easter
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Understanding the significance of Lent and how Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of a season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
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Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, repentance, and preparation for Easter. For centuries, Christians have observed the day…
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