For Christians, Lent is the time of preparation for Easter and it commemorates Jesus’ forty days of fasting in the desert before He began His public ministry.  During Lent – through…

 begins this week with the Blessing of Ashes on Ash Wednesday.  A season of penance and renewal of faith, Lent gives us an opportunity to strengthen our relationship with God in prayer and good works.  Lent is also about preparing for Easter when we will renew our Baptismal promises.

During Lent we reflect on our…

We  enter the wilderness with Jesus in Lent

Lent gives us an opportunity to reflect on our lives and it…

begins on Ash Wednesday this week.  It is a forty-day liturgical season of fasting, prayer and alms-giving in preparation for Easter.  We recall the forty days and nights Jesus spent in the wilderness after his baptism, praying and fasting, before he started to preach, teach and heal.  We are invited during these spring days to…

Lent begins this week on Ash Wednesday which is a day of fasting and abstinence. Ashes, a biblical sign of penance, signify the human condition of the sinner who expresses guilt in an exterior manner and by doing so experiences interior conversion and the hope of receiving God’s mercy. The spiritual journey of Lent leads…