Pope Marks Ash Wednesday in hospital, receiving ashes, Eucharist
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday on his 20th day in Rome’s Gemelli hospital by taking part in the rite of the blessing...
Ash Wednesday
Pope’s Lent Message: We are Pilgrims in this Life
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis urged Christians to examine their consciences in Lent by comparing their daily lives to the hardships faced by migrants, calling...
Prayer for Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday begins our 40-day Lenten observance leading up to Easter – it’s a time of transformation and reflection – a true gift to us.
Mass Readings: 2 March – 9 March
Liturgical Calendar Year C – Weekday Cycle Year I Sunday March 2, 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sir 27: 4-7/ Ps 92: 2-3. 13-14. 15-16/ 1 Cor...
A Time to Reflect on Ash
Lent, the season of repentance is the time to reflect seriously on the words used when the ashes stain our foreheads, namely, that we come from the dust of the earth and will go back there
This Ash Wednesday, Let Love Reign
An Ash Wednesday reflection by Günther Simmermacher By a quirk of the calendar, this year Ash Wednesday coincides with Valentine’s Day. For some Catholics, this may present...
Prayer-Fasting-Almsgiving-Love: Ash Wednesday
Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB – Ash Wednesday Sermon and Christian Act in The Word Theme: “You are dust and to the dust, you shall return” “True Interior...
Fr John Allen Green OFM: A Personal Ash Wednesday & Lenten reflection
Franciscan Reflections From The Hermitage – Mystical Union within the Song of Genesis – An Ash Wednesday & Lenten reflection At that time the disciples approached Jesus and said,...
5 Ways to Balance Out Ash Wednesday/Valentine’s Day
The last time Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day fell together on the same day was in 2018 and before that in 1945. This may be a cause...
The Fast that Pleases God
Are you wondering what to fast from this Lent – sweets? alcohol, or just simply eating less? This kind of fasting has its place, but if you...
