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On Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, the Church all over the world dispenses ashes. The ritual goes with the sentence, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return” or “Repent, and believe in the Gospel”. Why should we...

Men of our collaborative, you are invited to a morning of prayer and reflection during Lent at St. Mary Hall on Saturday, March 20th from 8am-12pm. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus of St. Mary and St. Martha Parishes. You do not need to be a Knight to attend.

Many languages have a name for Lent that is rooted in “the forty days”, such as Spanish which calls the season Cuaresma, marking our sharing in Jesus’ time in the desert after being baptized to prepare for his new public mission. Our name for “Lent”, you...

...the more they stay the same. Thank you for the gracious way you adapted to the change in the blessing of throats last weekend: doing it once over everyone so that blessing could include those watching on video and anyone not comfortable being that close during a long blessing prayer. It was still the...

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast (those 18-59; one full meal or two smaller meals) and abstinence (those 14+; fast from meat), precluding those with health concerns. Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence....

In the Information Packet are detailed instructions to complete your preparation for Confirmation. There are important dates, outlines and reminders.

Primum non nocere - “first, do no harm.” While the phrase dates back a couple of centuries, the concept goes back to the ancient Hippocratic oath, some form of which has been taken by countless physicians. The intent of doing good...