St. Joseph’s Day, on March 19, is on a Friday in Lent, a day Catholics are required to abstain from meat.
St. Joseph’s Day can have its cake — and meat with it too
Cardinal’s Lenten meditation: Jesus and his beatitudes are model to follow
“The beatitudes are the self-portrait of Jesus. He teaches by what he does,” the cardinal said March 5 during his Lenten meditation.
For Lent, read the Gospel, fast from gossip, pope says at Angelus
In his Angelus address, Pope Francis encouraged people to read the Gospel during Lent and fast from gossip.
Catholic Extension initiative aims to help 1,000 poorest parishes in U.S.
It’s the Catholic Kinship Initiative — Parishes United Across America, and it’s designed to match financially stable parishes with a poor parish in another part of the country.
Cardinal’s Lenten meditation: Conversion is call to renew, rekindle faith
In his meditation, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa talked about how the meaning of “conversion” changed in the New Testament.
Catholics reminded Lent a time of self-reflection, atonement, preparation
Lent as a time of personal self-reflection and atonement is part of a greater realization of how the world has been crippled by sin, which only Jesus heals.
Holy Land Franciscans again offer virtual Way of the Cross during Lent
The Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land launched a virtual Way of the Cross project for pilgrims during Lent because the Holy Land is not accessible for a second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
For Lent, ask if one’s life is centered on God or oneself, pope says
Lent is a time to reconsider the path one is taking in life and to finally answer God’s invitation to return to him with one’s whole heart, Pope Francis said.