The actor relies on his Catholic faith to guide him both on and off screen, and cites Mass, confession, adoration and the Liturgy of the Hours as priorities.
Jonathan Roumie’s Lent: fasting, sharing faith, and a new film on the ‘Jesus people’
2023 Lenten penitential regulations
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. That is, limited to a single, full meal and abstinence from meat.
Don’t give up hope for peace, keep providing aid, pope tells charities
“Let us not stop praying, fasting, helping and working so that the paths of peace find space in the jungle of conflicts,” the pope said June 23.
Katie Prejean McGrady: Think you’re ‘failing’ at Lent? Think again.
“If there’s effort at all — even if we think it’s measly or small — we are acknowledging that these 40 days are set apart in our year to more fully pay attention to the Lord’s movement in our lives.”
‘With a heart broken,’ pope prays for peace in Ukraine
On his Twitter account, Feb. 27, the pope reiterated his invitation for everyone to take part in a Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace in Ukraine on Ash Wednesday, March 2, “in order to be near to the suffering Ukrainian people, to be aware that we are all brothers and sisters, and to implore God for an end to the war.”
Become closer to God this Lenten season using CRS Rice Bowl
By using CRS Rice Bowl materials, families and educators can teach children about the season of Lent, Jesus’ sacrifice, and how they can help their sisters and brothers around the world while living out their faith.
Lenten penitential regulations
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. The other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat.
Authors: Find moments of silence this Lent, connect three pillars of season
Two authors provided their insights on how to make Lent meaningful in 2022 — especially since this is the third Lent the church will observe during the COVID-19 pandemic.