Here are a selection of services, retreats and enrichment opportunities scheduled for Lent, which begins Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26
Lenten services, retreats and enrichment opportunities
Lenten Penitential Regulations
“The annual observance of Lent is the special season for the ascent to the holy mountain of Easter. Through its two-fold theme of repentance and baptism, […]
Fifth Sunday of Lent, veneration of Veronica’s Veil
The relic of “the holy face” or Veronica’s veil and other major relics kept in St. Peter’s Basilica were displayed April 7 during vespers on the fifth Sunday of Lent, also known as “Passion Sunday. The traditional veneration of the relics dates back to the 17th century.
Pan-yard retreats in Trinidad take the church to the people
The steelpan was invented during the 1940s in the hills of Laventille, an impoverished Port-of-Spain neighborhood.
Lent begins with reminder of all that fades away, pope says
Marked with ashes, Christians set off on a Lenten journey where they strive to leave behind everything that will turn to dust and instead focus on drawing closer to God and God’s promise of eternal life, Pope Francis said.
40 days of hunger and humility
Lent. Food. Sacrifice. 40 days. Hunger.
Ash Wednesday — a kick-start to holiness
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a time set aside to help us with that goal of attaining holiness.
A matter of taste: One writer’s deep dive into fast-food fish sandwiches
To help Catholics observe Lenten abstinence rules, any fast-food restaurant worth its salt — and sodium is in abundance at those places — offers a fish sandwich on its menu, and starts airing TV commercials for them.