Tag: Lent 2024
Pope Francis: Lent is a time to ‘encounter wild beasts and...
Observing that during the 40 days in the desert, Christ was in the company of both “wild beasts and angels”
Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: ‘Let us return to God with...
“There, where so many fears, feelings of guilt, and sin are lurking, precisely there the Lord has descended to heal and cleanse you.”
IN PHOTOS: Catholic faithful commence this year’s Lenten journey
Ash Wednesday serves as a day of penitential prayer and fasting, with some opting to take a break from public activities
Chinese Catholics urged to embrace prayerful lent
In prayer we will become increasingly purified and sanctified, all existing for love and allowing ourselves to be captured by the love of God
IN PHOTOS: Burning of palm fronds
Ash Wednesday occurs 46 days before Easter Sunday, predominantly observed by Catholics, though many other Christians also participate
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