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The Catholic season of Lent 2009 begins on
Ash Wednesday, February 25. Prepare for Easter with our Lenten features and calendar, activities, readings and reflections updated daily from Ash Wednesday through Holy Week and Good Friday. |
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Today at a Glance
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Select a date to change this page’s Meditation, Activity and Thought for the Week
through the season: Ash Wednesday through Holy Week and Good Friday. |
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Betrothal to God
Those who overcome temptation are wed to God, and temptation overcome is the ring they wear to prove their betrothal
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Lenten Activity
Lent activities start on Ash Wednesday and end on Wednesday of Holy Week.
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Thought for the Week
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Franciscan Communications: YouTube for Lent
Lenten Catholic Treasures with Father Greg Friedman, O.F.M.
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Lenten Radio Retreat
Experience a Franciscan Radio Retreat this Lent, led each week by a Catholic bishop. Listen to inspiring words and songs for Sunday Lenten reflection either online or offline with your iPod. Take this opportunity to focus clearly on your spiritual journey to the Resurrection each week—beginning Ash Wednesday. |
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Sunday Soundbites
First Sunday of Lent—Good or Evil
Second Sunday of Lent—Say Yes to God
Third Sunday of Lent—Living Water
Fourth Sunday of Lent—Seeing the Light
Fifth Sunday of Lent—Our Final Moments
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion—An End to Hatred |
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Lent 2009 News
The AmericanCatholic.org Lent news feature focuses on coverage of the ongoing events of the lenten season from the Vatican and throughout the world that runs from Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25, until the Easter triduum, marking the days of Jesus’ passion and Resurrection, and through Easter Sunday, April 12. |
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FAQs About Lent
Why do Catholics fast and give things up during Lent? Why are there ashes on Ash Wednesday and palms on Palm Sunday? When does Lent end? Find the answers to these and other frequently asked questions here. |
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Day by Day Through Lent: Fasting From Our Clutter
Reflect on clearing clutter from your life this season of Lent. This Catholic Update offers ways to fast from our personal habits, the clutter in our homes, our spiritual clutter and the confusion of our culture as we prepare for Easter. |
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Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross are a Catholic custom of Lent that commemorates the passion of Jesus on Good Friday. |
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More Lenten Inspiration
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Lenten and Easter e-cards
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New! Lenten Resources
‘Terra Sancta: A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Holy Land’
Explore the holy places of Jesus’ life, death and Resurrection. The Holy Land represents the birthplace of Christianity. This guide offers a city by city, site by site “armchair pilgrimage” through the land of the Bible. Listen to a clip from the DVD here. |
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Confronting Illusion
Lent is a time of self-reflection, of holding up a spiritual mirror in which to view ourselves and our world. In this excerpt from introductory volume of the St. Anthony Messenger Press eight-book “Called to Holiness: Spirituality for Catholic Women” series, Making Sense of God, Elizabeth Dreyer guides us to look inward, to confront the illusions in our lives and see where change is needed. |
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