A friend once asked me, “What are you giving up for Lent this year?” and I said, “This year for Lent I’m just giving up.” ...

Lent 2025: why are Christians observing it and when does it end? - Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, ...

In the Church, we are made children of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob -- the God who makes known His name and His ways ...

The set-apart observance of Lent provides Christians the opportunity to reflect on the teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus, as well as look inward to make sure our priorities are in line ...

who reminded Jesus of the prominence of Isaiah in Judaism. John urgently taught the crowd to repent. This means he implored people to significantly change the way they live daily. When the ...

Ash Wednesday is important because it marks the start of the Lenten period leading up to Easter, when Christians believe Jesus was resurrected. The ashes symbolize both death and repentance.

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Sunday of Lent year C ✠ A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 13:1-9 Some people told Jesus about the Galileans ...

At that time a second phrase came into use, also biblical but from the New Testament: “Repent, and believe in the Gospel.” These were Jesus’s words at the beginning of his public ministry ...