You may wonder how Lent got to be the way it is today. This season invites us to cast aside the things that keep us from following Jesus, and to embrace those things that help us along our journey.

Third, Lent is a great time to spend time with holy scripture. You might like to read one of the Gospels over the season of Lent. Or perhaps you’ll want to read all 150 psalms.

The closing section of Psalm 22 is a curious choice for the second Sunday in Lent. Many churches use this psalm extensively during Holy Week, especially because Jesus quotes its first line from the ...

We’re already heading past the second week of Lent, and Easter is not that far away, on March 31. Whether you observed Ash Wednesday on Feb. 14 or chose to focus on your valentine, and even if ...

“The Psalms contain our words to God; our pain, fears, doubts and delights. But the Psalms also assure us that we will be heard, respected and forgiven,” Hoover said. The first week will be focused on ...

We’re already heading past the second week of Lent, and Easter is not that far away, on March 31. Whether you observed Ash Wednesday on Feb. 14 or chose to focus on your valentine, and even if ...

Sunday, March 16, is the Second Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14; Philippians 3:17-4:1 or Philippians 3:20-4:1; Luke 9:28b-36. The event of the ...

As Catholics journey towards Calvary, they undertake many particular practices and devotions during the Lenten season. Vestments highlight the liturgical color of ‘violet’ used these 40 days ...

This Lent, may we remember the Cross as those who know the depth in which we need it. Skip to content. Donate Give a Gift Subscribe ... Psalm 32. Many years ago, ...

Part two of the concert is what is called the Chichester Psalms, which is all in Hebrew and challenging to sing, so it’s rarely performed in our area. The concert will be at 4 p.m. on Sunday.