Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! We have one more week in the Lenten season before we arrive at Holy Week, which is the most intense week in the church’s calendar. And this is the annual reminder that God asks us to devote one day every week for Sabbath, therefore, the least we can do is offer …
Lent
Penitence and Fasting
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! In the invitation to keep a holy Lent we share on Ash Wednesday, the liturgy invites us into a season of “penitence and fasting”. For many, these churchy words buzz with excitement and resonate with purpose. But for many others, they aren’t familiar or, let’s be …
The Lenten Invitation
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! “Dear People of God: The first Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord's passion and resurrection, and it became the custom of the Church to prepare for them by a season of penitence and fasting. This season of Lent provided a time in which …
