"I have often found Ash Wednesday a good opportunity to recommit to my New Year’s resolutions, especially those with a more spiritual focus," says Fr. Dan Cambra, MIC.
On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, we receive our Lenten instructions through the gospel reading.
Why not make this your best Lent ever? To do that, maybe it’s time to try something new that will deepen your faith and be a catalyst for growth in holiness. Let St. Patrick be your guide, on his feast day.
Chosen by God from all eternity to be the head of the Holy Family, we can trust St. Joseph (Solemnity: Mar. 20) as a worthy advocate for our prayer intentions for our families.
If there is one person we can ask to help and accompany us on our Lenten journey, says Fr. Angelo Casimiro, MIC, it would be the one who was closest to Jesus, and that would be His mother, Mary.
This year, one of the most austere observances on the liturgical calendar coincides with a holiday synonymous with fancy dinners, fine wine, expensive jewelry, and rich chocolates. Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 14 - Valentine's Day.
All of the Fridays in Lent, as well as on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, are days of abstinence for all in good health ages 14 and over, refraining from the consumption of meat.
In the first episode of a new weekly series, Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC, answers the question, "What is Lent?" Watch as he goes over the requirements regarding fasting and abstinence, and helps us to seek out what we should give up for Lent... or even take up!
The Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception present: Journey Through Lent with Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC. This week, Fr. Anthony encourages us to develop a habit of prayer this Lent, as prayer is the oxygen for the soul.
This week, Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC, explains how we can more clearly hear God speak to us in our hearts, but perhaps not in the way you think! By practicing being silent and still and flushing out everyday secular cares, we may be able to hear what God wants from us, rather than what the world wants from us.
