Lenten Reflection by Father Andrew Lent, can be and has been for me, one of the most fruitful times of spiritual progress. It is likely so because not only do we have a heightened awareness of a need to repent, turn back, and make peace once again with God, our neighbor, and ourselves, but also because during this time, God makes available for us his…
March 1, 2017 Ash Wednesday
Today is Ash Wednesday. Catholics around the world recognize Ash Wednesday as the beginning of Lent. If you wish to follow the fasting and abstinence rules of Lent they are: Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2017 and Good Friday, April 14, 2017 are days of Fast and Abstinence. Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence. Fasting is to be observed by all 18 years of age…