HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Basilica of Santa Sabina Ash Wednesday, 6 March 2019 “Blow the trumpet […] sanctify a fast” (Joel 2:15), says the prophet in the first reading. Lent opens with a piercing sound, that of a trumpet that does not please the ears, but instead proclaims a fast. It is a loud…
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POPE FRANCIS GENERAL AUDIENCE (Mar. 6, 2019): “THY KINGDOM COME!” ASH WEDNESDAY GREETINGS.
Catechesis of the Holy Father Mar. 9, 2016 Below you have the Vatican-provided English translation of the Catechesis which Pope Francis gave today, Mar. 6, 2019, Ash Wednesday at the Plaza of St. Peter’s Basilica. +++ Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, the second invocation with which we address…
ASH WEDNESDAY. RITE OF IMPOSITION OF ASHES OUTSIDE THE MASS.
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ASH WEDNESDAY. MASS PRAYERS AND READINGS.
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“THE CONVERSION OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD.” An Ash Wednesday and Lenten homily from St. Josemaria.
“THE CONVERSION OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD.” An Ash Wednesday and Lenten homily from St. Josemaria. We are at the beginning of Lent: a time of penance, purification and conversion. It is not an easy program, but then Christianity is not an easy way of life. It is not enough just to be in the…
POPE FRANCIS’ HOMILY ASH WEDNESDAY 2018: PAUSE, SEE AND RETURN!
POPE FRANCIS’ HOMILY ASH WEDNESDAY 2018: PAUSE, SEE AND RETURN The season of Lent is a favourable time to remedy the dissonant chords of our Christian life and to receive the ever new, joyful and hope-filled proclamation of the Lord’s Passover. The Church in her maternal wisdom invites us to pay special attention to…
FASTING AND ABSTINENCE: A SIMPLE GUIDE.
FASTING AND ABSTINENCE A simple guide A) Fasting Fasting is understood as having ONE NORMAL MEAL during the day. Depending on the customs of each country, it is allowed to take a very light breakfast and a very light dinner if the principal meal is lunchtime; or a very light lunch if the principal heavy meal…
ASH WEDNESDAY: WHAT DOES THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES MEAN?
ASH WEDNESDAY: WHAT DOES THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES MEAN? 1. THE ASHES SYMBOLIZE REPENTANCE FROM OUR SINS: “Then I turned to the Lord God, to seek an answer by prayer and supplication with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession, saying, Ah, Lord, great and awesome God,…
ASH WEDNESDAY (Fasting and Abstinence*). WHY THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES? WHAT IS LENT?
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Pope Francis’ Homily ASH WEDNESDAY 2016. “Be reconciled with God.” “Return to Him with all your heart.”
Pope Francis’ Homily ASH WEDNESDAY 2016. “Be reconciled with God.” “Return to Him with all your heart.” Dear brethren in Christ, below you’ll find the ZENIT translation of Pope Francis’ beautiful homily which I encourage you to read and meditate on in your personal prayer. The Roman Pontiff stated that the Word of God…
ASH WEDNESDAY: WHY THE ASHES?
ASH WEDNESDAY: WHY THE ASHES? Some important facts you might want to know. A Fruitful Lenten journey to all! Fr. Rolly A. INFOGRAPHIC SOURCE: https://www.archtoronto.org/lent
ASH WEDNESDAY (Feb. 10, 2016 . Fasting and Abstinence*). WHAT IS LENT? WHY THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES?
ASH WEDNESDAY (Feb. 10, 2016 . Fasting and Abstinence*). WHAT IS LENT? WHY THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES? “RETURN TO ME WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART, WITH FASTING, AND WEEPING, AND MOURNING; REND YOUR HEARTS, NOT YOUR GARMENTS, AND RETURN TO THE LORD, YOUR GOD. FOR GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL IS HE, SLOW TO ANGER, RICH IN KINDNESS,…
