Today, Feb. 22, is Ash Wednesday. Ashes were a symbol of mourning in the OT (Old Testament). You put them on yourself, heaped on your head like ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight said the goal of the process is a new, permanent decree on sacred music, with the goal of unity and ...

The Holy Father also praised the impact of Mary’s humility expressed in her hymn of praise, the Magnificat, in salvation history.

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Scroll through this page of poetry on the theme of Lent, or click on a title below to jump to that particular poem. My Son, could I have climbed this hill for ...

In early January, Catholic news outlets released a reminder that Catholics are eligible for special indulgences this year. Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time ...

Consider making it a more worshipful time by opening with a verse from a Lenten hymn or lighting a candle. For dozens of other methods of prayer, for children and adults, group study, or individual ...

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Then they decided to sing Catholic hymn “Regina Caeli” around their statue of the Virgin Mary, the only structure on their property that remained standing. “I just wanted to pray and thank ...