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The Liturgical Year: Lent
Lent is a time of conversion when we think again about who we have become and who God calls us to be. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and continues until Holy Thursday. During this period we reshape ourselves and seek to put on the attitude of Christ. We are encouraged to follow the traditional Lenten disciplines of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. The cross of Christ stands before us throughout this forty-day season. We are marked with the sign in ashes; we journey the way of the cross through the devotional stations; we venerate the wood of the cross on Good Friday and we lift it high throughout the Easter season. The color for Lent is purple.
Saints and Feast Days in Lent
- March 3 Ash Wednesday
- March 3 Saint Katherine Drexel
- March 17 Saint Patrick
- March 19 Saint Joseph
- March 24 Bishop Oscar Romero
- March 25 The Annunciation
- April 16 Saint Bernadette
- April 17 Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
Websites for Saint's and Feast Day Information
www.catholic.org
www.catholic-pages.com
www.catholic-forum.com
www.americancatholic.org
Parents, Teachers and Catechists
Please refer to the Celebrate book (Grades K-6) included with Christ Jesus, the Way for further information about the Liturgical Year, saints, prayers services, and activities for classroom and home.
Lectionary Link
Please refer to the Lectionary Key on this website for the appropriate Sunday readings for Lent.
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