Lent

A Short History of Lent

Short History of Lent

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Lent

Lent with Padre Pio – Franciscan Media

Lent with Padre Pio: Easter Sunday

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Lent

Lent Interesting Facts

How long is the Easter season? Much like Christmas, Easter is no “one-day” feast. On Tuesday we discussed the octave—the eight days of rejoicing that constitute our Easter and Christmas commemorations. We […]

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Questions and Answers about Lent and Lenten Practices

Questions and Answers about Lent and Lenten Practices

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Saint or Blessed of the Day

The Story of Our Lady of Sorrows

For a while there were two feasts in honor of the Sorrowful Mother: one going back to the 15th century, the other to the 17th century. For a while both were celebrated […]

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Meditation

Pray to End Racism – Franciscan Media

There is a long history of praying the rosary for a variety of causes. Many people have prayed for peace, for life, for healing, even for victory in battle. Let us never […]

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History of the Rosary

Since the Rosary is composed, principally and in substance, of the prayer of Christ and the Angelic Salutation, that is, the Our Father and the Hail Mary, it was without doubt the […]

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