Circle of Grace

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Guidelines for Protection of Children and Youth

From the COG Administrator section-Circle of Grace and Family Faith Formation

Teaching Circle of Grace in Family Faith Formation

The Safe Environment training program for children to be used by every parish and mission in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe is called Circle of Grace and was developed by the Archdiocese of Omaha.

The Circle of Grace is…The love and goodness of God that surrounds us and all others. The recognition that God is always with us and is there to help us in difficult situations. Holds our very essence in mind, heart, soul, body and sexuality encompassing all of our senses.

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Why Do We Practice Fasting & Abstinence?

PD March 22, 2025; MD March 24, 2025 by ASFOFF

Explain that Lent is the 40 days before Easter in which Catholics pray, fast, contemplate, and engage in acts of spiritual self-discipline. Catholics do these things because Easter, which celebrates the Resurrection […]

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Questions and Answers about Lent and Lenten Practices

PD March 22, 2025; MD March 24, 2025 by ASFOFF

Questions and Answers about Lent and Lenten Practices

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History of the Rosary

PD March 22, 2025; MD March 24, 2025 by ASFOFF

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 […]

Lent

Lent Interesting Facts

PD March 22, 2025; MD March 24, 2025 by ASFOFF

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 […]