Category: Advent
The Meaning of Advent
In the Catholic Church, Advent is a period of preparation extending over the four Sundays before Christmas.
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The Easter Octave
The Easter Octave By Jennifer Gregory Miller From the archives, originally posted March 30, 2016: This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it, alleluia! […]
Questions and Answers about Lent and Lenten Practices
Questions and Answers about Lent and Lenten Practices
Why Do We Practice Fasting & Abstinence?
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 […]