Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News
As Christians pray, fast and give alms during Lent, they also should consider giving a smile and offering a kind word to people feeling alone or frightened because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Arts & Culture, Lent, Local News, News
Looking for some good Lent hymns and songs to use for meditation and reflection? Here are some favorites.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, World News
Pope Francis will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass Feb. 17 in St. Peter’s Basilica rather than making the traditional walk from the Church of St. Anselm to the Basilica of Santa Sabina on Rome’s Aventine Hill, the Vatican said.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, Lent, Local News, News
Observant Mass-goers will detect a change in one of the prayers used at Mass beginning Ash Wednesday when priests will begin omitting the word “one” in the concluding doxology of the collect prayers that currently are translated as “…in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.”
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey, Lent
Perhaps a good question to ask as we look forward to Lent: How much time do I spend daily in prayer versus how much time on social media?
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Lent, Local News, News
Upcoming liturgies in the winter and spring in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will continue to be affected by restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, including traditional celebrations of the feast of St. Blaise, Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News
The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments asked priests to take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people’s heads rather than using them to make a cross on people’s foreheads.
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Filed Under: Blog, Lent, Open Window
Somehow in this time of anxiety and indefinite quarantine, when so much seems uncertain, we seem to be primed for those moments of happy discovery—those moments when we see how much we are loved by God and by others.
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Filed Under: Blog, Lent, Open Window
We’ve waited. We’ve watched. And the bird feeder has hung there, full of seeds no one was eating.
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Filed Under: Blog, Lent, Open Window
Let’s find small and simple ways to walk with Jesus this Holy Week.
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Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Arts & Culture, Feature, Lent, Local News, News
The Archdiocese of Baltimore is home to many beautiful Stations of the Cross that tell the story of Christ’s Passion in compelling ways.
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Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Lent, Local News, News
Pastors around the Archdiocese of Baltimore are adapting to celebrating Mass without the presence of the faithful, but several admit that Holy Week this year will be very different as they adjust to continued restrictions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
