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Need some inspiration? Look no further than these 25 Lent prayers! The set-apart observance of Lent provides Christians the ...
has played a significant role in both Black church history and liturgical traditions like Lent. Howard Thurman, an author, philosopher, and theologian, has written a number of prayers that can ...
"Lent questions all of that, reminding us that we are not what we produce, collect or ignore; we are children of God, existing purely because of the grace of God. The Ash Wednesday liturgy of 'You ...
Lent is a journey, but you don’t have to walk it alone. In the midst of sacrifice and reflection, we are invited to hope, a hope rooted in Christ’s love, revealed through the cross, celebrating the ...
Why is Lent observed every year? The 40-day period of observance through prayers, service, fasting and abstinence is a way of renewing one’s commitment to the faith and the church. Christians ...
Every year, I fast from something during Lent to join with my ancestors in ... food between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. every day to focus my prayers on Pepfar and people living with H.I.V. around the ...
After six Fridays of not eating meat, Christians observing Lent are nearly at the finish line. The 40-day season of prayer comes to an end this week just ahead of the Easter holiday. The period ...
Father Boniface Ugwo, of St. Francis Catholic Church in Lagos, emphasized that this Lent is an opportune time to "offer special prayers for our Pope Francis." On Ash Wednesday, faithful Catholics ...
Today thousands of Christians in Alabama and millions worldwide will observe Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, the penitential season leading up to the celebration of Easter on ...
I prayed for other men trapped there with me. My prayers then were simple pleas, or conversations. Often, I struggled to find the words. Print copy of The Tablet delivered directly to your door.