Lent is a perfect time to reassess our prayer life. Five Hundred years ago, when St. Ignatius gave us his Spiritual Exercises, he said to his followers and continues to ...

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has put up Visit Iglesia, a website where you can find, among others, the 14 prayers for each of the station of the cross. Each of the station ...

To mark the beginning of the Lenten season, or the 40-day period prior to Easter, Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island held a Stations of the Cross prayer service in the chapel at Queen of Peace ...

Specific prayers are recited, then the individual moves to the next station until all 14 are complete.“The Stations of the Cross are commonly found in churches as a series of 14 small icons or ...

Lent “is a chance for everybody to make a new start and experience the grace of God,” the Rev. Christopher Collins, the vice president for mission at the University of St. Thomas, said as he ...

Soup Days at the Church of Holy Cross Episcopal are held during Lent and Advent. The Lenten Lunches are offered from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday March 12 through April 9.

Fr. Boniface Ugwo, marks the sign of the cross with the ash on the forehead of a worshiper on Ash Wednesday at St. Francis Catholic Church in Lagos, Nigeria, March 5, 2025.

Father Jason Jalbert, right, uses ashes to make the sign on the cross on the forehead of Elena Berube, of Manchester, at St. Joseph Cathedral in Manchester on Ash Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2025.

7. "O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from thy ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Christians fast and begin penance by giving up something for Lent. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day of indulgence allowed before the period of fasting and penitence.

But not all Protestant believers. “The path of Lent — prayer, fasting, and generosity over a period of time—is heavily emphasized by the authors of and characters in the Bible, including Jesus.