Some or all of the following prayers may be used at the graveside of a family member or friend. All make the Sign of the Cross. The leader begins: We know that if our earthly dwelling, a tent ...

All: Because by you holy Cross you have redeemed the world. Then say the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory be to the Father. After the final station, this prayer, adapted from one composed ...

The tradition dates as far back as 601 AD, when 64th leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Gregory cemented the Lent as permanent tradition, according to the Museum of the Bible. At this time, Lent ...

The cross, placed on a worshiper's forehead by ... Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, held 40 days before Easter Sunday. The season offers Christians the time to prepare ...

Amber Acosta has found peace in an unexpected place. Creating hundreds of wooden crosses is helping her grieve the loss of ...

OUTSIDE THE CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY CROSS, HERE IN THE SOUTH END, THE CHURCH SAYS A BOOK OF CONDOLENCES IS NOW AVAILABLE INSIDE FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES TO OFFER PRAYERS AND MESSAGES OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ...

The National Day of Prayer is observed annually on the first Thursday of May. The tradition dates back to the Continental Congress in 1775 and was formally established by President Truman in 1952.