Ashes mark beginning, not end, of new life, says theologian

Ash Wednesday and Lent are a time to recall that new life emerges from the ashes and that spring blossoms from the bleakness of winter, said a noted Italian theologian. And when people fast from media overload, as Pope Francis has asked people to do for Lent, they should be directing their attention to the... Read More

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February 16, 2021

On Ash Wednesday, Philippine archdiocese to let families distribute ashes

An archdiocese in the Philippines will allow churchgoers to distribute ashes among family members at home to mark the beginning of Lent. Ucanews.com reported the Cebu Archdiocese in the central Philippines recently released a prayer guide for the celebration of Ash Wednesday at home for those unable to go to church due to Covid-19 restrictions.... Read More

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February 12, 2021

Home blessings are best way to begin our Lent, says Cardinal Nichols

Cardinal Vincent Nichols is urging Catholics to celebrate Ash Wednesday at home this year. The cardinal is suggesting that members of the household or support bubble bless each other by making a sign of the cross on each other’s forehead. His invitation comes in a pastoral letter that will be read in the parishes of... Read More

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February 11, 2021

Pope to celebrate Ash Wednesday at Vatican, skipping ‘station churches’

Pope Francis will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass 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. Because of ongoing concerns about drawing a crowd and the potential that could have for spreading the coronavirus, the Mass and distribution of... Read More

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January 15, 2021

For Ash Wednesday, Vatican asks priests to ‘sprinkle’ ashes on heads

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, 17th February, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people’s heads rather than using them to make a cross on people’s foreheads. The congregation’s note on the “distribution of ashes in time of pandemic”... Read More

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March 10, 2019

‘40 Days, 40 Faces’ celebrates Liverpool Cathedral’s diversity

Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral has launched a new photography project for Lent highlighting the diversity of its worshippers and visitors. The project, named ‘40 Days, 40 Faces’, unveils a face a day throughout Lent, representing people from all walks of life who have found themselves in the Cathedral. The street-style portraits give a sense of the... Read More

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March 7, 2019

Lent begins with reminder of all that fades away, pope says

Marked with ashes, Christians set off on a Lenten journey where they strive to leave behind everything that will turn to dust and instead focus on drawing closer to God and God’s promise of eternal life, Pope Francis said. After a brief prayer at the Benedictine’s Monastery of St Anselm on Rome’s Aventine Hill, Pope... Read More

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March 6, 2019

Don’t dread Lent, but make the best of its 40 days

Long, orange flames consumed the palms Massgoers had brought in to Washington’s Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land last Sunday to burn ceremonially before the noontime crowd that gathered for their last Sunday Mass before Lent. “This is kind of a graphic reminder of how Lent starts: We make the ashes, we realise those ashes... Read More

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March 5, 2019

Cathedral choristers on song with pancake race fun

Young choristers from the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich had fun warming up for their singing practise with some pancake races to mark Shrove Tuesday. A series of pancake races, held in the beautiful cathedral garden, were organised by Culture & Heritage Officer Julia Stafford and Master of Music, Daniel Justin. Choristers... Read More

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