Lent

Multiple Colours of Lent

We see purple vestments and altar cloths during Lent. Lent purples differ from the purples of Advent. Red-toned purples belong to Lent and are...

Women and Lent

We are going through days of prayer and renunciation. We surrender ourselves by meditating on the sufferings of Christ during this season of Lent....

Religious Meaning of Passion Flower 

The discovery of the passion flower in the 16th -century by Christian Missionaries in South America could give some religious perspective to that flower....

God Suffers Death

The Paschal mystery of Christ’s cross and Resurrection stands at the center of the Good News that the apostles, and the Church following them,...

Five things about Palm Sunday that Remind us Christ is King

Palm Sunday is the previous Sunday of Easter and the beginning of the Holy Week. This is the commemoration of the kingly entry of...

Palm Sunday Hymns to Start Holy Week

The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Psalm Sunday. This is a festive occasion with a joyous meaning. And also has inspired many...

Lent Traditions Around the World- 4

Germany In Germany, old Christmas trees are burned to welcome both Lent and spring during the Lent. Holy Week is observed by the staging of...

Why do Priests Wear Pink this Sunday?

There are two occasions in the liturgical year in which Catholic priests can wear a pink or pink chasuble. Here we explain it to you. 1....

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Readings of the Day: Saturday, April 19, 2025

Today's Readings are taken from the Office of Readings from the Liturgy of the Hours A reading from the Letter...

Passiontide in Lent

Traditionally the final two weeks of Lent in the Roman Rite are used as immediate preparation for the sorrowful...

April 19: St. Alphege

Alphege was an Archbishop and "the First Martyr of Canterbury." He was born in 953 and became a monk...

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Passiontide in Lent

Traditionally the final two weeks of Lent in the...

Why you shouldn’t Greet Anyone “Happy” Good Friday?

Good Friday is not a day of celebration. It...

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