Churches across the Arlington diocese will participate again this year in “The Light is ON for You” initiative to encourage parishioners to receive the sacrament of reconciliation during Lent.
BETHESDA, Md. — With war raging in Ukraine, “the call for a return to the Lord is urgent,” the head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services said during a noon Ash Wednesday Mass he celebrated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the Washington suburb of Bethesda.
“These 40 days of Lent, O Lord, with You we fast and pray, Teach us to discipline our wills, and close by You to stay.”
Many parishes are bringing back fish frys and soup suppers, in-person or carry-out, during Lent, March 4–April 8. Check your parish website or bulletin for the latest updates.
The men’s Lenten group at St. Rita Church in Alexandria doesn’t have an official name, but the two dozen guys taking part this year could
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