To mark the beginning of the Lenten season, or the 40-day period prior to Easter, Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island held a ...

Every Friday at 5:30 p.m. during Lent, Father Rusty Vincent leads his congregation at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in the 14 ...

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 ...

According to tradition, a part of the Holy Cross was discovered by the mother of the emperor Constantine, St. Helen, on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 326. A fifth century account describes this ...

Every year, the majority of Christians around the world, Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant, participate in what is arguably one of the most counter-cultural traditions — the season of Lent. This ...

Hopeful Oasis Series – A space to pause, pray, and be refreshed. Gift of the Cross: Stations of the Cross Prayer – Walk with Christ in His Passion. Wherever you are in your faith journey, there is a ...

In the name of the Father And of the Son And of the Holy Spirit Amen. — Sign of the Cross prayer The Lord’s Prayer is an example of a very important set prayer. This is the prayer that ...

As they went out, they came upon a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross. Jesus told his disciples, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and ...

The cross, placed on a worshiper's forehead by a priest, indicates that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and is grieving and morning for their sins. Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and ...