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Lent is not a sad time! It is a time of mercy, time for good news — God’s salvation is near to us! Let us prepare ourselves to enter into Lent this week, readying our hearts for purification through fasting, prayer, and almsgiving!

#Lent is a time in which the Church, guided by a sense of maternal care, invites us to place the mystery of God back in the center of our lives, in order to find renewal in our faith and keep our hearts from being consumed by the anxieties and distractions of daily life.

Pope Leo XIV 🤎 Day 7 Saint Joseph teaches us to surrender everything to God without fear. Saint Joseph, I place my life completely in your hands. Teach me to trust, to let go, and to rest in God’s holy will.🙏

The #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 4:1-11) invites us to view Lent as a luminous path. Through prayer, fasting and almsgiving, we can renew our cooperation with the Lord, so He can craft our lives as unique masterpieces.

Do not be ashamed when temptations come your way. They remind us of our human frailty and the need for the Lord’s divine grace. He was tempted in the desert and proved victorious over the Evil One. In him and with prayer and the Sacraments we too can defeat temptations!

In conclusion, just as through one transgression condemnation came upon all, so, through one righteous act, acquittal and life came to all” Romans 5:18 Do I live a life of gratitude for what Jesus did for me? Peace

Temptation is a fact of life — to be human is to be subject to temptation. Every temptation is like the one Jesus faced — the temptation to doubt who we are and that God really loves us. To doubt that we are beloved sons and daughters and that he has a loving plan for our lives.

Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, Apostle. Today’s feast places the Chair or “Cathedra” of Saint Peter at the center of our attention – or rather the specific mission Jesus entrusted to Peter. Saint Peter, pray for us!

Jesus overcomes temptation with prayer, fasting, and seeking guidance in the Scriptures. This is how we can also stop temptation — we need to make the Scriptures a shield. If we keep the Word of God close to our hearts, then we will be strengthened against sin and temptation.

“Lent is a privileged time of interior pilgrimage towards Him who is the Fount of Mercy.” — Pope Benedict XVI

Mary said “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.” Her “yes” changed history forever. What could your “yes” to God change today?

A silk scroll painting with an unusual subject matter: "Our Lady Playing with a Parrot," by Chinese artist Hua Xiaoxian. Currently part of the Ricci Institute Library.

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle

I am following with deep concern what is happening in the Middle East and in Iran during this tumultuous time. Stability and peace are not achieved through mutual threats, nor through the use of weapons, which sow destruction, suffering, and death, but only through reasonable,

Thousands of people across the United States will join the Catholic Church at this year’s Easter Vigil. 3442 people will become Catholic in the Archdiocese of Atlanta in Georgia A record number of 1755 people become in the Archdiocese of Washington 940 people in the diocese of

A record-breaking total of over 21,400 teenagers and adults are set to be baptized into the Catholic Church in France this Easter. Info: Famille Chrétienne