Ash Wednesday, Feb 26, 2020 and Lent Guidelines
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent for Roman Catholics. The services for Ash Wednesday are 7:30am, 8:30am, and 6:30pm Lent Guidelines: Regulations on Fasting and Abstinence The dual disciplines of fasting and abstinence have a long history in the Catholic Church. Going back to the early Church, the purpose behind the custom of […]
Feb. 8, 2020 – St Bakhita – Annual Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking
February 8th has been designated by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the International Union of Superiors General as an annual day of prayer and awareness against human trafficking. February 8th is the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, who was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery in Sudan and Italy. […]