Second Sunday of Lent

by | Feb 28, 2026 | Meditations

In our Lenten journey, we are traveling towards the glorious celebration of Easter, where we will rejoice in the complete victory of Jesus over sin and death. Our life itself is a journey, and our destination is also a glorious one: perfect fulfillment in union with...

First Sunday of Lent

by | Feb 21, 2026 | Meditations

Last Wednesday, we began the Season of Lent with fasting and the imposition of ashes. Today’s Gospel gives us some of the theology behind this Holy Season. “By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert”...

Introduction to the Ashen Triduum

by | Feb 18, 2026 | Seasonal Introductions

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, but the First Week of Lent begins with the First Sunday. This leaves the three days between Ash Wednesday and the First Sunday in an unusual liturgical interval; they are part of Lent, but not part of the weeks of Lent. Their official...

Ash Wednesday

by | Feb 17, 2026 | Meditations

On Ash Wednesday the whole Church gathers to begin the journey of Lent. It is striking to see large crowds gathering in churches, in the middle of the week, to be marked with the penitential sign of ashes. What the prophet Joel declares in today’s first reading comes...

Seasonal Introduction to Lent

by | Feb 16, 2026 | Seasonal Introductions

The Liturgy has brought us through Advent, Christmas, and Ordinary Time before Lent, always guiding us to a fuller life in Christ. As we pondered words of wisdom for the formation of our mind and heart, we were brought to experience the power of the real presence of...