Return to the Lent calendar. Holy Saturday/Easter VigilWe celebrate the Easter Vigil after sundown on Holy Saturday. We start with the church in darkness, and then slowly the ...

Return to the Lent calendar. Good FridayWe're letting you see Good Friday early, so you can be prepared to observe what we're asking of you. "Were you there, when ...

Return to the Lent calendar. Holy ThursdayTwo things are central to Holy Thursday. First, we are reminded of the Last Supper and the final period of time ...

We realize that Easter hasn't quite arrived yet but we wanted to take a moment before the Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday crunch to thank ...

Return to the Lent calendar. Lenten FactPassover is the first of three major festivals that have historical and agricultural significance. It is the beginning of the harvest ...

Return to the Lent calendar. Lent QuotableThere is a place where thou canst touch the eyes Of blinded men to instant, perfect sight; There is a place where ...

Return to the Lent calendar. Lenten FactHot cross buns are a British Catholic tradition. Despite an attempt by Queen Elizabeth I to squash this papist pastry in the ...

Return to the Lent calendar. Today we celebrate Passion (Palm) Sunday. We receive palms at Mass in memory of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem where he was hailed by ...

Return to the Lent calendar. Lent QuotableIt is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it....

You've made it this far -- only another week to go.  As a matter of fact, it's the Holiest Week of the year. So even ...