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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for Lent 2016
POPE FRANCIS
"I desire mercy, and not sacrifice" (Mt 9:13). The works of mercy on the road of the Jubilee

Why Do We Cover Crucifixes and Statues During Lent?
PHILIP KOSLOSKI
Veils over sacred images keep our minds on the promise of Easter.

Formulating A Plan of Life for Lent and Beyond
FATHER ROGER J. LANDRY
The season of Lent is a special time for Catholics.

Lent: The struggle between grace and our fallen nature
FATHER PIUS PARSCH
In the struggle between grace and our fallen nature, Christ stands at our sides, ready with His word and His bread to lead us on to victory.

Lent, Gianlorenzo Bernini, and the liberating lightness of truth
GEORGE WEIGEL
If you've not been in the Vatican basilica on February 22, the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, by all means put that on your bucket list. 

The Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent (Mark 1:12-15)
MAGNIFICAT
The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert (1:12).

The Truth Himself
FATHER GEORGE W. RUTLER
Lent is an invigorating time for truth.

Lenten Pretzels
FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERS
Do pretzels really have anything to do with Lent?

Do what you are doing
FATHER GEORGE W. RUTLER
Lent is a time to increase the power of perception.

Ash Wednesday, Joy and Self Control
FATHER DWIGHT LONGENECKER
The Suburban Hermit is always enthusiastic about Lent.

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