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• Lent


  A 40-day season in which we prepare for the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ
• Ash Wednesday


  The beginning of the Lenten season
• Ashes


  Symbolize human limitation and frailty, "You are from dust, and from dust you shall return (Gen 3:19)"
• Lenten Practices

  1. Prayer intensification

  2. Fasting from food and abstaining from eating meat

  3. Almsgiving
• Universal Fasts


  • Ash Wednesday
  • Good Friday
• Devotional Fasts


  • Every Friday, especially Fridays of Lent, Ages 18-60 years old
• Abstinence


  • All Catholics ages 14 and above are asked to abstain from meat during fast days
• Almsgiving is done out of love, not for recognition
• Stations of the Cross

  • The Last Supper
  • The Agony in Gethsemani
  • Jesus Before the Sanhedrin
  • Jesus is Scourged and Crowned with Thorns
  • Jesus Receives the Cross
  • Jesus Falls Under the Weight of the Cross
  • Simon of Cyrene Carries the Cross of Jesus
  • Jesus Meets the Pious Women of Jerusalem
  • Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
  • The Repentant Thief
  • Mary and John at the Foot of the Cross
  • Jesus Dies on the Cross
  • Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
  • Jesus Rises from the Dead
• Repentance

  Metanoia - Change of mind, heart, and acts
• Speaker: 'Question: Where are you now in your faith journey? Are you ready for "Metanoia"?'
• The celebration of the Holy Week is the highlight of all liturgical celebrations in the liturgical calendar, remembering and celebrating Jesus Christ's passion, death, and resurrection
• Palm Sunday celebrates Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem (Mark 11:1-11)
• The Sacred Paschal Triduum or the Easter Triduum is the most important liturgical celebration in the liturgical year
• Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday commemorates the last supper of Jesus Christ where He instituted the Holy Eucharist (Luke 22:14-20)
• On Good Friday, the Lord's Passion is celebrated with the Way of the Cross, the Seven Last Words, and the Veneration of the Cross (John 19:30)
• Easter Vigil, on the eve of Holy Saturday, celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (Luke 24:2-3)
• The season of Easter lasts for 50 days, from the Easter Vigil up to Pentecost Sunday
• The Paschal Candle represents the risen Christ, symbolizing light dispelling darkness, and is lit during the Easter Vigil until Pentecost Sunday
• The season of Easter reminds us that if we remain faithful to God, we will be raised to eternal life to be with God forever