Many churches offer a Maundy Thursday service, during which their congregants can take communion and observe or take part in a foot-washing ceremony. Lent is different each year because it depends on ...

The minister gives Communion saying, "The body of Christ," "The blood of Christ," as appropriate. The sick person answers "Amen." All who wish to do so receive Communion in the usual way.

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter, the ...

Lent and Easter services, events and Christian resources for 2025 will be announced early next year. You can still listen to our current series of Lent and Easter reflections and watch videos about ...

When is Lent? What you need to know about the religious ... If a service is performed, Catholic Online says the communion ...

Communion and Liberation is an ecclesial movement founded in the 1950s by Italian priest Father Luigi Giussani, a theologian and public intellectual. Pope Francis greets members of the ...

Themes: the Christian festival of Lent; Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday; making a sacrifice. Summary: This assembly celebrates the Christian festival of Lent - the forty days preceding Easter.

The ruling comes after Archbishop Viganò defied a Vatican summons to appear before the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the ...

Welcome to our series of Lent and Easter reflections. Our reflection for the first Sunday of Lent considers the imagery of the shifting season and the role of nature within Lent. It is inspired by ...

Acoustic sets, recorded tracks, and alternative setups can offer volunteers a break and invite congregants into new spiritual ...