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Lent Begins

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“Woe to me if I should prove myself but a halfhearted soldier in the service of my thorn-crowned Captain.”

And, last night on Twitter:

‏@BradBradsweet wrote:

I’ll be praying for all in my Twitter Parish during Lent /
Je prierai pour tous dans ma paroisse «Twitter» pendant ce temps de Carême

I replied:

Thank you! And let us all pray for priests and bishops. Lent is a battle and you guys are officers and on the front lines.

Pray much for priests and bishops!

UPDATE: Here’s an excellent article on Lent by Deacon Keith Fournier.

Pray Much

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Our Lady of Pompeii, from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC.

Our Lady of Pompeii, from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC.

Here is the story of Our Lady of Pompeii.

Medal of St. Benedict

Medal of St. Benedict

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is one side of the medal of St. Benedict.

We need sacramentals! Here are two good articles: Sacramentals, from New Advent and The Value Of Sacramentals from Catholic Culture.

(And that makes 7 posts in 7 days)!