Lent 2024

Following Jesus along the way to Calvary is a Lenten prayer for a reason. (photo: Unsplash)

Landing pages January 29, 2024

Lent in 2024 runs from Feb. 14 to March 28, followed by the Paschal Triduum and then Easter Sunday on March 31.

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