Liturgical Calendar

ASH WEDNESDAY

This Wednesday is a significant event in our church calendar and school community: ASH WEDNESDAY 

When God drove our first parents from the Garden, he reminded Adam, “you are dust, and to dust you shall return” (Gn 3:19). We hear these words each year on Ash Wednesday, when the priest places ashes on our foreheads, a reminder of our mortality and the seriousness of the Lenten pilgrimage we are about to begin. 

WHAT IS LENT?

Lent is the season where the Church prepares for Easter. Starting with Ash Wednesday, Lent spans 40+ days until Holy Thursday. In the fourth chapter of Matthew, Jesus spends 40 days in the desert, fasting, praying, and preparing for his mission. Lent is as an opportunity for that same focus. Lent is an invitation to deepen one's spiritual life, and a chance to discover the abundant life Jesus invites us to at Easter.