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Denver Catholic Staff
Mar 29, 20244 min read
How the Good Friday liturgy can change your life
DENVER, CO - APRIL 3: Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, center, prostrates himself along with other deacons during the beginning of the...
National Catholic Register
Mar 26, 20246 min read
The Plenary Indulgences of Holy Week, Easter Octave and Divine Mercy Sunday for Everyone
(Photo: Grant Witty / Unsplash) By Joseph Pronechen/National Catholic Register Holy Week and Divine Mercy Sunday, present everyone with...
Denver Catholic Staff
Mar 25, 20242 min read
SJV Seminarians to host Tenebrae prayer services during Holy Triduum
Photo by Josh Applegate via Unsplash If waking up before sunrise during Holy Week is one of your Lenten penances, then why not join the...
Denver Catholic Staff
Mar 21, 20241 min read
WATCH | How to make a Palm Leaf Cross
Every Catholic knows the feeling of sitting in the pew holding a loose palm and seeing a beautifully made palm leaf cross a few rows...
Guest Contributor
Mar 21, 20246 min read
14 Holy Week Traditions for Your Family
By Couple to Couple League We’re just shy of halfway through Lent, but let’s be real: Catholic kids everywhere are mentally on Easter...
Denver Catholic Staff
Mar 12, 20241 min read
Prepare your hearts for Easter joy at a Lenten Penance Service
As we journey through the Lenten season, there’s no better time to go and receive the Lord’s mercy in confession. It is never wasted time...
Guest Contributor
Mar 12, 20242 min read
One Less Thorn for Every Act of Charity: A Beautiful Lenten Tradition to Embrace with Your Children
Photo by Mama Bice, Instagram By Jacqueline Burkepile & Harumi Suzuki/ChurchPOP How do you embrace Lent with your children? A mother...
Denver Catholic Staff
Feb 20, 20241 min read
SJV Lay Division Lenten Reflection | Penance!
During each week of Lent, executive director Daniel Campbell of the SJV Lay Division will be releasing a short video reflection inviting...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 18, 20243 min read
Pope Francis’ 2024 Lenten message: ‘Lent is a season of conversion, a time of freedom’
Photo by Damian Denis on Unsplash By Matthew Santucci/Catholic News Agency Pope Francis has centered his Lenten message for 2024 on the...
Aaron Lambert
Feb 15, 20242 min read
Pray and fast for sexual abuse survivors during first Friday of Lent
(Photo by Brandon Young) Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila is once more inviting all clergy and the laity of the Archdiocese of Denver to offer...
Archdiocese of Denver
Feb 14, 20241 min read
Listen to Him | A Lenten Pastoral Note from Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
As we begin the season of Lent today, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila has released a Lenten pastoral note entitled “Listen to Him.” It shares...
Denver Catholic Staff
Feb 14, 20241 min read
WATCH | SJV Lay Division Lenten Reflection: A time of preparation
During each week of Lent, executive director Daniel Campbell of the SJV Lay Division will be releasing a short video reflection inviting...
Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Feb 14, 20244 min read
This Lent, be renewed as a couple
As Christians, there’s no doubt that every day is a battle to rid ourselves of the old and put on the new out of love for God and...
Denver Catholic Staff
Feb 7, 20242 min read
Make learning your Lenten resolution with an SJV Lay Division online course
Photo by Alessandro Vicentin via Cathopic Lent is rapidly approaching, and with it comes Lenten resolutions. If you find yourself...
Jared Staudt
Apr 3, 20235 min read
The Seven Last Words: Christ’s invitation from the Cross
During the Lenten season, an austere time of the desert, we keep our eyes fixed on Christ crucified. The focus is not on the “no” of...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Mar 28, 20233 min read
Father, Forgive Them
When we began this season of Lent, I invited the faithful in the Archdiocese to reflect upon the great importance of forgiveness in our...
Jared Staudt
Feb 23, 20234 min read
Fasting: Fighting a Battle against Self
“He was hungry.” Luke tells us of Jesus’ struggle with the devil in the desert, during which he fasted for 40 days. At the end of it, as...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Feb 22, 20231 min read
As We Forgive: A Lenten Pastoral Note from Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
As we begin this season of Lent, I want to remind each of us that mercy is at the heart of the Gospel message, of the essential...
Aaron Lambert
Feb 22, 20234 min read
Why is Ash Wednesday ‘cool’?
We’ve all seen it; someone walks into a restaurant, or a bank, or the grocery store with a smudge of ashes in the shape of a cross on his...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Feb 17, 20233 min read
The inseparable keys to Lent: repentance and belief
Ashes — the refuse that remains when fire has consumed something — remind us of the humble dust from which we were made and our place...
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