Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! The final week of Lent is known as Holy Week. The week begins on Sunday with Palm Sunday and culminates in a tradition called the Triduum: a three-part service which begins in the evening of Thursday, resumes on Friday at noon, and concludes on Saturday night with …
Lent
The Word Confusion
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! On Ash Wednesday, we're invited to keep a holy Lent. The invitation is this: "I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and …
Discipline
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! In Lent, we like to talk about what we're "giving up" and "taking on". This is an articulation of a practice we're called to for the duration of the season: self-discipline. So we show enough discipline to refrain from eating sweets, for example. It …