Stations of the Cross to download

Stations of the Cross to download Extracts from St Josemaria’s book The Way of the Cross are now available as an illustrated leaflet, in pdf format, to meditate on and share with friends. Download the leaflet in pdf format That is the secret The Founder of Opus Dei used [...]
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Almsgiving or how to to lend a hand

Didn’t you see the light in Jesus’ eyes as the poor widow left her little alms in the temple? Give him what you can: the merit is not in whether it is big or small, but in the intention with which you give it. The [...]
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Why fast?

Christian traditions In his Message for Lent three years ago, the Pope discussed the meaning of one of the traditional practices for Lent. “We might wonder what value and meaning there is for us Christians in depriving ourselves of something that in itself is good and [...]
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Pope explains significance behind the '40 days of Lent'

February 22, 2012. (Romererports.com) Since Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the Pope talked about the significance of this 40 day period. During the general audience the Pope began by explaining why it lasts exactly 40 days. Benedict XVI “In the Bible, the number forty [...]
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Pope Benedict recalls the memory of John Paul II

April 4, 2011. Pope Benedict remembered his predecessor and friend John Paul II at the Sunday Angelus, as the weekend marked the sixth anniversary of his death. Benedict XVI “I remember him in prayer with affection as I think of you all. While we journey through [...]
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Pope receives cross of ashes on forehead for Lent

Benedict XVI celebrated Ash Wednesday in Rome's Basilica de Santa Sabina. During the ceremony, Cardinal Jozef Tomko from Slovakia placed the ashes on his forehead.
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What is Lent?

Lent is the 40 days before Easter during which Christians prepare for the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus. It's meant to remember the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert preparing himself for public preaching. It begins on Ash Wednesday, when a priest places ashes [...]
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Music For Lent

Pieces of sacred and classical music in Mp3 performed by teachers and students of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music of Rome: Miserere nostri, De profundis, Domine convertere, Quis dabit, Exsurge quare obdormis, Domine, ed altri Lent formulary • Introitus: Tibi dixit (Graduale Romanum) Time: 2:17 - 3.230 [...]
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Hymns For The Celebrations Of The Lent

Pieces of sacred and classical music in Mp3 prepared by the Office of Papal Liturgical Celebrations : M'invocherà e Io l'esaudirò, Signore, Mostrami il tuo volto, Se tu conoscessi il dono di Dio, Rallegrati, O Sion, In voi porrò il mio Spirito, and other Pontifical Musical [...]
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The sense of Lent

The text of the pope's message for Lent 2011, which begins March 9 for Latin-rite Catholics, was released at a Vatican news conference Feb. 22. MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI FOR LENT 2011 “You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised [...]
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