Lent with St. Clare: Saturday after Ash Wednesday

Franciscan Media February 25, 2023

As a member of the noble class, St. Clare had the finest goods available to her—clothes, food, shelter.

Sharing the Word for February 24, 2023

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk February 24, 2023

Friday after Ash Wednesday February 24, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Isaiah 58:1-9a This portion of the Book of Isaiah seems to date from the

Lent with St. Clare: Friday after Ash Wednesday

Franciscan Media February 24, 2023

“Gaze upon the mirror each day, O Queen and Spouse of Jesus Christ, and continually study your face within it.” —Fourth letter to Agnes of Prague

Sharing the Word for February 23, 2023

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk February 23, 2023

Thursday after Ash Wednesday February 23, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Deuteronomy reminds us that we determine our own future. We must choose.

Sharing the Word for February 22, 2023

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk February 22, 2023

Ash Wednesday February 22, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Joel 2:12-18 Today is the first day of Lent, the Church’s season of repentance. The prophet

Woman with ashes on her melon | Lent with St. Clare

Lent with St. Clare: Ash Wednesday

Franciscan Media February 22, 2023

Today is the start of our Lenten journey. On our foreheads we wear ashes, a sign that we are made of dust and to dust we shall return. Such an outward sign conveys a message that words do not.