Lent

In keeping with the Gospel on Ash Wednesday, the Church emphasizes the importance of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, as these actions will help us to best keep this sacred season as we reflect upon the mystery of Christ's passion and death, His freely offering Himself for our salvation.

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O come and mourn with me awhile;
See Mary calls us to her side;
O come and let us mourn with her.
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.

In the above traditional Catholic Lenten hymn, Our Lady of Sorrows (Latin: Mater Dolorosa) calls us to share in the depths of her maternal grief, but also in her unshakable faith in the joy of the Resurrection to come when we echo the words of the angel to the women at the tomb: "Christ is risen!" for "Truly He is risen! Alleluia!"