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At Mass on Ash Wednesday, the holy Communion line was down to its last person. Suddenly, a young woman hurried down the aisle just as the priest was turning back to the altar. Obviously, a latecomer. And then she briefly spoke to the priest. I couldn't hear her words, but it was clear she was…

The entire month of March is the liturgical season of Lent which is represented by the liturgical color violet or purple — a symbol of penance, mortification and the sorrow of a contrite heart. All saint days that are usually Memorials are shifted to Optional Memorials during the season of Lent. The month of March is dedicated…

Margaret of Cortona is the patron saint of single mothers and the homeless. Her story begins in 1247 in Laviano, Tuscany, where she was born into a farming family. Her mother died when Margaret was seven years old and life with her stepmother was very difficult. At age seventeen, Margaret met a young Tuscan nobleman…

Though only the "public sinners" had to engage in this practice, it didn't end after one day. Catholics around the world are familiar with Ash Wednesday, the day and corresponding liturgy that marks the beginning of Lent. On that day the priest imposes ashes on the forehead of the individual while saying the words, "Repent, and…