...Forty is typically indicative of a time of testing, trial, penance, purification, and renewal. The number forty is used many times in both the Old and New Testaments: Mark 1:12-15:...
Why is Lent 40 Days?
Mass Structure and Meaning: Liturgy of the Word
...reading is from the Old Testament and the second reading is from one of the New Testament letters. During the Easter season, the first reading is taken from the Acts...
August Overview
...us pray that in large cities often marked by anonymity and loneliness we find new ways to proclaim the Gospel, discovering creative paths to build community. Focus of the Liturgy...
Lamb of God
...in the New Testament and always in reference to Jesus. This image of the lamb might surprise us: an animal that is certainly not characterized by its strength and hardiness...