Join Bishop Henning beginning at 7 p.m. Tues., March 26 in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence - click to watch and learn more with Sister Elizabeth Castro, H.M.S.P., Director of the diocesan Office for Religious!
During this season of Lent, we practice self-denial, intensify our commitment to prayer and seek spiritual opportunities such as missions or retreats. We confess our sins and engage in works of charity. Many of us take time for spiritual reading and study of the Word of God. All of these elements are oriented towards the renewal and deepening of faith as individual disciples and as the Church.
An authentic celebration of Easter, the Resurrection of Christ, is such a world-changing, life-changing event that it should inspire in us a tidal wave of emotion, and the growth of important virtues. Among the most prominent of those virtues are hope, peace and joy.
During the Mondays in Lent, includes 6-6:45 p.m. Confessions and 7 p.m. Holy Mass. Each evening has a different Homilist and topic. Click for homilists, topics and more.
Every so often, the Church’s discipline sparks intrigue, especially in a state as culturally Catholic as Rhode Island. Such was the case last week when The Providence Journal’s food section took up the question of abstinence from meat on St. Patrick’s Day. Unfortunately, the article’s original title — “Corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day? Tobin says no dispensation for RI Catholics” — obfuscates the heart of the matter. To make matters worse, other media outlets picked up the story, implying a farcical battle between the bishop (who is Irish American) and his largely Irish-American flock.
Mission by Bishop Richard G. Henning: Mon., March 20 at 6 p.m. at St. Joseph Parish, 1200 Mendon Rd., Woonsocket; Tues., March 21 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Francis de Sales Parish, 381 School St., North Kingstown; Mon., March 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, 141 State St., Bristol; Tues., April 4 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Parish(in Spanish), 244 Smith St., Providence.
PROVIDENCE — During a well-attended Mass at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul on Ash Wednesday, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, the principal celebrant, said in his homily that Lent is like a spiritual retreat during which we try to focus more intently on things of the spirit, matters of faith.
If you received the Sacrament of Reconciliation this Ash Wednesday you may have noticed the priest said something slightly different. The USCCB’s Committee on Divine Worship introduced two changes in the words leading up to absolution.
There’s a story about a little boy who was misbehaving in church one day during Holy Mass. His mother corrected him several times, growing more frustrated with each correction. He continued to misbehave. Finally, the little boy said to his mom: “I’ll be good if you give me ten dollars.” To which his mom replied, “Why should I give you ten dollars to be good? Your father is good for nothing.”.....
We recognize that every year the Season of Lent holds the promise of many graces and blessings for the People of God. I am convinced, however, that the observance of Lent this year is as critical as it has ever been.
Join Bishop Tobin March 2 at the 12:05 p.m. Holy Mass in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence Following is our "40 Days for Life" Ash Wednesday Lenten Procession at 12:45 p.m. from the Cathedral (weather permitting). Click for more.
Seeing children in Madagascar’s rural countryside communities begging for food and asking God to give them something to eat for the day is “really difficult” for Christian Marcel Ratianarivo. (Image: ORB)