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In the early centuries of the Church, the forty days before Easter were known as the “Purification and Enlightenment”. It was the time when the catechumens (those preparing for baptism) underwent a period of intense spiritual discipline and moral self-examination in preparation for their baptism at Easter.

This Wednesday, February 22, is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season. We are blessed this year to welcome Bishop James F. Checchio to our parish for Ash Wednesday. Bishop Checchio will preside and preach at the 4:30 pm Liturgy of the Word.

On February 6, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated large areas of central Turkey and northwest Syria. The death toll has surpassed 21,000 and continues to climb. The earthquake is the worst to strike Turkey this century. Later that day, the region experienced a second magnitude 7.7 quake.