begins this week with the Blessing of Ashes on Ash Wednesday.  A season of penance and renewal of faith, Lent gives us an opportunity to strengthen our relationship with God in prayer and good works.  Lent is also about preparing for Easter when we will renew our Baptismal promises.

During Lent we reflect on our lives and recognise our need for God’s mercy; we approach the sacrament of Reconciliation and seek forgiveness of our sins.

The three disciplines of Lent are prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting and abstinence. Ashes will be blessed and distributed at Mass on Ash Wednesday March 5th  at 9.30am & 7.30pm