Thursday, February 23, 2012

Pope Benedict Encourages Faithful on Lenten 'Journey of Spiritual Renewal'

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On Ash Wednesday, the Holy Father reflected: 'In these 40 days that will lead us to Easter, may we find new courage to accept with patience and with faith situations of difficulty, of affliction and trial, knowing that from the darkness the Lord will make a new day dawn.' He also commented on the meaning of ashes.

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