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LENTCAzT 2021: 40 – Palm Sunday of Holy Week: Sacramental reality
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is St. John Lateran. Today is … Read More
LENTCAzT 2021: 39 – Saturday in the 5th Week of Lent – Passiontide: “The prolonged martyrdom of a virtuous life”
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is St. John at the Latin … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 38 – Friday in the 5th Week of Lent – Passiontide: Sorrows
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is Santo Stefano Rotondo. Today is … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 36 – Wednesday in the 5th Week of Lent – Passiontide: Two camps
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is San Marcello al Corso. Today … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 35 – Tuesday in the 5th Week of Lent – Passiontide: Shaping Christian character
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is San Ciricao (S. M. in … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 34 – Monday in the 5th Week of Lent – Passiontide: Avert destruction by doing penance.
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is San Crisogono. Today is Monday … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 33 – 1st Passion Sunday – 5th of Lent: Dying with the Lord
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is San Pietro. Today is 1st … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 26 – 4th Sunday of Lent – Laetare: Joy in the midst of penance
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. Today … Read More
LENTCAzT 2021: 25 – Saturday 3rd Week of Lent: Work without prayer is useless.
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is Santa Susanna. Today is Saturday … Read More
LENTCAzT 2021: 24 – Friday 3rd Week of Lent: Skinned alive
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is San Lorenzo in Lucina. Today … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 23 – Thursday 3rd Week of Lent: We must forgive
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is Sts Cosmas and Damian. Today … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 22 – Wednesday 3rd Week of Lent: The history of mankind is a love story.
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is San Sisto. Today is Wednesday … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 21 – Tuesday 3rd Week of Lent: Peter’s 1st Mass in Rome
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is Santa Pudenziana. Today is Tuesday … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 20 – Monday 3rd Week of Lent: “Humility is the great test”
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is San Marco. Today is Monday … Read More
LENTCAzT 2021: 08 – Ember Wednesday 1st Week of Lent: “A prayer on the way to Mass”
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is Santa Maria Maggiore. It’s also … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 07 – Tuesday 1st Week of Lent: “Lord, Jesus teach to pray better in all circumstances”
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is Sant’Anastasia al Palatino. The saint … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 06 – Monday 1st Week of Lent: “It had to happen to me!”
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is San Pietro in Vincoli. Today … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 03 – Friday after Ash Wednesday: “St. Charles Borromeo went to confession every day.”
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is Ss. Giovanni e Paolo. Today … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 02 – Thursday after Ash Wednesday: “Give back some of God’s gifts to God”
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is San Giorgio in Velabro. Today … Read More
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LENTCAzT 2021: 01 Ash Wednesday – Unto dust thou shalt return.
For Lent I offer daily 5 minute podcasts. They are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. The Roman Station today is Santa Sabina. Today is Ash … Read More
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