YouTube Clips:
Mercy Minutes: The Meaning of Lent
March 3, 2014
This YouTube clip provides background information on the importance of Lent and Ash Wednesday. This video also describes the importance of the ashes used in Ash Wednesday. In this video clip Fr. Andy Cravalho points out how Lent can draw us closer to Christ through the small sacrifices we make.
The Pope Explains The Purpose of fasting during lent
March 9, 2011
Pope Benedict XVI explains that Lent is a spiritual path that prepares for the commemoration of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Pope recalled that fasting, almsgiving and prayer help to deepen faith and commit to the Gospel.
Ash Wednesday: Pope Dedicates audience to lent
February 27, 2010
In this video Pope Benedict XVI explains that Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the church's Lenten towards Easter. The Pope reminds us that Lent is a good time to renew the commitments acquired in Baptism.