Dear Parishioners,

The word "Lent" is thought to have come from an old Germanic word that means "to lengthen." Fittingly, it was also used as the word for "spring" since during this time of year the days lengthen visibly as the sunlight increases. Typically Lent begins while winter lingers on tenaciously perhaps hoping to immobilize us with one last blast of snow and ice.

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