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Like everything in our Catholic Faith, the liturgical feast of Ash Wednesday and the custom of ashes has a rich history, deep meaning and rich symbolism.

Our Lady appeared centuries ago, predicting the evils of our time, including corruption of the clergy, rampant impurity, and exhorts us to pray and do penance.

Sister Maria Serafina, a Redemptorist nun, saw a vision of her father in purgatory. He asked her for prayers to relieve her suffering.

A lot has been written about the intriguing prophecy of the three days of darkness but one needs to sift through them carefully lest one succumbs to exaggerated and sensational ideas.

Gabriel Garcia Moreno was a good Catholic who fought against corruption in Equador, at first through journalism, later as a military leader and president.

To better understand the great spiritual treasure contained in the Sacrament of Penance or Confession, let us turn the clock back two thousand years to Palestine, to a scene in the public life of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

"While Jesus was kind to sinners and to those who went astray, He did not respect their false ideas... He instructed them in order to convert them and save them." — Pope Saint Piux X

As Our Lord bore his cross, a woman offered her veil to wipe His bloodied face. Miraculously, the Savior's face was stamped on the veil.

Have you ever wondered what profound meanings God can can revealed under the Holy Name of Mary.