Standing up for human dignity as Lent begins
“Lord, have mercy!” The cry echoed forty-nine times, hammering the night in a plea of two hundred voices, as Deacon Andrew Golden, who serves at Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the … Learn More
Tag: Ash Wednesday
Archdiocese begins Lent in solidarity with the suffering
The Archdiocese of Newark marked the beginning of the sacred season of Lent on Feb. 18, not only at the altar, but behind the walls of an immigrant detention facility. … Learn More
From the Archives: Ash Wednesday, 1963
Reverend John Ryan places ashes on the forehead of a parishioner at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Ash Wednesday, 1963. (Photographer: Archdiocese of Newark Archives, Catholic Advocate … Learn More
Lent begins Feb. 18: What you need to know
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, will celebrate Ash Wednesday Masses on Feb. 18 at St. Patrick’s Pro-Cathedral in Newark, marking the beginning of Lent for more than … Learn More
Parishes and schools observe Ash Wednesday (Photos)
Parishes and Catholic schools across the Archdiocese of Newark marked the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday Masses.
Cardinal Tobin Distributes Ashes, Calls Catholics to Renew Their Faith
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, marked the beginning of Lent by distributing ashes to hundreds of Catholics during two Ash Wednesday Masses on March 5 at St. … Learn More
Cardinal Tobin to celebrate Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Pro-Cathedral in Newark
The cardinal will preside over two Masses — one in English at noon and one in Spanish at 7:30 p.m. — on March 5.
Archdiocese of Newark enters Lent, celebrates Ash Wednesday (Photos)
A profession of our faith and a reminder of our mortality.
Cardinal Tobin to Celebrate Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Pro-Cathedral in Newark (Lent)
A Mass in English is at noon, and a Mass in Spanish is at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Lent begins Feb. 14 – how to be prepared
We enter a 40-day period of prayer, penance, almsgiving, and fasting intended to get us closer to God.
