Bishop Espaillat: In Lent, What Are You Doing to Get Closer to The Lord?

| 03/22/2024

By: Mary Shovlain

As we prepare to begin Holy Week, Bishop Joseph Espaillat, Episcopal Vicar of the Bronx, asks: “I want to challenge you this Lent, brothers and sisters: what are you going to do to draw closer to the Lord?”

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