Bishop Byrne: During Lent We Need to Practice Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving

| 03/1/2024

By: Mary Shovlain

For the second in our series of Friday Lenten Reflections with the bishops of the Archdiocese of New York, Bishop Peter Byrne, Episcopal Vicar for Staten Island, says like people train for sports, during Lent we train and prepare our soul for eternity.

These reflections are published each Friday during Lent.

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OSV News

| 08/18/2026

The initiative will take place August 18 through October 31, which includes the month-long commemoration of Respect Life Month observed each October.

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The Good Newsroom

| 08/18/2026

El 29 de septiembre Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial publicará “Libres bajo la gracia: Reflexiones sobre la tradición espiritual que me formó”.

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