Prayer may be the most obvious activity we engage in during Lent.  No matter how abundant our prayer life may be, Lent is an opportunity to spend more time in prayer.

Ash Wednesday is maybe the most unusual day of the year for the Church. It is not a Holy Day of Obligation, but the place is normally packed. Some who are often lax about Mass attendance are there. It is a time to try again. A time to bring ourselves closer to God. A time to return.