By Amber Levias Staff Writer With Lent already half over, University Ministries will continue to keep the spirit of Lent alive throughout the St. Bonaventure community. “The Lenten journey is really to prepare us to celebrate Easter Triduum,” said Fr. Francis DiSpigno, O.F.M., director of University Ministries. “We really separate these 40 days knowing we’re…
University Ministries is encouraging students to think about Lent in a new way this season. Catholics ages 14 and up are obliged to practice abstinence on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and Fridays in Lent. Catholics 18-59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. As a method of asking students to think about…
By Luis Rodriguez Staff Writer It is time to begin exercising, but not those muscles. Easter is less than 40 days away, which means it is the season of Lent. “Lent is a time of exercise to grow spiritually, and it represents the cycle of life,” Brother Kevin Kriso, O.F.M., said. A hot topic…
By Caitlyn Morral Contributing Writer The traditional festival, Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday was celebrated on Feb. 17. The religious ritual is celebrated from country to country with customs that have been practiced for hundreds of years. Fat Tuesday signifies the last day of indulgence before the weeks leading up to Easter, or the…
By Betsy Pray Staff Writer Let the Lenten season begin. This past Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, signaling the start of Lent, a 40-day season in the Christian liturgical calendar preceding the Easter season. The tradition of Ash Wednesday consists of ashes being put on the forehead in the shape of a cross. The ashes come…
By Andrea Fernandes Contributing Writer It’s almost the time of year when New Orleans prepares for all the festivities surrounding Mardi Gras. This includes the popular carnival dancing, bead making, mask wearing and, of course, feasting. J.W. Cook, a freshman political science major, and David Bryant, a freshman journalism and mass communication major, shared their…