Feb 15, 2024
On this week's episode, Bishop Burbidge:
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Recaps his tips for Lent and offers three more ideas for making this season the best it can be
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Prayer: devote time to listening to God, then return to his love and mercy in the Sacrament of Reconciliation; find resources for making a good confession
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Fasting: participate in the Diocesan Day of Unplugging on Friday, March 1
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Almsgiving: help communities around the world affected by hunger and poverty by contributing to the CRS rice bowl campaign
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Shares about his recent visit to the Alexandria Adult Detention Center, where he celebrated Mass for 50 inmates
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Thanks the Virginia Catholic Conference team and all the faithful who have stepped up and are continuing to oppose legislation threatening to legalize assisted suicide in Virginia
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Invites the faithful to make the most of the newly-announced plenary indulgence opportunity for visitors to the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More
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Bishop also answers these four questions from the
faithful:
- How does a young person fight
against the temptations of lust and fight for the virtues of
chastity and modesty in this day and age?
- What is the best thing you ever gave up for Lent?
- I’m
doing the
“Bible in the
Year” — what book of the Bible do you
find to be the most underrated?
- What is the number one thing you’d recommend for young people to start doing this Lent?