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No need to be wordy with God, simple prayers are great, too

No need to be wordy with God, simple prayers are great, too

by RJ Jacobs, SJ | Mar 28, 2022 | Lent, Prayers    ~ Approx. 4 mins

Receiving ashes this year was different for me than in years past. Instead of attending an Ash Wednesday service at a church, I attended Ash Wednesday Mass in a chapel at the hospital where I typically volunteer on Sundays. That Wednesday at the hospital, I was...

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