Sentences with phrase «penitential celebrations»
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«Only love that is almighty can ground a joy that is free from anxiety,» says Ratzinger, and on this note can we happily partake in Mardi Gras celebrations and joyfully enter the penitential season of Lent.
While no such congregation exists in the RCA, a growing number of churches have forsaken the traditional pattern of a quarterly and very penitential observance for a more frequent and joyous form of celebration.
Related popular practices are associated with celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent.