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Lent is a time to reflect on where God is needed most, Bishop O'Connell says on Ash Wednesday

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Lent is a time to reflect on where God is needed most, Bishop O’Connell says on Ash Wednesday

July 29, 2019October 11, 2025

By Georgiana Francisco | CorrespondentAlong with giving things up for Lent, “we are also called to give," Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., advised the faithful during the Ash Wednesday Mass he celebrated March 6 in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton.Examples of almsgiving included concern for the poor and love for others, while sacrifices…...