SCIAF: Faithful in Benbecula Take Big Lent Walk for Water this Lent
The Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) has announced that Catholic faithful in Benbecula have taken what it tagged a “Big Lent Walk for Water this Lent.”
The Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) has announced that Catholic faithful in Benbecula have taken what it tagged a “Big Lent Walk for Water this Lent.”
The President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, and his wife, Melania Trump, have urged Americans “to embrace a season of prayer, repentance, fasting, and spiritual renewal” in what commentators have described as “unprecedented,” “deeply religious,” and “sermon-like” press release in a secular Western culture.
This year, the Catholic Church in Scotland is firmly dedicating its Lenten campaign to the urgent need for clean water in the Horn of Africa, specifically Ethiopia.
The traditional Lenten observances – prayer, fasting and almsgiving are appropriate spiritual recipes for this Holy Season.