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What is Lent and What do you Need to Do?

Fr. Allen Alexander, MIC, explains how we can prepare ourselves for this upcoming Lent season.  These helpful hints go beyond what you have heard before and will help you to do what God asks of us regarding penance and reconciliation.

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