Ask a Marian - Why Penances are Obligatory and Scriptural. What You Need to Know.

Purgatory, Ash Wednesday, 40 Days of Lent, Confession, Giving something up, Fasting, Abstinence from meat, Almsgiving - why do we do these things? Fr. Chris Alar explains why you need to know... your eternal salvation may depend on it!

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On Good Friday, we unite with Jesus in His Crucifixion.

We've got all the videos from our recent Divine Mercy Conference in Bronx, New York. Check 'em out!
Tune in to EWTN this Friday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m. (EST), to join Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, and the Mother of Mercy Messengers for the 16th Annual Worldwide Children's Eucharistic Holy Hour.