The Trócaire’s box appeal this Lent is focused on Ilma and Julio’s family, who live in a small village in the department of Alta Verapaz in central Guatemala. This small Maya Qʼeqchi community is made up of 24 families and its name ‘La Paz’ means peace, but community are being pushed further into poverty by …
Monthly archives: March 2025
Lent 2025
Lent 2025 began on Ash Wednesday, 5 March. For Christians, Lent is the time of preparation for Easter and it commemorates Jesus’ forty days of fasting in the desert before He began His public ministry. During Lent – through prayer, sacrifice and charity – we are called to renew our Christian life in preparation for …