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Lent, the 40 days of fasting and prayer in preparation for Easter, begins with Ash Wednesday. The Church asks us to surrender ourselves to prayer and to the reading of Scripture, to fasting, and to giving alms during this season.

The Diocese of Knoxville organized a day of rosaries for the sanctity of life on Jan. 22 with several parishes participating. The 40 Days for Life campaign will begin on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, and conclude just before Easter.

Of the many magnificent feats of construction in the history of human endeavors, none compare with that which St. Joseph, a humble carpenter, labored to build.

Dr. Sedonna Prater, superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Knoxville, on Catholic education and Catholic Schools Week