Understanding the Day
Season
Lent
Week
Week 4 of Lent
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Weekday
Lent is a forty-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving preparing Catholics for Easter. A “Greater Non-Privileged Feria” is a weekday in the liturgical year that has a higher rank than simple weekdays but does not replace Sundays or major feast days; in practice it means the Mass and prayers of the day are observed according to the Lent season rather than a particular saint’s feast. There is no octave or vigil attached to this day in the given context. Saturday of the fourth week of Lent continues the Lenten rhythm: readings, penitential character, and emphasis on conversion and hope as Easter draws nearer.
Daily Prayer
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Weekly Prayer
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Weekly Formation
Beatitude 6
The Beatitudes
Blessed are the pure of heart; for they shall see God.
Purity of heart is singleness of purpose before God, together with purity in thought, desire, word, and deed. A heart cleansed from divided and sinful attachments is made capable of knowing God more clearly and seeing Him in glory.
Saint & Feast
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Saturday of Week 4 of Lent
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Customs & Fasting
Traditional fast · Complete abstinence
Traditional Lenten Saturday fast and complete abstinence.
Today in Church History
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Catechism
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Bishops, with priests as their co-workers, have the first task of preaching the Gospel and are authentic teachers of the apostolic faith with Christ’s authority. Through the Church’s living Magisterium, Christ preserves his people in the faith handed on by the apostles and helps them abide in the truth that liberates. The Church’s shepherds serve this mission in matters of faith and morals, while the faithful adhere to the Church’s teaching with the obedience of faith or, for ordinary teaching, with religious assent. Following the model of the Good Shepherd, bishops are called to lead with compassion and service, sanctifying the Church through prayer, the word, the sacraments, and their example. As we pray and grow in faith together, we can remain closely united to our bishop and the Church, journeying with the flock entrusted to their care toward eternal life.
In the Catholic Church, the laity, comprising all baptized individuals except those in Holy Orders or religious life, plays a vital role in furthering the mission of Christ. They are called to engage actively in the world, seeking God’s kingdom through their daily lives and responsibilities, thereby shaping society in accordance with Christian values. This vocation includes the responsibility to evangelize, as laypeople contribute significantly to the Church's apostolate, ensuring that the Gospel is heard and embraced by all. Families, particularly parents, are encouraged to embody this mission by fostering a Christian spirit in their homes and guiding their children's faith journey, transforming everyday experiences into acts of worship and service to God.
¶ 896
The Good Shepherd ought to be the model and "form" of the bishop's pastoral office. Conscious of his own weaknesses, "the bishop . . . can have compassion for those who are ignorant and erring. He should not refuse to listen to his subjects whose welfare he promotes as of his very own children.... the faithful ... should be closely attached to the bishop as the Church is to Jesus Christ, and as Jesus Christ is to the Father":