Lent-Easter events for 2012 have finished. The resources below remain relevant.
Paschal Mystery: Resources for Lent-Easter (PDF, 564KB)
Information about the seasons and liturgies.
The 'Year of Mark' 2012 is 'Year B', the 'Year of Mark', in the three year liturgical cycle.
It is helpful during Lent to read the whole of the gospel, uninterrupted. A scholarly yet accessible commentary on Mark worth reading is: A Costly Freedom: A Theological Reading of Mark's Gospel, by Brendan Byrne.
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