Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In episode one of Extraordinary Time, Deacon Jonathan Schott explains the three Lenten pillars of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, and offers practical suggestions for how to incorporate these pillars into your Lenten practices this year.




For listings of Masses/Liturgies for Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, visit:

catholiccourier.com/articles/ash-wednesday-southern-tier

catholiccourier.com/articles/ash-wednesday-finger-lakes

catholiccourier.com/articles/ash-wednesday-monroe-county




Learn more about church’s rules for Lenten fasting, abstinence: catholiccourier.com/articles/learn-more-about-churchs-rules-for-lenten-fasting-abstinence




Extraordinary Time is a podcast from the Catholic Courier, the newspaper of the Diocese of Rochester.




For more Extraordinary Time, visit catholiccourier.com/podcasts/#extraordinary-time and stay up-to-date with Lent and Easter resources from the Catholic Courier at catholiccourier.com/special-sections/lent-and-easter/.




Credits:




Host: Gina Capellazzi

Guest: Deacon Jonathan Schott, Assistant Director of Campus Ministry at St. John Fisher University

Announcer: Robert DiJames

Music by Joseph DiJames

Edited by Gina Capellazzi


Special Guest: Deacon Jonathan Schott.