RETURN RICE BOWLS ON HOLY THURSDAY

...or any of the Triduum services. Look for collection containers in the gathering space.

LIVE LENT AT HOME AND CHANGE THE WORLD!
RICE BOWL 2021

Welcome to CRS Rice Bowl 2021. Each Lent, Catholic families across the country unite to put their faith into action through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Through CRS Rice Bowl, families learn about how our sisters and brothers across the globe overcome hardships like hunger and malnutrition, and how through Lenten alms, we have the power to make the world a better place for all.

Matthew’s Gospel invites us to remember that we are responsible for helping all our sisters and brothers, even those who are strangers to us. When we do this, we care for Christ. Watch the video, and come fly with us as we visit three countries and learn to help others.

Lord, when did we see you? —Matthew 25:38

The season of Lent gives us a wonderful opportunity to reflect and make room in our
hearts to welcome the stranger. Through our prayer, we encounter Jesus, who is present in the face of every member of our human family. When we fast, we encounter the obstacles that prevent us from fully loving God and our neighbor. When we give alms, we share what we have with others.

Matthew’s Gospel invites us to remember that we are responsible for helping all of our sisters and brothers, even those who are strangers to us. When we do this, we care for Christ. In Matthew 25:40, Jesus tells us that, “Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.” Through our Lenten prayers, fasting and almsgiving, we can respond to the needs of our sisters and brothers, including the millions of men, women and children around the world who experience chronic hunger.

Follow the CRS Rice Bowl weekly Stories of Hope here.