C&SI - Trocaire Lenten Campaign 2023 - 26 Feb 2023 (S03E14)

Trocaire marks its 50th birthday this February and with the onset of Lent, launches its annual Lenten campaign focusing on the food crisis on the Horn of Africa and especially in Somalia. Colm Hogan joins the podcast team to take us through the background to this years appeal.We have our regular run through the saints of the week and of course our few thoughts on the Sunday gospel (Matthew 4:1-11). The gospel of the first Sunday of Lent is Matthews account of the temptation of Jesus in the dessert.Trocaire Lenten Campaign 2023Trocaire is the development agency of the Irish Conference of Bishops (Caritas Ireland) and this week Colm Hogan join us to share about their 2023 Lenten campaign. He extends the thanks of Trocaire for the on going support of Irish people over the last 50 years and their contribution to the work that Trocaire has done. - Meet the Mahat family from Somalia on this year’s Trócaire Lent Box- Parish resources including weekly reflections & Stations of the Cross Text us at +353 874668950 or email at [email protected]