Catholics Share the Gospel, and Serve the Sick during Lent

TAIYUAN, China (UCAN) -- Some lay Catholics in northern China are spending Lent evangelizing to others as well as visiting sick people.

The Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Taiyuan has trained dozens of catechists to evangelize in Gujiao, a city 40 kilometers west of Taiyuan, and other neighboring rural areas. Parishioners go in pairs to share the Gospel to people there.

Besides evangelization and charitable works, many laypeople in Taiyuan also make confessions, pray the Way of the Cross and take part in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament held in churches during Lent.