Baltimore, Md., Feb 10, 2009 / 12:52 pm
Catholic Relief Services is gearing up for its annual Lenten program, Operation Rice Bowl, which will begin on Ash Wednesday. Each year, Catholic parishes and schools from over 13,000 communities participate in the program to assist those in poverty around the world.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) explains that each week during Lent those participating in the program make the small sacrifice of preparing simple, meatless recipes and putting the money they would have spent on a big meal into symbolic rice bowls.