by Sara Vicente Barreto
From Senhora do Bonfim bracelets to coins at Trevi, we’ve built rituals around wishing. But maybe serendipity isn’t just luck—it’s the goals we dare to set and the tiny pushes we give our dreams.
Lent passed me by this year, but it left behind a quiet longing. In this reflection, I explore what Lent has come to mean to me—how spirituality, stillness, and the smallest rituals offer a chance to reconnect with something greater than ourselves.
Last Monday, I went to Fátima alongside another two hundred thousand people for the celebration of the 13th of May,
