LENTEN REFLECTIONS AND RETREATS
Crux with Fr. Columba Jordan, CFR, from Ascension
Are you tired of making so much spiritual progress during Lent, only to see it disappear as you go back to "normal" on Easter Sunday? Every day this Lent, Fr. Columba Jordan—a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal (CFR) living in Ireland—will teach you how to surrender your life totally to God.
This Lent, Hallow will once again launch its Lent Pray40 prayer challenge, beginning on Ash Wednesday – Pray40: The Return. Join us on a journey back home to the Lord – no matter our sins, no matter our struggles, no matter how far we’ve strayed away. Just as we’ll see through the Parable of the Prodigal Son, we’re all farther away from God than we need to be…but the good news is God is always waiting for us with open arms, running out to us while we are still a long way off.
The Great Fast with St. Michael’s Abbey
Since the days of the Old Testament, holy men and women have recognized that fasting is important for great faith. By God's grace, proper fasting can help us accomplish so much: deeper prayer, resolute detachment from sin, and greater inner peace. For these forty days, the Norbertines invite you to focus on the stark beauty, stunning simplicity, and life-changing power of fasting.
Introduction to Real Prayer with Matthew Leonard
This incredible series teaches everything you need to know about prayer...not just what it is, but how to do it! If you’ve ever struggled to pray or find it difficult to take your relationship with God to the next level, this series is for you. Hosted by evangelist Matthew Leonard, this unique series will guide you through the ins and outs of vocal, meditative, and contemplative prayer, learning not just what they are, but how to do them.
FASTING AND ABSTINENCE GUIDELINES
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.
For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.
More information can be found on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops website.
HOLY WEEK, TRIDUUM, & EASTER RESOURCES
SEVEN LAST WORDS OF CHRIST
Reflection from EWTN
Reflection Series from the National Shrine
SEVEN SORROWS OF MARY
Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows became a standard devotion in the Church around the 14th century. It was revealed to St. Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373) that devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary's Seven Sorrows would bring great signal graces. The devotion consists of praying seven Hail Mary’s while meditating on the Seven Sorrows of Mary.
About the Devotion
Video Reflection
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Video Reflection from Ascension Press
Video Reflection from the Archdiocese of Atlanta
Scriptural Stations of the Cross from the USCCB