Lenten Guide
The 3 Pillars of Lent: Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving.
Prayer: There are many ways to pray. One option is through the Stations of the Cross. Our church offers the Stations of the Cross each Friday evening during Lent. We also offer monthly eucharistic adoration accompanied with inspirational music during "Behold".
Fasting: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.
Almsgiving: During Lent, we are asked to focus more intently on "almsgiving," which means donating money or goods to the poor and performing other acts of charity. Almsgiving can be done through the Works of Mercy.
“The works of mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities. Instructing, advising, consoling, comforting are spiritual works of mercy, as are forgiving and bearing wrongs patiently” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2447).
Corporal Works of Mercy
Feed the hungry | Give drink to the thirsty | Shelter the homeless | Clothe the naked | Visit the sick |
Visit the prisoners | Bury the dead | Give alms to the poor | Care of our Common Home
Spiritual Works of Mercy
Counseling the doubtful | Instructing the ignorant | Admonishing the sinner | Comforting the sorrowful | Forgiving injuries
Bearing wrongs patiently | Praying for the living and the dead | Caring for our Common Home ¨
Additional Resources for a Holy Lenten Season
Busted Halo- Fr. Dave Dwyer shares entertaining, educational, and inspirational content to help along the Lenten journey. He can also be enjoyed on satellite radio's The Catholic Channel, where he hosts his own show.
focus "The Fellowship of Catholic University Students" has created "Lentsanity". Dive in to explore their meaningful resource for prayer and preperation this Lenten season. Focus has also created an app to remind you to skip meat on Friday's.
Formed.org features a daily Lenten reflection with Dr. Tim Grey. These can be delivered directly to your inbox.
"The Way of the Cross" Experience the way of the cross as you never have before. Rather than meditating about Christ’s journey to the cross, pray with him. Lead by Fr. Mark Toups.
Catholic Icing features a large collection of activities and crafts for children to help teach and reflect on Lent.
