LENT 2024

Ask God to give us the patient perseverance of the farmer...
Pope Francis




Pope Francis' Message for Lent 2022

Full text here

Doing Good...

"with love, justice and solidarity are not achieved once and for all; they have to be realised each day" and require patience, prayer and hope.

"Let us ask God to give us the patient perseverance of the farmer and to persevere in doing good, one step at a time,"

"the soil is prepared by fasting, watered by prayer and enriched by charity,"

Pope Francis

Do Good for Others Face-to-Face

a prayer...

Fast from judging others;
Feast on Christ dwelling in them.
Fast from fear of illness;
Feast on the healing power of God.
Fast from words that pollute;
Feast on speech that purifies.
Fast from discontent;
Feast on gratitude.
Fast from anger;
Feast on patience.
Fast from pessimism;
Feast on hope.
Fast from negatives;
Feast on encouragement.
Fast from bitterness;
Feast on forgiveness.
Fast from self-concern;
Feast on compassion.
Fast from suspicion;
Feast on truth.
Fast from gossip;
Feast on purposeful silence.
Fast from problems that overwhelm;
Feast on prayer that sustains.
Fast from anxiety;
Feast on faith.


- Author Unknown

resources...

Way of the Cross every Friday during Lent in St. Peter's Basilica 

CAFOD Lent family prayer resources

NEW BEGINNINGS - A JOURNEY FROM LENT TO EASTER 

Six-part online retreat with six members Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States. Sign up HERE

Franciscan Wisdom for Lent - Lent online

Lent 2022 | Archdiocese of Dublin 

CAFOD Lent Resources Daily Lent Reflections. Include a reflection on one of the readings of the day, stories of the global family, a prayer and a suggested action.

Glasgow: Online Ignatian Lent Retreat