LENT 2025
A time of reflection, renewal, and preparation, calling us to slow down and take action through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, creating space for deeper communion with Christ as we prepare for Easter.
Lent Practices
Prayer
Prayer is essential to a relationship with God. Add more time for prayer; go to daily Mass, read scripture, sit before the Blessed Sacrament, walk the stations of the cross on Fridays, or pray the daily examen at the end of your day.
Almsgiving
Almsgiving is encountering Christ in the poor by being generous with our time, possessions, and love. It isn’t just about giving money.
Fasting
Fasting allows us to make room in our hearts for Jesus, creating space to encounter him. Fasting does not have to be staying away from food; it can be anything that distracts us from God.
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lenten challenge
This Lent, deepen your faith with the One-One-One Challenge. Join the challenge and add one new prayer habit, fast from one habit that distances you from Him, and give up one thing to give back. Let each small step draw you closer to God.
Ideas for Prayer 🙏
🍕 Pray before meals—even at restaurants
⛪ Attend daily Mass
🕛 Pray the Angelus at 12 PM → Angelus Guide
🌹 Family Rosary → How to Start
📖 Read Scripture, especially the Gospel of Luke → Daily Readings
🕊️ Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet
🌟 Spend time before the Blessed Sacrament
📝 Keep a Lenten journal to reflect on your spiritual journey
🤲 Pray for those in need and offer prayers for specific intentions
Ideas for Fasting 🍽️
🥩 Embrace “Meatless Mondays” or fast from meat on Fridays
🚗 Take the worst parking spot you can find
🍽️ Eat one less meal a day
⏰ Avoid hitting the snooze button—use the time for prayer
📱 Set a daily timer to limit time spent on social media
💬 Exchange swearing, gossip, and complaining for kind words
🍂 Intentionally avoid excess and live more simply
☕ Give up caffeine or limit yourself to one cup of coffee each day
Ideas for Almsgiving 💖
🙏 Practice spiritual poverty → Know More
✉️ Write an affirmation note to someone
🍲 Make a meal for someone in need or going through a tough time
🎁 Give away something you are attached to (books, clothes, shoes, sports equipment, etc.)
❤️ Show an act of kindness to a family member
💖 Practice grace and compassion with someone who is difficult to like
🤗 Share the gift of your presence
🩸 Give blood
Lent Events
Deepen Your Lent:
Books, Podcasts, and Videos
Books
A Gift for You: Pick up a book by Dr. Allen Hunt, our parish mission speaker, after all Ash Wednesday Masses.
Choose between Confessions of a Mega Church Pastor or
Everybody Needs to Forgive Somebody. It’s our gift to you this Lent.
Videos
Podcast
Georgia Retreat Centers
Women’s Lenten Retreat: Embracing Life’s Journey with Hope
March 7-9
Called to be the light of God’s love, this retreat invites women to embrace life with hope, peace, trust, patience, humor, and love as they step into the future with faith.
Many Rivers that Flow Our Way: Monastery of the Holy Spirit
March 7-9
A retreat focused on refreshing and recharging spiritual growth, exploring themes of love, gratitude, and communication with God.
The Cenacle’s Online Lenten Retreat: A Time to Encounter God’s Love
March 11
A virtual retreat offering time to deepen one’s encounter with God’s love during the sacred season of Lent.
3-Night Lenten Retreat: A Life of Love Spoken from the Cross
March 13 at 6:00 PM – March 16 at 12:00 PM
Explore the Seven Last Words of Jesus in light of his entire life and mission. This Ignatian retreat invites prayer, reflection, and imaginative contemplation to deepen one’s faith and trust in God.
Sacred Days, Sacred Silence: A Lenten Personal Retreat
March 28 at 6:00 PM – March 30 at 12:00 PM
Experience 40 hours of sacred silence in solitude and prayer, surrounded by the beauty of nature. This retreat is an opportunity to listen deeply to God’s call in preparation for Easter.
The Courage to Stay: Entering into Jesus’ Passion
April 11 at 6:00 PM – April 13 at 12:00 PM
As Holy Week begins, reflect on the steadfast presence of the women who stayed with Jesus during his Passion. Through Ignatian prayer and scripture, deepen your understanding of courage, love, and witness in times of suffering.