Lenten Resources

Cross, Michael O'Brien

Today we begin the forty days of Lent. This should be a time of conversion in which we recall or prepare for Baptism and practice penance. The Second Vatican Council said as much in the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy:

The season of Lent has a twofold character: primarily by recalling or preparing for baptism and by penance, it disposes the faithful, who more diligently hear the word of God and devote themselves to prayer, to celebrate the paschal mystery. This twofold character is to be brought into greater prominence both in the liturgy and by liturgical catechesis. (SC, 109)

I have provided two comprehensive sites to aid in enriching your Lenten experience. Additionally, I have included a few links for the Three Pillars of Lent: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.

Comprehensive Resources and Links

• Aggie Catholics Lenten Mega-Post
• Catholic Culture Lent Workshop

Prayer

• Divine Mercy Chaplet
• Eucharistic Adoration
• Evening Examination of Conscience
• Liturgy of the Hours
• Mary's Way of the Cross
• Morning Offering
• Rosary
• The Way of the Cross

Fasting

• 101 Practical Fasting Ideas
• Church Teaching on Fasting and Abstinence
• E5 Men

Almsgiving

• Catholic Dictionary's Definition
• Catholic Encyclopedia's Explanation
• Fatherhood and Almsgiving
• Tithing: An Old Law or Today's Standard for Giving
• Tithing and Almsgiving