A Catholic Lent feature with a 2010 Lenten calendar updatGood Frided daily from Ash Wednesday through Holy Week and Easter.
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Lent Daily Activity: Pray, Fast, Share
The beauty of
Church tradition is that you don’t have to reinvent the wheel
each Lent. Select ways to participate from each of three
ancient categories: prayer, fasting, almsgiving. Do this
together—as a family, or with friends.
Catholic Update - January 2010
What's Lent All About?
Lenten Catholic Treasures
with Father Greg Friedman, O.F.M.
"What Are Catholics Doing for Lent?"
"Lent Is a Catholic Thing"
Praying the Steps
from St. Anthony Messenger
Read about a Good Friday tradition that began as a local event and is now a one-of-a-kind pilgrimage drawing people from all over the world.
The Lord's Supper: Ancient Story, New Beginnings
from St. Anthony Messenger
What Jesus revealed at the Last Supper led one Jewish man from the Seders of his youth to the Eucharist, the Bread of Life.
Lenten Radio Retreat
Experience a Franciscan Radio Retreat this Lent, led each week by a Catholic bishop. Listen to inspiring words and songs for Sunday Lenten reflection either online or offline with your iPod. Take this opportunity to focus clearly on your spiritual journey to the Resurrection each week—beginning Ash Wednesday.
Sunday Soundbites
What Is Lent?
First Sunday of Lent—Knowing Our Roots
Second Sunday of Lent—A Purpose in Life
Third Sunday of Lent—A Spirit of Conversion
Fourth Sunday of Lent—God's Dream for the World
Fifth Sunday of Lent—God Is Doing Something New
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion—Christ's Compassion
Lent 2010 News
The AmericanCatholic.org Lent news feature focuses on coverage of the ongoing events of the lenten season from the Vatican and throughout the world that runs from Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, until the Easter Triduum, marking the days of Jesus’ passion and Resurrection, and through Easter Sunday, April 4.
FAQs About Lent
Why do Catholics fast and give things up during Lent? Why are there ashes on Ash Wednesday and palms on Palm Sunday? When does Lent end? Find the answers to these and other frequently asked questions here.
Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross are a Catholic custom of Lent that commemorates the passion of Jesus on Good Friday.
More Lenten Inspiration
Mardi Gras: Catholic Roots, Carnival and Ordinary Time
Agony in the Garden: Understanding Jesus’ Passion
Ash Wednesday: Church Customs, Penance and Bible Readings
Lent: More Than Penance, by Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk
Triduum Rituals: Washing of the Feet, Veneration of the Cross and Baptism
Lenten Resources
‘Terra Sancta: A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Holy Land’
Explore the holy places of Jesus’ life, death and Resurrection. The Holy Land represents the birthplace of Christianity. This guide offers a city by city, site by site “armchair pilgrimage” through the land of the Bible. Listen to a clip from the DVD here.
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