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"Lent is inescapably about repenting." Every year, the church invites us into a season of repentance and fasting in preparation for Holy Week. It's an invitation to turn away from our sins and toward the mercy and grace of Christ. Often, though, we experience the Lenten fast as either a mindless ritual or self-improvement program. In this short volume, priest and scholar Esau McCaulley introduces the season of Lent, showing us how its prayers and rituals point us not just to our own sinfulness but also beyond it to our merciful Savior.

In this unique devotional, award-winning novelist Heidi Chiavaroli invites you to draw closer to Jesus this Lent. Through imaginative retellings, Heidi brings to vivid life the stories of forty people who encountered him in the pages of Scripture. As you journey alongside them, you will gain new appreciation for the beauty of repentance, the power of redemption, and the incredible intimacy we get to experience with the One who stepped into our sin and shortcomings to offer forgiveness, abundance, and rest for our weary souls.

Lent, Holy Week, and Easter commemorate the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. A time period of vital importance to Catholics, these 13 weeks are fundamental to the liturgical year. During this time of sacrifice and solemnity, we are called to reflect on the presence of Christ in our lives.

In this short phrase, Elyse Fitzpatrick summarizes the heart of each devotion in Friend of Sinners. Beginning with Ash Wednesday and ending with the empty tomb, you’ll remember daily the love of Jesus, who died so you could have eternal life.

Lent Explained: Tracing the Origins, Rituals, and Evolution of Christianity's Contemplative Pre-Easter Season As the hectic rush of Christmas and New Year’s celebrations subside, many Christians worldwide observe a collective spiritual comedown phase marked by fasting, charity and self-reflection commemorating Jesus Christ's desert purification quest culminating towards Easter rebirth glories. This reflective period steeped somberness known as Lent traces early rites of catechumen initiation welcoming new faithful culminating baptismal rebirths on Easter Sundays. Today's modern Lenten ...

Follow Christ on his journey to Calvary with 40 devotional reflections, meditations, prayers, and excerpts from the mystical visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich and Venerable Maria of Agreda. Watch with Jesus as He prays in the Garden of Gethsemane. Grieve beside Him as He stands trial. Climb with Him on the way to Golgotha. And mourn with His Blessed Mother at the foot of the Cross. Contemplate the roles of Mary, Peter, Judas, Herod, Pilate, Simon the Cyrene, and Dismas the Good Thief . . . and, of course, Satan, whose hope of victory over Jesus is dashed in the end. LENT: 40 ...

An Audio of the this year's At the Foot of the Cross

Daily reflections by chaplain Ken McCabe and guests to inspire and refresh your spirit throughout Lent

Join us as we focus our time and hearts reflecting on the reasons we are servants of God and followers of Jesus Christ.

In these precarious times, it is more important than ever to allow God to encourage us—literally give us the heart we need—to overcome our self-doubts and the doubts we may have about our neighbor; to meet hard-heartedness with the tenderness and mercy that is a gift of the Spirit. Throughout Lent, writers from the Ignatian network will guide us as we allow our hearts to be made tender to bring more mercy into our broken world. May our journeying animate the peace that Pope Francis prayed for as he introduced this Jubilee Year: Throughout Lent, writers from the Ignatian network will guide ...

In the days leading up to Easter we set aside time to wait on God. To open our hearts to receive. Our ears to hear and our eyes to see. They that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength.

Our sermon series for Lent this year is Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus. For this 40-day season, we will journey with Jesus through the gospel of John and learn from the encounters he has with Nicodemus, The Woman at the Well, The Woman They Tried to Stone, The Man Born Blind, and Lazarus.

God is often at work through the ordinary: ordinary people, ordinary objects, ordinary grace. Through the ordinary, God communicates epiphanies, salvation, revelation, and reconciliation. It is through the mundane that we hear God's quiet voice.

The last moments leading up to Jesus’ death were not left up to chance. God chose the path; he selected the nails. Our Lord planted the trio of crosses and painted the sign. And in those details are gifts Christ provided for us. The cross. The thorns. The nails. His seamless robe. The empty...

Bite-sized daily reflections, prayers and poems to help you draw nearer to God as we approach Easter. This Lent, join us as we take time out to reflect on and celebrate the power of unity and togetherness. You’ll hear from voices around the world as we explore this theme and reflect on God’s goodness

Daily stories of faith, suffering, and hope to accompany listeners through the liturgical season of Lent.

New City Church is exploring what it means to find and follow Jesus during the season of Lent as we prepare for Easter. Join us in conversation as we discuss the themes of Lent through this podcast each week.

This is a podcast series for Lent based on the writings of St Edith Stein. Days 1-16 are based on St Edith Stein’s essays on women and discuss God’s purpose for women and the unique gifts that women bring to any vocation. Days 17-40 will focus on St Edith Stein’s The Science of the Cross, which include meditations on St John of the Cross’s Dark Night of the Soul. This series is presented by St Edith Stein Co (www.stedithsteinco.com)

Imagine that you could learn about Jesus directly from Simon Peter. This retelling of Mark's Gospel in the first person attempts to do that. Designed as a short daily reading, we hear Peter tell his story of meeting Jesus, traveling with him, and learning who Jesus is.

Join Ratty and Mole on a journey of faith. This beautiful book, which may be used as a daily devotional through Lent or any other period of the year, reopens Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel The Wind in the Willows. The much-loved characters of Mole, Rat and Toad become the perfect allegory for the grand adventure of faith, from our terrifying first steps into and beyond the riverbank, to the challenges, temptations and triumphs that await us as we journey into the world, with Jesus by our side.