Lent is a very popular time for parishes. It's popular because people know that Lent is a special time in the year, a time to focus on God. To help us "rend our hearts," many different communities provide a series of one-a-day reflections. Below are three online series that I've found helpful.
Fast | Pray | Give
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| It's like an Advent calendar...that's fasting from chocolate. |
Busted Halo does a great job of coming up with daily, relatable content 366 days of the year. [Insert Leap Day joke.]
Their yearly Lenten offering does not disappoint. Each day features a quote from a cultural figure, real or fictitious, along with one way you can fast, pray, and give that day.
Take a look at
Saturday, February 25. Yoda's famous "Do or do not -- there is no try" quote is featured. Then below we see our three Lenten disciplines:
FAST from overthinking decisions.
PRAY to be more confident in your abilities and more active in your faith.
GIVE a call to a parish or community ministry today to schedule time to volunteer in a parish or community ministry this week.
If you're a techie, they tweet these every day. You can follow them on twitter
@BustedHalo. Or
bookmark this page to visit the calendar every day.
Lenten Dimensions
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| "You had me at hello." |
Romero Center Ministries is an urban retreat and social justice education center in the heart of East Camden, NJ. Their daily Lenten offerings (
Lenten Dimensions) are themed through alliteration. For example, today is "Wednesday Word" and yesterday was "Tuesday Television." Frequently focusing on social justice, these reflections take on a different flavor than others by sifting through our world and engaging our culture with the Gospel.
For example, take a look at
yesterday's Tuesday Television. Using a clip from the movie Jerry Maguire, seminarian Kevin Mohan shows how important it is to say what you mean in prayer (and in life) and not be okay with God (or your spouse) knowing that you love them. Interested piqued?
Read the rest of the reflection. Or
subscribe to their calendar and get the link in your Google calendar daily.
Lent with the Saints
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| Short and sweet daily moments of prayer. |
Lifted from a
Daily Reflection book with the same name,
Lent with the Saints has a short reflection on each day's Gospel followed by a prayer. Some days the reflection is replaced by a short profile of the saint of the day. To get the most out of each day's reflection, you should make sure to
read the readings of the day (or go to Mass) beforehand.
Do you have a favorite Lenten reflection series? How does it stretch you during Lent?
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