Lent begins in just two weeks on Ash Wednesday, March 9, 2011. I am beginning to prepare and consider how I will focus my Lenten season this year.
This year I am going through the book, The Liturgical Year by Joan Chittister. She introduces and reflects on the primary seasons and celebrations of the church calendar. For starters, here are some words she shares about Lent.
“Lent is a call to renew a commitment grown dull, perhaps, by a life more marked by routine than by reflection…Lent is not a ritual. It is time given to think seriously about who Jesus is for us, to renew our faith from the inside out. It is the moment when, as the baptismal waters flow on every Easter Vigil alter, we return to the baptismal font of the heart to say yes once more to the call of Jesus to the disciples, ‘Come and see’ (John 1:39). It is the act of beginning our spiritual life all over again refreshed and reoriented.” (p. 111)
Below is my annual list of Lenten resources and links. Please share any additional resources you have in comments. I’d love to expand my list.
CRI Voice: Introduction to Lent
The Season of Lent by Dennis Bratcher
(Includes other Lent and Holy Week readings and links.)
Godspace Blog by Christine Sine
(2011 Lenten blog series: “Following Jesus – What Difference Does It Make?” I imagine Christine Sine will include other Lent reflections and links along the way.)
Revised Common Lectionary
Sunday Readings for Lent
Lent & Beyond
An Anglican Prayer Blog
Praying Lent
Online Ministries of Creighton University
Ignatian Lent Resources
Sacred Space Lent Retreat & Resources
Modern Sacred Family
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