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Lent: Starting on Ash Wednesday, this forty day period is a Christian festival of preparation for Easter observed through reflection on the life and death of Jesus Christ. Ignatian Journal
This handsome, spiral-bound "undated" planner is perfect for faculty, staff, and students alike. Its pages include quotes, illustrations, and reflections. Use it for your daily schedule or journaling.
The Examen for Diversity
This adaptation of the Daily Examen helps one reflect on their experience with diversity with five points for spiritual thanksgiving, grace, and introspection.
Life of St. Ignatius Art Cards
These seven beautiful cards depict scenes from Ignatius Loyola's life as painted by artist Holly Schapker in her collection ADSUM: Contemporary Paintings on Ignatian Spirituality. Each 4"x6" perforated card includes a description of the scene and reflective quotes and scripture.

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Lent: Starting on Ash Wednesday, this forty day period is a Christian festival of preparation for Easter observed through reflection on the life and death of Jesus Christ. Ignatian Journal This handsome, spiral-bound "undated" planner is perfect for faculty, staff, and students alike. Its pages include quotes, illustrations, and reflections.

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The season of Lent is underway! This time of preparation for Easter gives us an opportunity to reexamine and refocus our spiritual lives. We are encouraged to take up individual Lenten observances, usually falling in the traditional categories of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Along with making some kind of sacrifice, hopefully we are also adding [...]

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Lent: Starting on Ash Wednesday, this forty day period is a Christian festival of preparation for Easter observed through reflection on the life and death of Jesus Christ. Ignatian Journal
This handsome, spiral-bound "undated" planner is perfect for faculty, staff, and students alike. Its pages include quotes, illustrations, and reflections. Use it for your daily schedule or journaling.
The Examen for Diversity
This adaptation of the Daily Examen helps one reflect on their experience with diversity with five points for spiritual thanksgiving, grace, and introspection.
Life of St. Ignatius Art Cards
These seven beautiful cards depict scenes from Ignatius Loyola's life as painted by artist Holly Schapker in her collection ADSUM: Contemporary Paintings on Ignatian Spirituality. Each 4"x6" perforated card includes a description of the scene and reflective quotes and scripture.

Order Life of St. Ignatius Art Cards

Jesuitresource.org is developed by The Center for Mission and Identity at Xavier University with support from the Conway Institute for Jesuit Education. To learn more about us.

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Lent: Starting on Ash Wednesday, this forty day period is a Christian festival of preparation for Easter observed through reflection on the life and death of Jesus Christ. Ignatian Journal This handsome, spiral-bound "undated" planner is perfect for faculty, staff, and students alike. Its pages include quotes, illustrations, and reflections.

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Lent is a season of repentance and renewal. We turn away from our sinfulness and recommit ourselves to following Jesus. Ignatian contemplation and reflective prayer encourage us in the season of Lent. Below we highlight Ignatian resources for Lent.

Online Retreats and Prayers

Lenten Read-Along
Read along with Loyola Press the book The Ignatian Guide to Forgiveness by Marina Berzins McCoy. #lentreadalong

Living Lent Daily
Reflect each day with the inspiration of Living Lent Daily, an e-mail series. The messages also include suggestions for further exploration of Lenten themes through additional online articles and prayers. Sign up now.

The Ignatian Workout: An Online Retreat
Tim Muldoon's audio reflections accompany suggestions for prayer and action each week.

Based on the book of the same name, the online retreat invites you to practice being a spiritual athlete.

Arts & Faith: Lent
Enjoy a visual prayer experience this Lent. Each week includes a video commentary about a work of art inspired by the Sunday Scriptures and an accompanying Ignatian reflection at dotMagis.

An Ignatian Prayer Adventure
Join in an adapted version of the Spiritual Exercises, perfectly timed as a Lent and Easter retreat. Materials are based on The Ignatian Adventure, and Jean Heaton, author of Helping Families Recover from Addiction, will offer weekly reflections during the season.

Use as much or as little of the material as helps you in your Ignatian adventure.

Growing in Friendship with God This Lent
Deepen your relationship with God by reading reflections by William A. Barry, SJ, and the dotMagis blogging team. Based on Lenten Meditations: Growing in Friendship with God.

From Ashes to Glory
Take up the practice of reflecting on your day, its gifts and graces, and the progress you are making in life with Christ. From Ashes to Glory is a way of praying the Examen through Lent, by Joseph Tetlow, SJ.

Lunchtime Examen
Pause to review your day in the presence of God with this six-session series led by Jim Manney. Journal pages to accompany each week's presentation are available.

Praying Lent
Creighton University's Online Ministries offers a selection of materials to help people prayerfully enter into Lent, from short prayers to longer reflections and audio retreats.

Lenten Video Reflections

Almsgiving and Joy During Lent
James Martin, SJ, discusses almsgiving and joy in this Lenten season.

Do a Little Life Laundry in Lent
Paul Brian Campbell, SJ, explains how Lent is a chance to unburden ourselves of the things that weigh us down.

Fasting and Abstinence During Lent
Richard Leonard, SJ, reflects on fasting and abstinence during Lent, incorporating The Lord of the Rings into his reflection.

Having a Friendship with God this Lent
William Barry, SJ, discusses the opportunity to develop your relationship with God during Lent.

Seasonal Articles

How to Prepare for Lent
By Vinita Hampton Wright
How do you prepare for Lent? How have you prepared in the past? What are your ideas about what should happen during Lent?

Connecting with the Stations of the Cross
By Kerry Weber
Weber shares how she connected with the Stations of the Cross in this excerpt from her book, Mercy in the City.

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Lent is a season of repentance and renewal. We turn away from our sinfulness and recommit ourselves to following Jesus. Ignatian contemplation and reflective prayer encourage us in the season of Lent. Below we highlight Ignatian resources for Lent. Lenten Read-Along Read along with Loyola Press the book The Ignatian Guide to Forgiveness by Marina Berzins McCoy.

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Didn't the past year feel like one, long season of Lent? Do we really need to observe Lent 2021? At , we get it. That's why we're offering all new Lenten reflections each week to accompany you through this difficult period. Journey with America 's editors as they reflect on Scripture, prayer, fasting and almsgiving both in written form and on "The Word" podcast.

This page will be populated throughout the duration of Lent. Subscribe to "The Word" in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast player and never miss a reflection. You can also sign up for America's daily newsletter to receive the written versions every day in your inbox.
Before Ash Wednesday:
What America's editors are giving up (or taking on) this year Check back each week for new reflections
'Haven't we been living in Lent since last year?' What America's readers are doing this year
Week 1 of Lent:
James Martin, S.J.: On Ash Wednesday, remember ashes are a symbol. The goal is transformation.
Terrance Klein: Why we need to hear the reminder 'you are dust' every year on Ash Wednesday
Jeremy McLennan: Catholics and Muslims: Who is really better at fasting and prayer?
First Sunday of Lent: God loves all of creation. We should too.

Essential Lent Reading:

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marks the beginning of Ash Wednesday Lent, the 40 days of preparation for the Easter season when Christians are called to deepen their spiritual lives through the practices of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. The belief is that our consistent participation in these practices - like exercise we do for our physical health - improves our spiritual well-being by stripping away all that is unnecessary and becoming more mindful of how God is working in our lives. Challenge yourself this year, and go beyond the usual practice of "giving up" something. Now is a great time to take stock of your spiritual life and to grow in it. Not sure where to start? Check out these 25 ideas:

1. Make a commitment to read the scriptures you go to Mass. In the same way that reading up on football players, opposing teams, and coaching strategies will help you experience a game more fully, familiarizing yourself with the readings ahead of time will help you experience them in a deeper way on Sunday.

2. Use Busted Halo's Lent Calendar, filled with Lenten-themed Daily Jolts and MicroChallenges to find new ways to practice the disciplines of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. Each day of Lent, we'll offer an inspirational quote paired with a practical, challenging task that you can do that day to help keep your spiritual life on point. You can also find these challenges on our website, or when you follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

3. Try a new spiritual practice. Sign up for an hour of Eucharistic Adoration. Attend Mass at a parish that's made up of people from a different racial/ethnic group. Sign up for a silent retreat or spend at least one hour in silent meditation each weekend.

4. Think about what you usually spend your money on. Do you buy too many clothes? Spend too much on dinner out? Pick one type of expenditure that you'll "fast" from during Lent, and then give the money you would usually spend to a local charity.

5. Take something on - 40 days of letter writing, 40 acts of kindness, 40 phone calls to the important people in your life.

6. When you first sit down in front of your computer at work, or at the very end of your workday, try a 10-minute guided prayer from Sacred Space based on the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius.

7. Go to a weekday Mass one day during the week. Many parishes offer them early in the morning, at noon, or after work. Daily Masses are often more intimate and shorter than Sunday Mass.

8. If you don't have a cross in your apartment or house, buy a simple one and put it in your bedroom.

9. Use Busted Halo's InstaLent Photo Challenge for daily, creative doses of Lenten spirituality. Post a photo each day and encounter the themes of Lent on a visual, personal level.

10. Instead of turning on a streaming service for your next binge-watching session, read the entire Gospel of Mark in one sitting. As the shortest Gospel, it is the most concise story of Jesus' life, and the cross, a central Lenten symbol, plays an even more prominent role than in the other Gospels.

11. Attend the Stations of the Cross somewhere. Many parishes offer these during Lent and often on Fridays. Or check out Busted Halo's Virtual Stations of the Cross.

12. Get some friends together and attend a Friday fish fry at a local parish. It's not the healthiest thing in the world, but a fun Catholic tradition to help you abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent.

13. Unplug from your iPhone or turn off your car radio on your commute. The silence may be jarring at first, but you may find that you are able to concentrate better and will be more observant of your surroundings.

14. Buy a book of daily reflections and keep it by your bed. Local parishes often offer these for purchase during Lent, and there are some good ones available online. Try the Magnificat or a book by Edward Hays.

15. Think about a habit that has kept you from being whom God is calling you to be. Consciously give up that habit for Lent.

16. Spend at least one weekend or evening volunteering during Lent. Serve a meal at your local soup kitchen. Visit the elderly. Stock shelves at a food pantry.

17. Make a commitment to fast from insensitive, cruel comments about others. So, no gossiping or going down the Twitter rabbit hole.

18. Participate in a spiritual book club or small community of faith. Check out what's already going on at your parish or pick a book and start your own.

19. As a part of your Lenten almsgiving, make a point to learn more about a particular social issue (immigration, human trafficking, racism, the environment, public education, child poverty). Give money to an organization related to your chosen issue that supports the dignity of the human person.

20. Tap into your creative side and try using coloring as a way to pray and meditate during Lent. Buy a coloring book or download a Lent calendar coloring page here.

21. Use the to reflect on the Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl realities of people in need around the world and devote prayers, fasting, and almsgiving to changing the lives of the poor. The money raised by CRS Rice Bowl supports not only the prevention of hunger and poverty in countries like Kenya, Vietnam, and Honduras, but also in the United States. (Twenty-five percent of all donations stay in the local diocese where they are collected.) For your Lenten Fridays, CRS Rice Bowl also features meatless recipes from cultures around the world.

22. Pray for somebody. As you're walking the streets, driving the highways, or sitting in your cubicle at work, pick out a person who appears to be in need and pray for that person. Be mindful of the words of philosopher Philo of Alexandria, who said, "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."

23. Get to know your neighbors. Introduce yourself, plan a dinner, or bring food to an older person on your block .

24. Read the Works of Mercy as Jesus describes them in Matthew 25:31-46. Then put this teaching into practice and choose an act of service you can perform throughout Lent.

25. Celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation . Can't remember how? Here's a simple guide with some tips. Tell the priest it's been a while, and ask him to guide you through it.

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Join us as we decipher the principles of our faith journey and our ministries.

Wednesdays of Lent

March 4, 11, 18, 25 & April 1 - 6:30pm - 9pm, hospitality begins at 6pm

Sessions will be in English and Spanish

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Nothing will transform your life so completely, absolutely, and forever like really learning how to pray. That's why this year's BEST LENT EVER journeys through Matthew Kelly's latest book, I Heard God Laugh: A Practical Guide to Life's Essential Daily Habit.

Beginning on Ash Wednesday and continuing through all forty days of Lent, you will receive a daily email with a short video to help you reconnect with yourself and your God.

If you choose to throw yourself into this experience, we promise you that you will be surprised by what God can do in your life with just an email, a short video and an open heart. So this year, don't just sign up for BEST LENT EVER, have your best lent ever!

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Jesus told us that whatever we did for the least His brothers, we did for Him. During these 40 days of Lent, let's reflect on the challenge of global hunger and help our brothers and sisters in need through our collective effort in prayer, fasting and alms giving. To participate:

1. Pick up a CRS Rice Bowl kit at outdoor Mass or drive-through Communion.

2. Put money in the bowl throughout Lent and follow the CRS calendar with prayers at family meal time.

3. Donate your total amount by Easter Sunday, either online by selecting "CRS Rice Bowl" on the St. Rita Parish "Online Giving" page, or by dropping off a check in the collection basket or at the parish office. Please make your checks payable to St. Rita Parish, and note "CRS Rice Bowl" on the memo line.

Please join our parish ministries and virtual community in praying the Stations of the Cross each Friday during Lent, from 6:30-7:00 pm:

February 19 - the Knights of Columbus shares a powerful visual production from Catholic Relief Services, focusing on the needs and suffering of our global family.

February 26 - the Women's Guild prays the stations from the perspective of Mary, the Mother of Jesus.

March 5 - the Youth Ministry teens lead a youth/young adult-friendly stations with images from the Passion of Christ movie.

March 12 - the Men's Club, assisted by Deacon Chuck McDaniels, reflects on everyday stewardship.

March 19 - Elementary Faith Formation youth and catechists present a family-friendly version, interweaving prayers for both children and adults.

March 26 - St. Rita School eighth grade students will lead the stations for our St. Rita Community.

To receive a Zoom link, just sign up here by noon on the Friday you want to attend. If you have questions or need help getting on Zoom, please send an email to [email protected] .

This Lent, St. Rita will feature the Corporal Works of Mercy in a six-week series corresponding to each Sunday's Gospel reading. Join Seminarian Michael DiPietro as he presents a weekly video reflection, with related themes and activities for the Domestic Church.

Sunday, February 21
Mark 1:12-15 - Jesus is tempted in the desert
Feed the Hungry; Give Drink to the Thirsty

Sunday, February 28
Mark 9:2-10 - The Transfiguration
Clothe the Naked
Bring NEW socks, underwear, and diapers to St. Rita before the 7:30 and 10:30 AM Masses or during the drive through Communion. These donated items will benefit St. Francis Center and Covenant House.

Sunday, March 7
John 2:13-25 - The cleansing of the temple
Visit the Imprisoned

Sunday, March 14
John 3:14-21 - The Son of Man must be lifted up
Visit the Sick

Sunday, March 21
John 12:20-33 - "Whoever serves me must follow me"
Shelter the Homeless

Sunday, March 28 (Palm Sunday)
Mark 14:1-15:47 - The Passion according to St. Mark
Bury the Dead

Enhance your prayer life this Lent! Use these resources to sign up and receive daily reflections delivered straight to your email inbox.

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Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday (February 17) and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday (April 1). It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and we practice self-control through fasting. We are called not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent, but to a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ's will more faithfully. We recall the waters of baptism in which we were also baptized into Christ's death, died to sin and evil, and began new life in Christ.

Many know of the tradition of abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent, but we are also called to practice self-discipline and fast in other ways throughout the season. In addition, the giving of alms is one way to share God's gifts-not only through the distribution of money, but through the sharing of our time and talents. As St. John Chrysostom reminds us: "Not to enable the poor to share in our goods is to steal from them and deprive them of life. The goods we possess are not ours, but theirs." (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2446).

In Lent, the baptized are called to renew their baptismal commitment as others prepare to be baptized through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, a period of learning and discernment for individuals who have declared their desire to become Catholics. ~USCCB

Lenten Resources
Loyola Press loyolapress.com/ Dynamic Catholic dynamiccatholic.com Word on Fire lentreflections.com/ National Catholic Education Association ncea.org/ Ecospirituality Resources ecospiritualityresources.com/
The Living Lent Daily e-mail series for 2021 is inspired by the new book, I Am with You: Lessons of Hope and Courage in Times of Crisis by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan.

Best Lent Ever journeys through Matthew Kelly's latest book, I Heard God Laugh: A Practical Guide to Life's Essential Daily Habit.

Bishop Barron sends daily Lenten Gospel reflections

Lenten resources for Families

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