Deepen Your Lent

Lent is more than a season—it’s a journey of the heart, a call to renewal, and an invitation to draw closer to Christ. Whether through prayer, reflection, music, or storytelling, these resources can help you enter into Lent more fully. Let them guide, challenge, and inspire you to embrace this sacred time with depth and purpose.

Praying the Stations of the Cross

The Stations of the Cross allow us to walk with Jesus through His Passion in a meaningful way: 

• Swipe & Pray – Short Way of the Cross (Franciscan Mission tradition)
• Way of the Cross at the Colosseum | Meditations by Pope Francis
• Way of the Cross at the Colosseum | Meditations by Pope Benedict XVI
• Way of the Cross at the Colosseum | Meditations by St. Pope John Paul II
  
• ​Pray the Stations of the Cross with Hallow app on your phone
• Praying the Stations of the Cross at home
• For Teens & Children:
  • Stations of the Cross for Teens
  • Brother Francis: The Stations of the Cross (FORMED) 

Books

• Elizabeth Foss, Journey With Jesus: Lent Daily Devotions for Families (Novalis, 2025)
• Fr. John Burns, Return: A Guided Journal for Prayer and Meditation (Ave Maria Press, 2023)
• Sr. Miriam Solt, Restore: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation (Ave Maria Press, 2022)
• St. Alphonsus Liguori, The Road to Calvary: Daily Meditations for Lent and Easter (TAN Books, 2024)
• St. John Henry Newman, The Tears of Christ: Meditations for Lent (Ignatius Press, 2019)
• St. Thomas Aquinas, Meditations and Readings for Lent​
• Joseph Ratzinger, Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week – From the Entrance Into Jerusalem to the Resurrection (Ignatius Press, 2011)
• Brant Pitre, Jesus and The Last Supper (Eerdmans, 2017)
• Scott Hahn, The Fourth Cup: Unveiling the Mystery of the Last Supper and the Cross 
• Louis De Wohl, The Spear (Ignatius Press, 1998)​ - Novel
• Ben Galleski, Through Whom the Light Shines (Justin Press. 2025) - Novel

Playlist for Sacred Music during Holy Week & Triduum

​Holy Week and the Paschal Triduum invite us to walk with Christ through His Passion, Death, and Resurrection. From the solemn chants of Holy Thursday to the sorrowful strains of Good Friday, the silence of Holy Saturday, and the triumphant hymns of Easter Sunday, these selections capture the essence of this most holy time.​

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Lenten Video Series
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• Daily Lenten Video Series with Fr. Josh Johnson: Set Free
  The Daily Lenten Video Series with Fr. Josh Johnson helps you recognize the seven deadly sins, prepare for Lent with specific fasts, and grow in discipline. It also guides you in prayer and provides a step-by-step examination of conscience for a deeper confession experience.​
  
  
• Journey through Lent 2025 – Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
  Join Bishop Franken as he leads us through a meaningful Lenten journey in 2025. With reflections on Ash Wednesday and the First Sunday of Lent, Bishop Franken helps us embrace the season’s challenges and joys, guiding us closer to Christ.
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• How to Lent
  How to Lent is a new series from the Augustine Institute that aims to equip Catholics with the tools to understand and practice the pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Guided by Solenne Santiago and with the help of priests and religious, this series will challenge our preconceived notions about Lent, laying out a roadmap for entering the season with a purpose. Don’t let Lent sneak up on you like it did last year. Instead, heed the call of St. John the Baptist by preparing for the Lord, using How to Lent to transform your spiritual life this Lenten season.
  
  
• Triduum: A Spiritual Pilgrimage
  A beautiful, 30 minute contemplative documentary. This film cinematically walks through the locations of the Holy Week story, re-presenting the most important days of human history. Immersed in the real and sacred places of the Holy Land, the pilgrim faithful is brought tangibly nearer to the story, the landscape, and the reality of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. 
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• Lent – Formed Resources
  In this collection are resources to help the faithful deepen their understanding of various Lenten days, practices, and devotions. You can find resources on prayer, the mystery of Christ's Passion, the roots of Holy Week found in Judaism, and many things to help guide the faithful through the holiest days in our liturgical year—the Triduum.