At the very heart of the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord Jesus preached three indispensable practices of the spiritual life: Almsgiving, Prayer, and Fasting (Matthew 6:1-18). This Lent, rededicate yourself to even one of these central disciplines, to strengthen your relationship with God.   ​

Let us journey together in hope, for we have been given a promise. May the hope that does not disappoint (cf.Rom5:5), the central message of the Jubilee, be the focus of our Lenten journey towards the victory of Easter. As Pope Benedict XVI taught us in the Encyclical Spe Salvi, “the human being needs unconditional love. He needs the certainty which makes him say: ‘neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.’

​Christ, my hope, has risen! He lives and reigns in glory. Death has been transformed into triumph, and the faith and great hope of Christians rests in this: the resurrection of Christ!" ~Pope Francis, 2025 Lent Message.

 

Lenten Penitential Services

See calendar section below to see the full list of Lenten Penitential Services

Penance 

• Why go to Confession?
• Confession step-by-step card
• Examination for Adults
• Examination for Children
• ​Spiritual & Corporal works of mercy during Lent (Bishop McGrattan)

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Lenten Missions, Retreats, & Events