Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on March 5. It is a time for prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. If you are still looking for a program to help you get the most out of this season of preparation, consider the following programs.
Check out these local opportunities!
Pick up your copy of The Little Black Book for Lent 2025 in the commons after Mass. In this season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, reflect on Christ's life based on the Passion narrative in the Gospel of John.
Register for Resurrection's Lenten Retreat with Msgr. Michael McCarron presenting All Is Prayer. The retreat will be held at Holy Name of Mary on Saturday, March 29, from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm. Seats are limited, so register early. Click HERE to reserve your seat.
Attend weekly discussions about prayer with Resurrection parishioner Mary Shawn Sorrentino on Thursday mornings at Trinity before Mass from 9:30 to 10:15:
March 13 - Love Language of the Holy Spirit and Intimacy with Jesus
March 20 - Explore prayer on the Hallow app (Carrie Oesmann)
March 27 - Beholding Mary and St. Ignatius Examen
April 3 - Carmelite Mystics
March 27 - Beholding Mary and St. Ignatius Examen
April 3 - Carmelite Mystics
Here are just a few free online programs!
Are you ready to encounter God’s mercy like never before? Join Matthew Kelly for a brand new consecration journey and make a spiritual pilgrimage through 33 Days to Divine Mercy with Best Lent Ever. Click HERE to sign up for daily emails from Dynamic Catholic.
Formed has a new series for Lent from the Augustine Institute. Dr. Sean Innerst in Foretold: Finding Hope in God's Providence weaves together the Old and New Testament stories, highlighting their connecting threads of prophecy and fulfillment. Just as the prophecies of the Old Testament were fulfilled, you can trust that Jesus will care for you and your story. If you haven't signed up for Formed, HERE is the link.
Join Dr. Scott Hahn this Lent for The Seven Last Words, a weekly Lenten video series from the St. Paul Center. Dr. Scott Hahn dives into the powerful meaning behind the final words that Jesus uttered while He hung dying on the cross and shows how those words reveal the heart of our salvation. The series starts Ash Wednesday (March 5). Sign up HERE and experience a deeper connection with Christ.
Spend Lent 2025 with some of the most powerful Catholic speakers of our time from Steubenville Conferences. Sign up for a free daily email featuring short but meaningful video Lenten Reflections from inspiring voices, including Father Mike Schmitz, Sister Miriam Heidland, and Dr. Scott Hahn. In just a few minutes a day, you’ll receive wisdom and encouragement to help you enter into the graces of this sacred season. Let this Lent be a time of renewal as you prepare your heart for Christ’s Resurrection. Sign up HERE today!
Join in the annual Lenten read-along with Loyola Press. In honor of the Jubilee Year theme of “Pilgrims of Hope,” read On Hope by Pope Francis at a relaxed pace that will give you time to savor what you read during the weeks of Lent. The read-along schedule is attached. (The program is free, but you may need to buy the book.)
Lenten programs with popular apps!
Starting Ash Wednesday (March 5), Fr. Josh Johnson will share daily video reflections on how to overcome each one of the seven deadly sins with Set Free in the Ascension app. Click HERE for more information.
This Lent, embark on a spiritual journey with the writings of St. Josemaría Escrivá, author of the modern spiritual classic, The Way, with the Hallow app's Lent Pray40: The Way! Jonathan Roumie, Fr. Mike Schmitz, Sr. Miriam, Mark Wahlberg, Chris Pratt, Cardinal Sarah, and many more will guide you to draw closer to Jesus, who is "the way, the truth, and the life." Join Lent Pray40: The Way.
Word on Fire is offering an online retreat by Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB, which will provide an opportunity to deepen your prayer life and intimacy with Christ by focusing on the inner life. To join the retreat go HERE.
