LENT 2026

What is Lent?

Lent

A 40 day season (Wednesday, February 18 - Thursday, April 2) of repentance and renewal that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. 


This is done through the three pillars of Lenten practice: prayer, fasting, almsgiving. We turn away from our sinfulness and recommit ourselves to following Jesus by not only abstaining from physical luxuries, but by a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ’s will for us through the Gospels.

 

We recall the water of baptism, whether waiting to receive or already having received the sacrament, in which we were also baptized into Christ’s death, died to sin and evil, and began new life in Christ.

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Prayer

During Lent, we are asked to devote ourselves to seeking the Lord in prayer and reading and Sacred Scripture (The Bible) 


We also encourage you to pray the Stations of the Cross and the Rosary 


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Fasting

A person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together do not equal to a full meal. Many practice the tradition of abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent, but we are also called to fast in other ways throughout the season. Examples could be music, sweets, entertainment, caffeine, and anything else you may be attached to. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence 


Practicing self-control and an act of suffering to try and relate to an ounce of how Jesus suffered for us .

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Almsgiving

A way to share God’s gifts – not only through the distribution of money, but also through the sharing of time and talents (often done through service). The foundational call of Christians is a frequent theme of the Gospels.


Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2446

“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.”

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We Are Challenging You to Do 1% More This Lent

- 1% more in prayer

- 1% more in fasting

- 1% more in service (almsgiving)


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Lent Definitions

Lent Definitions

Catechism of the  Catholic Church

- A book containing the beliefs and teachings of the Catholic faith. 


Prayer

- The raising of one's mind and heart to God. The request of good things from God for yourself and for others. 


Fasting

- Collective penitential practice of self-discipline.


Almsgiving 

- Practice of giving to those in need. This can include donating money, goods, or time. 


Abstaining/Abstinence

- Refraining from certain foods or drinks.




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