Preparing for Lent

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, which is “a powerful season, a turning point that can foster change and conversion in each of us. We all need to improve, to change for the better. Lent helps us and thus we leave behind old habits and the lazy addiction to the evil that deceives and ensnares us. During the season of Lent, the Church issues two important invitations: to have a greater awareness of the redemptive work of Christ; and to live out one’s Baptism withdeeper commitment." (Pope Francis, General Audience. March 5, 2014)

Moreover, the Lenten season is a special opportunity to grow spiritually through other penitential practices, especially those of self-denial, almsgiving, and through works of kindness and compassion.

The short videos below will inspire you as you begin your 2020 Lenten journey.