Fasting during Lent represents one of Christianity’s most profound spiritual disciplines, with roots extending deep into biblical traditions. Though not explicitly outlined in scripture, this ...

Third, Lent is a great time to spend time with holy scripture. You might like to read one of the Gospels over the season of Lent. Or perhaps you’ll want to read all 150 psalms.

And in From Wilderness to Glory: Lent and Easter for Everyone (Westminster John Knox), Wright does his own translation of scripture and "provides a compelling story about the passage, helping the ...

CNA Staff, Mar 2, 2025 / 07:00 am As Lent begins on March 5, we are reminded of the opportunity to grow in faith as we journey in the desert with Jesus for 40 days. Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving ...

Lent is one of the five seasons on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with Advent, Christmas, Easter, and Ordinary Time. The season begins with Ash Wednesday and continues through Holy Week ...

Not by Bread Alone 2025: Daily reflections for Lent is a very similar format, this time using the readings appointed for the eucharist (a cycle that Anglicans share with the Roman Catholic Church).

February 18, 2024, the First Sunday of Lent: Lent is not the removal of dirt from our lives, as much as it is a way to approach God with a clear conscience.

“In the beginning,” Scripture says, “the earth was a formless void” (Genesis 1:1). All was emptiness until God poured out fullness.

SCRIPTURES & ART: We start Lent with the Temptation in the Desert because we start from our broken condition as sinners. John Ritto Penniman, Christ Tempted by the Devil, 1818 (photo: Public Domain) ...

All are welcome. For more information, call 207-746-3333. FALMOUTH • Holy is His Name — Lenten Scripture Study, starting Monday, Feb. 27 ...

If delving deeper into Scripture, as recommended by Pope Francis, is on your Lenten itinerary, theologian Scott Hahn’s new Bible study can aid your efforts. The free streaming 12-part series ...