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Lenten Spirituality Resources

The New England Province of Jesuits has curated this list of online spiritual resources for Lent.  If you know of additional resources to include here, please email us. We hope you will find this information and these tools useful.

Videos & Podcasts

New England Jesuits Lenten Video Playlist — A YouTube playlist of videos exploring Lent through the lens of Ignatian spirituality, offering Lenten music performed by Jesuits, as well as basic Lenten topics.

BC Lenten Video Reflections — Join BC online for a series of weekly video Lenten reflections exploring the theme of "forgiveness." Throughout Lent, each video will explore the theme through the eyes and personal stories of people of all ages. The series starts Ash Wednesday and continues every Sunday of Lent culminating on Easter.

40 the Series — A post-apocoyptic drama series by Loyola Productions. The series premieres on Ash Wednesday.

America Magazine - What Will You Take Up - Video series for Lent from people including Fr. Jim Martin, SJ, and others on relavent topics during Lent.

Putting Out Into the Deep: An Ignatian Retreat — This Lenten retreat series of 12 presentations features Fr. Harry Cain, SJ, and Virginia Blass, D.Min, offering faith-filled personal stories rooted in scripture and the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises.  It is available for purchase, along with an e-study guide, on Video DVD, Audio CD, and Audio MP3.

Guides & Reflections

An Ignatian Prayer Adventure — This online adapted version of the Spiritual Exercises begins Sunday, February 19 and runs through Lent, Holy Week, and the first week of Easter. Prayer and reflection materials are drawn from The Ignatian Adventure by Kevin O’Brien, SJ and other sources . Video reflections by several Loyola Press bloggers further guide you each week. Choose to commit to the full experience, or join in as your schedule allows. Give yourself the gift of this retreat this Lent.

Lent at Home — Activities and guides for the busy Catholic family to implement during Lent.

Loyola Press Lenten Resource  — Activities, articles, videos, Lenten prayers, and a guide to living Lent daily.  This compilation of Lenten resources from Loyola Press, a Jesuit ministry, is very comprehensive.

Pray as You Go  — Daily Ignatian prayer podcasts plus other prayer and spirituality resources appropriate for Lent and year-round, provided by Jesuit Media Initiatives from the United Kingdom.

Stations of the Cross for Children — Multimedia stations presentation for children, including a downloadable PDF.

40 Ideas for 40 Days — A calendar with activities and ideas for each day of Lent.

Scripture

Daily Reading from the New American Bible — Get today's reading from the NAB, during Lent and throughout the year, courtesy of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Additional Resources

Lent vs. GreedHuffington Post article by Fr. Thomas Worcester, SJ on Lenten practices and traditions acting as antidotes to greed and avarice in our society.

Carbon Calendar of LentThis 2012 calendar offers daily ti[ps on things you can "give up" to reduce your personal environmental impact.

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