Lenten E-Resources

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Audio Retreats for Lent
Take a weekly retreat led by one of the Catholic Bishop of the United States, found on the USCCB’s website.

Journey through Lent with Fr. Robert Barron!
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E-Books

Daily Reflections of Lent: Not by Bread Alone (Kindle | Nook)
Prayerfully journey through Lent with Bishop Robert Morneau's deeply meaningful, day-by-day reflections on the Mass readings. In just minutes per day, the insightful meditations of Not by Bread Alone can deepen your experience of this solemn season of prayer and penance and prepare you to participate more fully in the joy of the great Easter mystery. Bishop Robert F. Morneau is pastor of Resurrection Parish in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and also the auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay. He is a columnist for the diocesan paper The Compass.

Living Faith: Lenten Devotions for Catholic (Kindle | Nook)
Living Faith: Daily Catholic Devotions is one of the most widely read daily devotional booklets in the world. In this special Lenten issue, some of Living Faith's finest writers draw upon the daily Mass readings in search of specifically seasonal themes. The result is an insightful and appealing approach to this holy season and certain to prepare us for the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday.


Take Up Your Cross: Daily Prayers for Lent (Kindle | Nook)
During this season when Christ takes up his cross for our salvation, Christ also invites us to take up our crosses and follow him. Taking up our crosses is not about sacrificing ourselves for sins. Instead, taking up a cross is about self-denial and sacrifice; it is about presenting our bodies as "a living sacrifice" (Romans 12:1). Let these daily prayers for Lent help you to do just that.



Lent, Little by Little: Daily Reflections for Lent (Kindle | Nook)
Living out our baptismal call as followers of Jesus Christ involves many daily choices that, no matter how small, will make us conformed to Christ if we make them out of love. Fr . Tom Connery of St. Peter Parish in Deland, Florida, helps us balance our highest aspirations with the reality of sin and weakness to take the small steps that will open our hearts more fully to God's gift of grace. Sometimes we are called to make major changes in our lives for the sake of the Gospel; more often, small, practical changes bear the most fruit in our lives.

Journey to Joy: Daily Scriptural Reflections and Practices for Lent (Kindle | Nook)
Because of its spirituality of sacrifice and self-denial, Lent is often thought of as a grim time. Indeed, our Lord suffered grievously for us, but the purpose of suffering is to draw us into his glory and his joy. Author Joan Mueller provides brief, 2-minute daily reflections on the Mass readings for Lent plus simple daily practices meant to put us in touch with the joy of following Christ more closely. As we allow ourselves to be instruments of God's love and mercy, we discover the joy and wonder of God's presence in our midst. A Poor Clare sister, Dr. Mueller is a professor of systematic theology and Christian spirituality at Creighton University in Omaha, NE.

Who Do You Say I Am: Family Scriptural Reflections and Prayers for Each Day of Lent (Kindle | Nook)
As Christians, we have been baptized into the death of Jesus so that we can rise to new life with him. But who is he? Who is this man who was tortured by Roman soldiers, nailed to a cross to die and then laid in a tomb, only to rise again three days later? These 47 brief 2-minute daily devotions center on an aspect of Jesus as he is presented in Scripture. Each section is grouped around a theme, such as "Jesus the Teacher" or "Jesus the Miracle-worker." This is by no means a complete picture of Christ: the Scriptures are a deep well of truth, with more in them than we could ever pull out. They are also a path to prayer, and prayer is the best way to know Christ that we may share his joy on Easter morning.

Lord, Open My Heart: Daily Scriptural Reflections for Lent (Kindle | Nook)
Lent is about restoring our proper perspective toward God. It is a time for sacrifice and denial, a time for prayer and forgiveness, a time for a spring-cleaning of the soul. Best-selling author Julie Davis encourages a practical, personal approach to opening our hearts and souls during this Lenten season.





Sacred Space: Daily Scriptural Reflections for Lent (Kindle | Nook)
Create sacred space in your life through 10 minutes of prayer. Each day provides scripture readings and Ignatian meditations centered around the Lenten season, provided by the Irish Jesuits.



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