Lent 2022

Lent is a time for us to grow closer to God and to prepare for the feast of the Resurrection of Christ. During the pandemic, many of the community-based activities of lent are either cancelled or severely changed. Events like lenten missions, special speakers, devotional services, and inter-parish events will not be there to strengthen us on our journey. This guide to lent is designed to help us find structure in our lenten prayer life and to help us realize the community of our fellow Christians. Of course, it is not meant to replace your usual prayers but rather to add to them during this holy season. Ideally, these prayers can be said together with the members of your household, as the family is fundamental building block of the church.

The calendar and prayers in this text all come from the rites of the Catholic church. We have included prayers from both the Byzantine Rite and the Roman Rite. This is not intended for each to find its own prayers. Rather, it is intended that participants read both so that they can learn more about the church and its rites. As Pope Saint John Paul II wrote in Ut Unum Sint, "the Church must breathe with her two lungs!" We invite all Christians of any tradition or rite to join us in these prayers.

Click on Guide to Lent 2022 to get the guide as a .pdf file. Comments can be sent to prof.steven.dougherty@gmail.com.

Guide to Lent 2022