The Season of Lent
“During Lent, even as we prepare to welcome catechumens into the Church’s life, we also prepare for the solemn celebration of the Lord’s passion, death and resurrection. Lent is therefore a season of repentance, a time when, through God’s grace, we seek to die to our sins so that we might rise from our sins, and thus anticipate the glory that will be ours in heaven.”
“Charity corresponds to almsgiving; unity to prayer; fraternity to fasting. Guided by the principles that our Founder left us, may we experience our best Lent ever.”
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– Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori
Lent, the McGivney Way
The Order’s principles help us to better understand and practice prayer,
fasting and almsgiving
“Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” – Matthew 10:39
Stations of the Cross: a Lenten Devotion
The Way of the Cross:
Traditional and Modern Meditations
Traditional Meditations by Saint Alphonsus Ligouri
Modern Meditations by Father Stefano Penna
The Way of the Cross leads us to contemplate the Passion of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ, to consider His great love for us, His humility,
and the glory of the perfect offering He made in the work of our
redemption.
The Way of the Cross, as a devotion, has its origin in the faithful’s
retracing of Christ’s steps in the City of Jerusalem. Throughout the
centuries, believers have walked the streets and hills of Jerusalem,
recalling the saving mysteries of Christ in the very place where they
were accomplished. In time, the Church raised shrines and images
representing the Holy Places of Jerusalem throughout the Christian
world, so that those unable to make the long pilgrimage to Judea could
nevertheless commemorate Christ’s Passion by tracing the Way of the
Cross.
Stations of the Cross
- Jesus is condemned to death
- Jesus is stripped of his garments
- Jesus falls the first time
- Jesus falls a second time
- Jesus falls a third time
- Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross
- Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
- Jesus is nailed to the cross
- Mary and John are at the foot of the cross
- Jesus dies on the cross
Join the Knight of Columbus for Prayer during Lent!
Your Lenten Mission – An Invitation 2025
Join us for our 2025 Knights of Columbus Lenten Mission series with Fr. Jonathan Kalisch, director of chaplains and spiritual development, and Renzo Ortega, manager of digital evangelization content.
Spend some time with Christ during Lent in Eucharistic Adoration
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