an Online Ministry of Creighton University
Lent - 2012: February 22 - April 4
an Online Ministry of Creighton University
Lent - 2012: February 22 - April 4
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Lent This Year
For centuries, the Liturgy of the Hours and
the Eucharist have guided our Lenten reflection. Inspired by these
liturgies, we offer a simply daily prayer for each day of Lent and the
Easter Triduum. Each day, we share the Opening Prayer text for
that day's liturgy. This prayer is simple and, in many cases,
memorable. It alone could be repeated several times throughout
the day. May Our Lord grant us all the graces we need and desire. Sorrowful
Mysteries for Returning to the Sacrament of Reconciliation Lent as: Hearing the Cry of the Poor Lenten Audio Retreats For 2012: Lent
Audio Retreat Year C Lent:
About Who We Are |
What is Holy
Saturday? Preparing for the Easter Vigil The
Easter Vigil Readings Easter Proclamation
- the Exultet Renewing our Baptismal Promises Celebrating the Octave of Easter
Set up to be viewed on a phone or tablet each day. Set up to increase the accessibility of Creighton's Lenten reflections for 2012, and to provide an RSS feed for easy sharing and mobile access. It is optimized for mobile phones/tablets or people using RSS readers (Google, etc). This format also allows for easy sharing of links on facebook and posting links to Twitter (there are logos at the end of each post.) Click the logo on your smartphone phone screen or iPad, and get taken directly to today's Praying Lentpage, readings, daily reflection, etc.
Cooking Lent -
Almsgiving at Home - Operation Rice Bowl
Make an Online Retreat each week of Lent Returning to the Sacrament of Reconciliation Lent for the Older Brother/Sister Beyond Giving Up Chocolate: A Deeper Lent Helping Little Children with Lent Praying the Gospels
of Weeks 3, 4, 5 Holy
Week Resources: Archive of the Daily Reflections |
Daily Prayers during Lent: The
First Four Days of Lent The
First Week of Lent The Second
Week of Lent The Third
Week of Lent The Fourth
Week of Lent The Fifth
Week of Lent Holy Week:
The First Four Days Holy Week:
The Sacred Triduum Celebrating Easter Check out the sharing site:
The Author's talk at Creighton on YouTube.
The 2012 Lenten Message of Concern for others entails desiring what is good for them from every point of view: physical, moral and spiritual. Contemporary culture seems to have lost the sense of good and evil, yet there is a real need to reaffirm that good does exist and will prevail, because God is “generous and acts generously” (Ps 119:68). The good is whatever gives, protects and promotes life, brotherhood and communion. Responsibility towards others thus means desiring and working for the good of others, in the hope that they too will become receptive to goodness and its demands. Concern for others means being aware of their needs. Sacred Scripture warns us of the danger that our hearts can become hardened by a sort of “spiritual anesthesia” which numbs us to the suffering of others. ... What hinders this humane and loving gaze towards our brothers and sisters? Often it is the possession of material riches and a sense of sufficiency, but it can also be the tendency to put our own interests and problems above all else. We should never be incapable of “showing mercy” towards those who suffer. Our hearts should never be so wrapped up in our affairs and problems that they fail to hear the cry of the poor. Humbleness of heart and the personal experience of suffering can awaken within us a sense of compassion and empathy. ... Reaching out to others and opening our hearts to their needs can become an opportunity for salvation and blessedness. Read the entire message of the Holy Father. Lenten Reading Experience:
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Lent
offers us all a very special opportunity to grow in our relationship
with God and to deepen our commitment to a way of life, rooted in our
baptism. In our busy world, Lent provides us with an opportunity
to reflect upon our patterns, to pray more deeply, experience sorrow
for what we've done and failed to do, and to be generous to those in
need. We offer resources here to assist our entry into this wonderful
season, from our preparing to begin Lent to our preparing to celebrate
the holy three days following Lent.
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