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…to see the complete schedule of Lenten and Easter Triduum services at St. Ann and Our Lady of Guadalupe Churches

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…to be taken to a few suggestions for keeping a holy and fruitful Lent

Lent is the period of 40 days which comes before Easter in the Christian calendar. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, Lent is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter. Fasting, almsgiving and prayer are the three traditional disciplines of Lent. The faithful and catechumens should undertake these practices seriously in a spirit of penance and of preparation for baptism or of renewal of baptism at Easter.

After his baptism in the Jordan River and his blessing by the Father, Jesus withdrew into the desert, where he spent 40 days in fasting and prayer. His sojourn culminates in his facing temptation and defeating Satan, a foreshadowing of his final victory over the Prince of the World through his passion and resurrection.

During Lent, we are called to unite ourselves to the mystery of Christ’s desert experience. Our desert is different, but also a place of trial. As Pope Benedict XVI described it, “the desert is also the negative aspect of the reality that surrounds us: the aridity, the poverty of words and values, the secularism and materialism” that attempt to convince people that God does not exist. But we have also been baptized. We have also been blessed and acknowledged by the Father. And, we also can rely upon his grace as we journey through the Lenten desert to Easter.

During Lent, we are asked to devote ourselves to seeking the Lord in prayer and reading Scripture, to service by giving alms, and to practice self-control through fasting. We journey so as to rediscover and strengthen our personal relationship with Christ and his Father. But we do not journey alone. We journey in a community of faith, as members of the body of Christ, as a Church.

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…to be taken to a selection of seasonal prayers for Lent, Easter, and other times and occasions.

This Lent, our parish invites you to join Hallow’s Lent Pray40 prayer challenge. Available on our parish page in the Hallow app – with or without a subscription – Lent Pray40 is an opportunity for our parish community to journey together in daily prayer and reflection throughout Lent. To join visit hallow.com/parish, search (zip code is fastest) and follow the prompts. You’ll be given a special trial which gives access to all the app’s premium content. If you’d like to forgo and remain in the free version, hit “skip” and you’ll have access to our parish page. Or use this QR code to go directly to our parish page.