† Sacred Liturgy - Lenten Season



"Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God,
For he is gracious and merciful."
(Joel 2:13)


Lenten Messages
Lenten Messages of St. John Paul II - 1986-2005
"Believing in charity calls forth charity: 'We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us' (1 Jn 4:16)" - H.H. Benedict XVI - 2013
"Let us be concerned for each other, to stir a response in love and good works" H.H. Benedict XVI - 2012
"May Love Not be Wasted"- Lenten Letter, 2010 - Mother Adela, Foundress SCTJM and FCT
"Because of the increase of iniquity, the love of many will grow cold." - H.H. Francis - 2018
Ash Wednesday
"Time Spent in the Desert Can be Transformed into a Time of Grace" - General Audience of H.H. Benedict XVI, February 22, 2012
"God's Unthinkable Nearness...Opens the Passage to the Resurrection" - Homily for Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2012
"We Must Encounter, Receive and Follow" Christ - General Audience of H.H. Benedict XVI, March 9, 2011
"Let Us Begin This Lenten Itinerary Confident and Joyful" Homily for Ash Wednesday by H.H. Benedict XVI, March 9, 2011
"Man is Precious Dust in the Eyes of God" General Audience of H.H. Benedict XVI, February 17, 2010
"Lent Lengthens Our Horizon, It Orients Us to Eternal Life" Homily for Ash Wednesday by H.H. Benedict XVI,
February 17, 2010
"The Lord Never Tires of Having Mercy on Us" - Homily of H.H. Francis, February 18, 2015
The Meaning of Lent
Lent: Saying 'No' to Me, 'Yes' to God - Archbishop Thomas Wenski
Lenten Practices: Assisting Interior Transformation - Homily by Fr. Joseph Palermo
All About Lent - James Akin
Reflections and Meditations by the Pontiffs
Mary was united to the Cross of Christ - St. John Paul II
On the 40 Days of Lent: "God is Love and His Love is the Secret of Our Happiness" - H.H. Benedict XVI
On Contemplating Christ Crucified: "Eloquent Message of Love" - H.H. Benedict XVI
The Justice of God Has Been Manifested Through Faith in Jesus Christ - H.H. Benedict XVI
Teachings of Mother Adela Galindo, Foundress sctjm
Fasting and Conversion of Heart
Spiritual Discernment
Suffering: A Mystery of Love and Fecundity in the Lives of the Saints
Reflections and Meditations of Saints
Stations of the Cross - St. Francis of Assisi
Sufferings and the Cross - Sayings of the Saints
Letter to Friends of the Cross - St. Louis de Montfort
The Fifteen Prayers - Revealed by Our Lord to Saint Bridget
The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ - Bl. Anne C. Emmerich
Prayers and Devotions
Promises of the Via Crucis
Stations of Cross in Solidarity with the Persecuted Church - Archbishop Samir Nassar, Maronite Bishop of Syria
Stations of the Cross - Led by Pope Francis 2013
Stations of the Cross - Cardinal Ratzinger 2005
Way of the Cross at the Coliseum - Venerable John Paul II 2003
Stations of the Cross - John Paul II 2000
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross - EWTN
Stations of the Cross for Children
The Seven Sorrows of Our Blessed Mother
Way of the Cross of Our Sorrowful Mother - Mother Adela, sctjm 
Way of the Cross based on St. Faustina's Diary - (Click Here for Powerpoint)
Reflective Way of the Cross based on the Diary of St. Faustina - Sr. Rachel, SCTJM
Meditations
The Joy of the Gospel Fills the Heart and Life - Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap
St. Leo the Great: Faith in Jesus Christ, True God and True Man - Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap
St. Ambrose: "Faith in the Eucharist" - Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFMCap
St. Augustine: "I Believe the Church is One and Holy" - Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFMCap
"With Jesus in the Desert" - Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFMCap
Video Reflections on Living Lent - Cardinal Justin Rigali
"I Died and Behold I am Alive for Evermore - Good Friday Homily - Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFMCap
St. Gregory of Nyssa and the Way to Know God - Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFMCap
St. Basil and Faith in the Holy Spirit - Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFMCap
St. Gregory of Nazianzen and Faith in the Trinity - Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFMCap
St. Athanasius and Faith in the Divinity of Christ - Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFMCap
Lenten Sermons - Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFMCap
A Burning Love for the Father's House - Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB
Moriah, Tabor, Calvary: Darkness Can Be Radiant - Fr. Thomas, Rosica, CSB
A Lenten Itinerary in the Word of God and Lectio Divina - Men of the Word Prayer Breakfast Talk, March 8, 2011
"Be Transformed and Believe in the Gospel" - Lenten Reflections 2010 - Fr. Joseph Rogers
The Passion of Jesus Christ - Series of Reflections - Msgr. James Kruse
Teachings and Writings by SCTJM
At the Foot of the Cross Stood Mary - Sr. Maria Jose Socias, sctjm
A Lenten Path: If Today You Hear His Voice - Sr. Maria Jose Socias, sctjm
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me - Sr. Maria Jose Socias, sctjm
Self-Denial in the Following of Christ - Sr. Martha Maria Gomez-Chow, sctjm
The Contemplation of the Pierced Heart Leads Us to Conversion - Sr. Faustina Maria Urena, sctjm
By His Wounds We are Healed - Sr. Michelle Fernandez, sctjm
Lent - A Powerpoint based on Pope Francis' Lenten Letter - Sr. Elena Castillo, sctjm
Behold Him Whom We Have Pierced: The Cross and the Christian Life in the New Testament - Sr. Sara Marie Kowal, sctjm
Conversion: Our Path to Encounter Christ (Audio) - Sr. Grace Marie Heinrich, sctjm
A Mother's Sorrow - Poem by Sr. Grace Marie Heinrich, sctjm
A Heart of Flesh - Poem by Sr. Grace Marie Heinrich, sctjm
Holy Week
Holy Week - page by SCTJM
Spiritual Battle
The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis
Encyclicals
Salvifici Doloris - Apostolic Letter by St. John Paul II
Other Resources
Examination of Conscience - by SCTJM
Examination of Conscience 
Easter
Page dedicated to Divine Mercy
by SCTJM