At Mass recently, I felt the need to check in. How are you doing? How is 2025 going in your house?
Easter is 30 days away and I was taking an assessment of how Lent in my house is going. How is yours?
Do you need an adjustment? At this same Mass, during the homily, the priest spoke about changing up your fast in the middle of Lent and I was shocked! You can do that? Really?!!
I left that Mass feeling lighter about Lent. I always overshoot and try to do too much rather than focus on the quality of what I do. So, I am setting some of my really good ideas for Lent to another time.
If you are looking to change up your family’s Lent or your own here’s some ideas:
EWTN:
https://missions.ewtn.com/seasonsandfeastdays/lent
HOLY HEROES:
https://holyheroes.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqqzAzKsZ8ZInFDPTP-WVSJLTIntxxXf-VgjBPXXaZoK9EFz_ig
And you know there is so much more online.
As I first mentioned, we have another month of days before Easter so if your Lent isn’t going the way you have hoped, if your heart isn’t into what you doing, change it up.
The Book of Joel gives us familiar direction, Ch. 2: 12 “Yet even now—oracle of the LORD— return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God, For he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and relenting in punishment.”
May the rest of your Lent bring you closer to Christ.
