Media > Getting Started with Lent: Lectionary reflections from Ash Wednesday

Categories: Bible Scripture, Catechesis, Prayer, Inspiration, Devotion

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Description: Offered as a GIFT to assist you in your ministry. Simply click the download button below to receive this wonderful resource for beginning your Lenten journey. In this brilliant 8 page resource, Art Zannoni explains in plain English the purposes and practices of Lent. Why do we fast? What is abstinence and how can we make it more meaninful? How does almsgiving fit into a holy Lent? What is the nature of Lenten prayer, sacrifice, reflection, and study? Answering these and many more questions, Art provides an invaluable tool to help you form and shape your parish for this Sacred Season. Especially useful for Youth Ministry and Confirmation, RCIA, Small church communities, and other gatherings of adults. You are allowed to post this to your parish web site, reproduce it as you need to, or cut and paste from it to use through your Lenten program. Less

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