40 Ways to Get the Most Out of Lent! [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]

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[Salvation]

I'm not necessarily condoning the sale of articles in this list. It does have some good ideas, however. Edit at your own pleasure.

[Salvation]

Catholic Discussion Ping!

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[BlackVeil]

Find a written biography of a Saint that particularly appeals to you, and read it during Lent.

Does anyone have suggestions about favorite books on saint's lives? I read a lot of biographies - I like them.

[Salvation]

I would suggest a couple:

Long -- The Diary of St. Faustina

Shorter but out of print -- get a used one on a website
A Man for Others by Patricia Treece about St. Maxmillian Kolbe.

[Reaganesque]

40 Ways to Get the Most Out of Lent!

Hold it upside down and shake? ;-)

[Larry Lucido]

I'm not RC, but most of the things on that list could be enriching for anyone.

[Kolokotronis]

Daily Mass attendance and at Stations on Fridays and any Benedictions of the Blessed Sacrament along with Fasting should be right at the top of any Roman Catholic's list for Great Lent. For us Orthodox, there is the full schedule of services and devotions throughout the weekdays of Great Lent. Participating in these devotions, along with Fasting, teaches us our Faith, transforms us and prepares us for the great day of our salvation on Pascha.

[Bigg Red]

Excellent. Thank you.

[DaGman]

Thanks for the pings. We'll be using them tomorrow morning in our Confirmation II CCD class. Good stuff.

[The King of Elflands Daughter]

I very much like the biography St. Teresa of Avila by Marcelle Auclair and Thomas of Celano's Saint Francis of Assisi. I also find reading Dante's Divine Comedy (the whole work, not just Hell) to be useful, especially the edition with Dorothy Sayer's translation and commentary, which used to be the standard Penguin edition.

[trisham]

Catholic/Lent bump.

[Salvation]

Absolutely!

[Salvation]

An hour in Adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament.

A daily Rosary

Daily Liturgy of the Hours

Novena of Divine Mercy from Good Friday through Mercy Sunday

Just some additional thoughts for me.

[Salvation]

Those sound like excellent recommendations. I was hoping someone else would recommend books, so that I could choose one.

[Salvation]

Thanks for coming on board!

[Frank Sheed]

Chesterton does a marvelous job on St. Francis of Assisi and on St. Thomas Aquinas. I have read both and they are better than some tomes 5 times their length. He manages to capture the essence of these holy men.

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[Frank Sheed]

I am a big fan of "Lectio Divina" or reading the Sacred Scriptures nightly. I am using the Navarre Commentary on the Gospel of St. John this year and reading and meditating on a few pages each night. It is an amazing way to keep Lent and really brings you into the journey of Christ to Calvary and then to the Resurrection.

F

[Salvation]

Additional books recommended for Lenten readings on this thread. (I think you have your hands full with the Gospels and commentaries from Navarre.) This is for other posters.

For study and reflection during Lent - Mind, Heart, Soul [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]

[Ciexyz]

Faith-sharing bump.