Hallow’s Lent 40 Day Prayer Challenge
In 2023, the Imitation of Christ inspired Pray40.
Daily readings from the 15th century book, written by monk Thomas a Kempis, were center to the Lenten prayer challenge. The book, which influenced the lives of countless saints over the centuries, is equally powerful today.
In 2022, Hallow’s Pray40 challenge focused on the Seven Last Words of Christ.
These seven “words,” which are actually sayings that contain multiple words, represent these seven themes: Forgiveness, Salvation, Relationship, Abandonment, Distress, Triumph and Reunion. They helped us keep our prayer focused on Jesus’s time on the cross, fixed on the incredible sacrifice He made for us.
There are a wealth of resources that are available and we invite you to take advantage of them.
Reflections
- One Prayer a Day for Lent – Creighton Online Ministries
- Lenten Prayers – jesuitresource.org
- Best Lent Ever Daily Reflections – Dynamic Catholic
- Return to Me: Lenten Reflections – College of the Holy Cross
- New Lenten Gospel Reflections Book – Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire
- Daily Gospel Reflections – Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire
- Stations of the Cross – USCCB
- A Scriptural Way of the Cross for Lent.pdf – USCCB
- 101 Things To Give Up For Lent – America The Jesuit Review
Eucharistic Prayer Companion for the Lenten Season & Sacred Triduum
Lenten Prayer
Almighty and ever living God, you invite us deeper into your world, your people, your Lent. May this time be one of outward focus; seeking you in those we often ignore. Help us live a Lent focused on freedom, generosity, and encounter. Give us hearts hungry to serve you and those who need what we have to give.
Author Unknown
Stations of the Cross
First Station: Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-41)
Second Station: Jesus, Betrayed by Judas, is Arrested (Mark 14: 43-46)
Third Station: Jesus is Condemned by the Sanhedrin (Luke 22: 66-71)
Fourth Station: Jesus is Denied by Peter (Matthew 26: 69-75)
Fifth Station: Jesus is Judged by Pilate (Mark 15: 1-5, 15)
Sixth Station: Jesus is Scourged and Crowned with Thorns (John 19: 1-3)
Seventh Station: Jesus Bears the Cross (John 19: 6, 15-17)
Eighth Station: Jesus is Helped by Simon the Cyrenian to Carry the Cross (Mark 15: 21)
Ninth Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem (Luke 23: 27-31)
Tenth Station: Jesus is Crucified (Luke 23: 33-34)
Eleventh Station: Jesus Promises His Kingdom to the Good Thief (Luke 23: 39-43)
Twelfth Station: Jesus Speaks to His Mother and the Disciple (John 19: 25-27)
Thirteenth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross (Luke 23: 44-46)
Fourteenth Station: Jesus is Placed in the Tomb (Matthew 27: 57-60)
From: USCCB