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How to Live Lent This Year
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Click on the links to find out about various opportunities available during Lent. Everyone is invited to participate in any or all of the activities.
Take a look at the resources under the Documents heading for:
- a look at why we fast
- an explanation of almsgiving
- Lenten daily calendars in both English and Spanish
Check out the Links for- Lenten resources for adults, children and families from the Diocese of Des Moines
- Lenten Resources from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops
- How to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance
- Various ways to pray the Stations of the Cross
- Explanations of fasting and abstinence
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What is Lent?
Lent is our time of preparation. A 40-day journey of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, Lent is a journey that spans Ash Wednesday through Holy Week, culminating in the great celebration of Easter. As Catholics, the spiritual pillars of prayer, fasting and almsgiving guide us in daily reflection on our own lives as we strive to deepen our relationship with God and neighbor—no matter where in the world that neighbor may live.
Lent ultimately leads to Easter—and the hope of the Resurrection. And as Catholics, we are called to share that hope with every member of our global human family.