Lent sure is sneaking up on me this year; it comes very early! Ash Wednesday is next week, February 10. Here are a few excellent resources for personal and family devotions, brought to you by Ave Maria Press.
- a quote from Pope Francis (from homilies, General Audiences, letters and addresses, and even Twitter)
- a Parent Reflection to ponder in advance of praying together as a family
- a short Family Prayer to pray together (this would work well at the breakfast table)
- a short story from Pope Francis’ life
- suggestions for fasting and almsgiving, focused on Pope Francis’ exhortation to keep mercy in mind
- a concluding prayer, including a special intention and a full-day focus
The Parent Reflections in this book are classic Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle: quietly encouraging and deeply faithful. Throughout the book, the fasting and almsgiving prompts are often accompanied with concrete ways to help both children and adults achieve those spiritual goals.
This book is not tied to the 2016 calendar, so the purchase price of $3.50 is a true bargain for a prayer book that can be used in Lenten seasons for years to come.
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