Lent 2002

Dates (from Ecclesiastical Calendar):

• 13 Feb 2002: Ash Wednesday
• 29 Mar 2002: Good Friday
• 31 Mar 2002: Easter Sunday

Devotions to Help Your Lenten Preparation for Easter.

The Corporal Passion of Jesus Christ by Pierre Barbet

A meditation on our Lord's physical sufferings in His Passion. Barbet was a surgeon whose study of the Shroud of Turin and the gospel accounts of the Passion are enlightened by detailed anatomical knowlege.

Mental Sufferings of Our Lord in His Passion by John Henry Newman

A meditation on our Lord's mental sufferings in His Passion.

The Stations of the Cross by St. Alphonsus Liguori

Probably the most popular version of this venerable devotion.

Also recommended:

The Sadness of Christ by St. Thomas More, Scepter Publishers

His last book, written while a prisoner in the Tower of London. Contains his lifelong reflections on such topics as prayer, courage, friendship, and statesmanship. An excellent book to meditate on during lent.

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What is Lent?

Another View of What Lent Means

The Seven Deadly Sins

Lent is a time for reflection and self-examination. How do we manifest these serious faults of character?

Examination of Conscience

Also, act of contrition and St. Faustina on confession

Stations of the Cross by John Henry Cardinal Newman

Another version of the stations at Catholic Online

The Stations of the Cross

Background of the Stations

by James Akin

More Lenten links

at Catholic Information Center on the Internet (a little dated)