Fast from judging others; Feast on Christ dwelling in them.
Fast from fear of illness; Feast on the healing power of God.
Fast from words that pollute; Feast on speech that purifies.
Fast from discontent; Feast on gratitude.
Fast from anger; Feast on patience.
Fast from pessimism; Feast on hope.
Fast from negatives; Feast on encouragement.
Fast from bitterness; Feast on forgiveness.
Fast from self-concern; Feast on compassion.
Fast from suspicion; Feast on truth.
Fast from gossip; Feast on purposeful silence.
Fast from problems that overwhelm; Feast on prayer that sustains.
Fast from anxiety; Feast on faith.
Author Unknown (from Xavier University Lent Prayers)
The following are prayerful resources for your Lenten journey (Hyperlinks are blue).
Looking for different ways to pray during Lent? The Online Ministry of Creighton University offers Praying Lent, which includes sections on Preparing for Lent, Daily Prayers for Lent, Choosing Lent – Acting Lent, andMore on the Lenten Journey.
Would you like a meditation sent to your inbox each day during Lent? Consider one from Ignatian Solidarity Network Lent 2026 – Stubborn Hope; Sacred Space, a ministry of the Irish Jesuits, Lent 2026 – Practical Christianity; Loyola Press Living Lent Daily: Jesus Every Day; Lent Devotional from Georgetown University; and Return to Me from the College of the Holy Cross.
If you would like to read a daily reflection during Lent and throughout the year, consider Jesuit Prayer, a ministry of the Jesuit provinces; Sacred Space, a ministry of the Irish Jesuits; and Pray As You Go, a ministry of the Jesuits of Britain.
From Ashes to Glory is a way of praying the Examen through Lent. Lunchtime Examen is a six-session series to review your day in the presence of God.
Here are several Lenten video reflections, including Almsgiving and Joy during Lent by Fr. Jim Martin, Do a Little Life Laundry in Lent by Fr. Paul Brian Campbell, Fasting and Abstinence During Lent by Fr. Richard Leonard, and Having a Friendship with God this Lent by Fr. William Barry.
Would you like to deepen your commitment to care for creation? Register for one of Ignatian Solidarity Network’s Lenten Ecological Series about Lenten Food Waste Fast, No Buy Lent and Laudato Si Lent.
Would you like to pray for migrants? Consider joining with Jesuit Refugee Services USA’s 40 Prayers for 40 Days: A Lenten Prayer Guide to pray for migrants and refugees.
Would you like to pray the Stations of the Cross? Pray with Jesuit Refugee Services’ Stations of the Cross to accompany Jesus on his journey and watch and pray over displaced people around the world. The Way of the Cross features reflections being read aloud by the Jesuits of the Midwest Province.
The Jesuit Conference offers a daily reflection In Praise of – Daily Lenten Letters of Recommendation for the Creative and Spiritual Life.
Jesuit Media Lab is offering Lent with Dorothy Day the four Thursdays of March.
Ignatian Spirituality is sponsoring a host of offerings that may be found here, including, Encounter Grace, a Lenten read-along with Loyola Press; The Ignatian Workout for Lent, which is an online retreat based on a book of the same name by Tim Muldoon; and a series of articles including Discernment in Making Lenten Plans, Where Have We Not Yet Surrendered our Lives to God, and A Patient Lent.
Loyola Press also has a host of offerings for Lent that may be found here, including Online prayers and retreats, Arts and Faith for Lent, Perspectives on Lent, Seven last words, and more.
The Office of Ignatian Spirituality, a ministry of the USA East Province of Jesuits, is offering weekly audio reflections Radical Trust – God’s Track Record.
The Jesuits of the Midwest Province are offering these retreats and Lenten resources.
Elaine Ireland, IVC Baltimore Spiritual Director, offers Provisions for the Journey to Jerusalem, which are daily Scripture reflections.
USCCB offers a series of reflections and readings on the page What is Lent?
IVC Virtual Region will be offering a Virtual Lenten Morning of Reflection on Saturday, February 28 at 10:00 (CT).
IVC Albany will be offering an Afternoon of Lenten Song with liturgical composer Dan Schutte on Palm Sunday, March 29, at 3:00 PM at Corpus Christi Church, in Round Lake.
