The Season of Lent
Lent is the forty-day preparatory period before Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday. Lent begins this year on February 25 and culminates on Easter Sunday, April 12. In the Christian tradition, the season of Lent is a time of soul searching and repentance – a time for reflection while taking stock of one’s life in preparation for the Easter celebration of the risen Christ.
This booklet is a collection of Lenten Reflections from contributors throughout the Edgewood College community and various outside sources. Generally we have included only a portion of the biblical text due to space constraints. We hope these reflections, based on readings in the Common Christian Lectionary, serve as a guide and a point of inspiration for you during this year’s observance of Lent.
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| Ash Wednesday, February 25 Wed., Feb. 25: Sabrina Checkai, Joel 2:12-18 Thurs., Feb. 26: Tyler Duellman, Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Fri., Feb. 27: Lisa King, Isaiah 58:1-9a Sat., Feb. 28: Claire Mand, Isaiah 58:9b-14 First Sunday in Lent, March 1 Sun., Mar. 1: Bonnie Carpenter, Genesis 9:8-15 Mon., Mar. 2: Tiffany Hodges, Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 Tues., Mar. 3: Larry Larmer, Isaiah 55:10-11 Wed., Mar. 4: Lenten Prayers for Busy People, William J. O’Malley, Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19 Thurs., Mar. 5: Rebecca Zambrano, Esther C:12, 14-16, 23-5 Fri., Mar. 6: Vicki Clark, Ezekiel 18:21-28 Sat., Mar. 7: Vince Kavaloski, Matthew 5:43-48 Second Sunday in Lent, March 8 Sun., Mar. 8: Ben Vineburg, Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18 Mon., Mar. 9: Everyday Simplicity: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Growth, Robert J. Wicks, Psalm 79:8, 9, 11, 13 Tues., Mar. 10: Marie Richards, Isaiah 1:10, 16-20 Wed., Mar. 11: John Uselman, Jeremiah 18:18-20 Thurs., Mar. 12: John Elliott, Jeremiah 17:5-10 Fri., Mar. 13: Quinn Mullikin, Psalm 105:16-21 Sat., Mar. 14: Linda Newman, Micah 7:14-15, 18-20 Third Sunday in Lent, March 15 Sun., Mar. 15: Meister Eckhart, O.P., Exodus 20:1-17 Mon., Mar. 16: Mark Schwalbe, 2 Kings 5:1-15 ab Tues., Mar. 17: Becky Welch, Daniel 3:25, 34-43 Wed., Mar. 18: Macy Martin, Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9 Thurs., Mar. 19: Angela Woodward, Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9 Fri., Mar. 20: Steve Bullock, Hosea 14:2-10 Sat., Mar. 21: The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Hosea 6:1-6 Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 22 Sun., Mar. 22: Mark Lundin, Psalm 137:1-6 Mon., Mar. 23: Forty Days of Grace, Laurin J. Wenig, Isaiah 65:17-21 Tues., Mar. 24: Megan Scheele, Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 Wed., Mar. 25: Brittany Storhoff, Isaiah 49:8-15 Thurs., Mar. 26: Ruth Poochigian, O.P., Exodus 32:7-14 Fri., Mar. 27: Daniel Yang, Psalm 34:17-23 Sat., Mar. 28: Jerrid Dokey, Psalm 7:2-3, 9-12 Fifth Sunday in Lent, March 29 Sun., Mar. 29: The Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare, Jeremiah 31:31-34 Mon., Mar. 30: Melissa Hamer, John 8:1-11 Tues., Mar. 31: Carrie Griffin, Psalm 102:2-3, 16-21 Wed., Apr. 1: Bread of Angels, Barbara Brown Taylor, Daniel 3:14-20, 91-2, 95 Thurs., Apr. 2: Tecie Lardner, O.P., Genesis 17:3-9 Fri., Apr. 3: Tim Alexander, Jeremiah 20:10-13 Sat., Apr. 4: Forty Days of Grace, Laurin J. Wenig, Ezekiel 37:21-28 Palm Sunday, April 5 Sun., Apr. 5: Janice Havlena, Isaiah 50:4-7 Mon., Apr. 6: Peter Paquette, Isaiah 42:1-7 Tues., Apr. 7: Brandon Claycomb, Isaiah 49:1-6 Wed., Apr. 8: Rachel Rodriguez, Matthew 26:14-25 Holy Thursday, Apr. 9: Ian Davies, John 13:1-15 Good Friday, Apr. 10: “I See His Blood Upon the Rose,” Joseph Mary Plunkett, Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 Holy Saturday, Apr. 11: Sara Jimenez Soffa, Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-3 Easter Sunday Easter Sunday, Apr. 12: Maureen McDonnell, O.P., Mark 16:1-7 |
Excerpts from Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice , and Plunkett’s “I See His Blood Upon the Rose,” are taken from William J. O’Malley, Lenten Prayers for Busy People, Orbis Books.