The Season of Lent
Lent is the forty-day preparatory period before Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday. Lent begins this year on February 17 and culminates on Easter Sunday, April 4. 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.
College Ministries and Dominican Mission Office
| Ash Wednesday, February 17 Wed., Feb. 17: Maryann Slater, Joel 2:12-18 Thurs., Feb. 18: Ryan Bouchard, Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Fri., Feb. 19: Cindy Rolling, Isaiah 58:1-9a Sat., Feb. 20: Holly Whitcomb, Practicing Your Path, Isaiah 58:9b-14 First Sunday in Lent, February 21 Sun., Feb. 21: Parker Palmer, The Active Life, Luke 4:1-13 Mon., Feb. 22: Linda Foster, Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 7 Tues., Feb. 23: Barbara Brown Taylor, The Preaching Life, Isaiah 55:10-11 Wed., Feb. 24: Donna Vukelich-Selva, Jonah 3:1-10 Thurs., Feb. 25: Becky Rice, Psalm 138:1-3, 7-8 Fri., Feb. 26: Tim McGowan, Ezekiel 18:21-28 Sat., Feb. 27: Laurin J. Wenig, Forty Days of Grace, Deuteronomy 26:16-19 Second Sunday in Lent, February 28 Sun., Feb. 28: Sam Katz, Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Mon., Mar. 1: Erin Bykowski, Luke 6:36-38 Tues., Mar. 2: Esther Heffernan, OP, Isaiah 1:10, 16-20 Wed., Mar. 3: Denise Levertov, The Stream and the Sapphire, Psalm 31:5-6, 14-16 Thurs., Mar. 4: Mary Klink, Jeremiah 17:5-10 Fri., Mar. 5: Albert Pinsonneault, Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28 Sat., Mar. 6: Xavier Karjohn, Micah 7:14-15, 18-20 Third Sunday in Lent, March 7 Sun., Mar. 7: Karen Rose Gredler, Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15 Mon., Mar. 8: Becky Meyer-Halverson, 2 Kings 5:1-5 Tues., Mar. 9: Joan Chittister, OSB, Illuminated Life, Daniel 3:25, 34-43 Wed., Mar. 10: Sarah Schuette, Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9 Thurs., Mar. 11: Georgia Irre, Jeremiah 7:23-28 Fri., Mar. 12: John Gallagher, Mark 12:28-34 Sat., Mar. 13: Holly Bobula, Hosea 6:1-6 Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 14 Sun., Mar. 14: Tami Donisi, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Mon., Mar. 15: Marilyn Albert, Isaiah 65:17-21 Tues., Mar. 16: Angie Hefty, Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 Wed., Mar. 17: Pam Crary, Isaiah 49:8-15 Thurs., Mar. 18: Frederick Buechner, The Clown in the Belfry: Writings on Faith and Fiction, Exodus 32:7-14 Fri., Mar. 19: Maggie Hopkins, OP, Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24 Sat., Mar. 20: Devin Mills, Psalm 7:2-3, 9-12 Fifth Sunday in Lent, March 21 Sun., Mar. 21: Terri Alexander, Isaiah 43:16-21 Mon., Mar. 22: Mary Paige “MP” Bausch, Psalm 23:1-6 Tues., Mar. 23: Alice Gugerty, Psalm 102:2-3, 16-21 Wed., Mar. 24: Katie Selle, Daniel 3:14-20, 91-2, 95 Thurs., Mar. 25: Timothy Radcliffe, OP, Why Go to Church?, Luke 1:26-38 Fri., Mar. 26: Maureen Vandervest, Psalm 18:2-7 Sat., Mar. 27: Jill Kirby, Jeremiah 31:10-13 Palm Sunday, March 28 Sun., Mar. 28: Christy Heintz, Isaiah 50:4-7 Mon., Mar. 29: Elizabeth Johnson, She Who Is, Isaiah 42:1-7 Tues., Mar. 30: Robert Ellsberg, All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets and Witnesses for Our Time, John 13:21-33, 36-38 Wed., Mar. 31: Maggie Balistreri-Clarke, Matthew 26:14-25 Holy Thursday, Apr. 1: Dan Oryall, John 13:1-15 Good Friday, Apr. 2: Diane Deci, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Holy Saturday, Apr. 3: Dean Pribbenow, Luke 24:1-12 Easter Sunday Easter Sunday, Apr. 4: Jennifer Braun, 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 |
