During Lent, we turn away from our sinfulness and recommit ourselves to following Christ. Ignatian contemplation and reflective prayer encourage us in the season of Lent to deepen our relationship with God.
We’re happy to provide a variety of online retreats and prayer experiences to help you live Lent more fully.
Arts & Faith: Lent
Enjoy a visual prayer experience this Lent. Each week includes a video commentary about a work of art inspired by the Sunday Scriptures and an accompanying Ignatian reflection at
dotMagis. Art commentaries are by Daniella Zsupan-Jerome and the Ignatian prayers are by Paddy Gilger, SJ.
Try the Ash
Wednesday video and Ignatian prayer, now available.
Join us for a new series based on the words of William A. Barry, SJ. Each Wednesday we’ll share Fr. Barry’s meditation for the day and a reflection it inspires. Reflections are written by a different
dotMagis blogger each week.
Focus on your spiritual health with Tim Muldoon’s help. His audio reflections accompany suggestions for prayer and action, leading from Ash Wednesday to Easter.
An Ignatian Prayer Adventure 
Join in an adapted version of the Spiritual Exercises, perfectly timed as a Lent and Easter retreat. This year guest blogger Elizabeth Eiland Figueroa will share her experiences with the retreat through posts on Tuesdays. The retreat begins this Sunday, February 15, and concludes the week after Easter.
It Doesn’t Take Much Time
It doesn’t take a lot of time to prepare for Lent. It just takes desire and focus. God can do so much with our hearts when they are focused. We can give God more space to touch our hearts if we begin to establish some simple patterns. For example, we can wake up each morning and stand by the edge of our beds for a few moments to ask the Lord for the grace to let this day be one in which we long for the beginning of Lent. Our prayer might be general, or we might pray for specific helps or graces for getting ready to begin Lent. Whatever we say, our Lord understands our words. We can make this simple connection with God in the time it would take us to put on our slippers. Similarly, we can spend a short time in prayer each night giving thanks to God before we go to bed. This pattern of simple morning and evening prayer can stir our spirits to look
forward to and prepare for Lent as a season of grace.
