When I brought up Lent the other day, my son randomly starting singing this old favorite from "THE DOGMA DOGS". I had completely forgotten about it! You can listen to the whole song here.
My kids loved all these fun songs when they were little!!
Looking for some inspiration, I asked a few friends for suggestions for the Lent. I'm sharing those plus a few others that have come across my path.
#1 My friend, Colleen, recommended the book "Divine Intimacy". It has a hefty price tag, but seems like it will be well worth the price. I am not sure I can purchase it right this minute, but it is now on my list. I cannot believe that I have never heard of this book before.
This is the description from the website:
This Book of Meditations is a classic and is seeped in Carmelite spirituality. For every day it offers two meditations, in liturgical arrangement, that enable the soul to enter the conscious presence of God and to reflect on the theme of the day. These are followed by a ‘Colloquy’ that helps the person at prayer to start a friendly conversation with God where acts of praise and love, petition and thanksgiving are made, together with good resolutions for the future. Here we are at the very heart of prayer, which is a heart-to-heart encounter in faith with the living God.
Doesn't that sound AWESOME?
#2 Another suggestion from Colleen is the "Put on Love" lenten journal by Elizabeth Foss. This one is a little more in my price range, so I am actually going to order it when I am done with this post! :) It is no longer available in hard copy but you can get the digital download.
From the description of the journal: "This journal has daily scripture, daily essays written by Elizabeth Foss, daily calls-to-action, as well as journaling space to reflect on what you’ve read and prayed."
#3 My friend, Char, suggested watching the movie "The Face of Mercy" narrated by Jim Cavielzel. It looks so good!!! And it will be perfect to watch during Lent and especially wonderful as we look toward Divine Mercy Sunday.
#4 I plan to subscribe to Dynamic Catholic's "Best Lent Ever". I was very excited when I saw this series (short videos emailed daily to your inbox during lent) is based on the book "Resisting Happiness". Several parishes in our area gave this book out as a Christmas gift to their parishioners, and I have one of those copies. I started reading it and loved it, so am looking forward to being inspired even further.
#5 My friend, Sue, is watching The Speaker Room videos with her family and highly recommends them for Lent.
#6 Some YouTube videos to help you prepare-
"Fr. Mike explains how prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are the three pillars of a spiritually fruitful Lent. He then challenges us to try new ways to exercise these Lenten practices, sharing several simple strategies for drawing closer to God during this holy season." (from YouTube description)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qDG51cl9gY (very short- good to watch with preteen/teen kids.)
Dr. Pitre on the biblical roots of Ash Wednesday.
https://youtu.be/2vnGEJHg05E (a bit longer- recommended by my sister-in-law)
#8 I've enjoyed Bishop Robert Barron's Lent Reflections in the past and I am sure will this year too.
#9 If you have little ones you HAVE to do this!! Holy Heroes are super easy to use and free. I miss my kids being little (not mostly, but sometimes ;)).
Whew. That's all I have for now. :)
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