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About Lent
This site starts out with simple questions and
answers about Lent, but then it also includes more
complicated questions with detailed answers. There
is a lot of reading, with no pictures.
Frequently Asked Questions about Lent
These questions and answers about Lent are easier to
understand and are not as long as the questions and
answers on the first site.
Give,
Pray, Fast
This short page explains the three pillars of lent -
almsgiving, fasting, and praying.
Introduction
to a Christian Seder
This site gives a complete explanation of a Jewish
Seder and then describes a Christian adaptation of
Passover that retains the theological, confessional, and
educational dimensions of the service.
Jerusalem:
The Way of the Cross
Scroll down past the reflection and prayer to look
at photographs of actual sites along the Via Crucis (Way
of the Cross) in Jerusalem.
Lenten
Customs
This site explains Lenten customs and practices,
including Baptism, Ashes, Giving something up,
Scrutinies, Penance, Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving,
Stations of the Cross, Blessed palms, and Triduum
rituals.
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Prayer a Day: Minute Meditations
Got less than a minute to pray? This site is
perfect for you! There are short meditations that
change daily and can provide a quiet spot in your busy
day.
Sacred
Space: Daily Prayer Online
This site by the Irish Jesuits provides ten minute
meditations, with on screen guidance and scripture
chosen specially for each day of the Church year.
The Season of Lent
Ken Collins
gives a short explanation of Lent in both the Eastern
and Western churches.
The Season of Lent: Catholic Online
Read the Pope's message for Lent 2004 and learn
other information about the season of Lent and its
customs and traditions.
Stations of the Cross for Children
This site from Finding God has short meditations adapted
for children, with peaceful music in the background.
Stations
of the Cross Beads
Take a look at this ad for a
new type of bead (like Rosary Beads). Instead of
10 regular beads in a decade, Stations of the Cross
Beads have miniature portrayals of the events of each
station between the beads.
Stations
of the Cross by Seventh Graders
The introduction to this
school site has an excellent explanation of how the
custom of Stations of the Cross started. Then each
station is explained and illustrated by one of the
seventh graders at Arcadia Catholic School in Wisconsin.
Stations
of the Cross: EWTN
Mother Angelica's meditation
for each station is a little long for young students,
but the art for each station is very nice.
Stations
of the Cross for Children
The simple
words and large type on this site make it an excellent
choice for younger students. First the students
look at what is happening to Jesus and then they are
asked to look in their own hearts.
The
Way of the Cross
Simple
pictures and short prayers and meditations make this an
easy site to use for a virtual Way of the Cross.
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