7 Activities to Try During Lent

Pray the Rosary

Another wonderful activity that’s a blessing for all, but could be especially suited to those who give up an activity that frees up time each day or week, is praying the Rosary. In the – roughly – 30 minutes it takes to pray it, you can enrich your prayer life, while meditating on the life of Jesus. Saint John Paul II, who articulated some of the most compelling reasons to pray it in his document entitled “Rosarium Virginis Mariae,” wrote (in the same document) "Against the background of the words Ave Maria, the principal events of the life of Jesus Christ pass before the eyes of the soul. They take shape in the complete series of the joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries, and they put us in living communion with Jesus through – we might say – the heart of his Mother.”

Journey Through the Stations of The Cross

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Journeying through the stations of the cross originally began in Jerusalem. Early Christians would make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and they would retrace Jesus’ final steps to calgary. Because there were so many Christians who wanted to do so but were unable to, the fourteen stations of the cross – depicting the final events leading to and including Jesus’ crucifixion and burial – became a fixture along the walls of most churches. During Lent, many churches offer parishioners multiple opportunities to go through the stations of the cross with the clergy and other parishioners. It’s another powerful way to reflect upon the Passion of Christ and how much He loves us.