Here is a list of online calendars, prayers, retreats and reflections which you might find helpful in your spiritual journey during Lent.  We make every effort to insure that the links are current; if you find a broken link, please send an email to: dbqwcaf@dbqarch.org.

Official Statements

Pope Francis' 2023 Lenten Message

Lenten Calendars

Fast-Pray-Give Calendar (BustedHalo 2023)
Daily Lenten Calendar  (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops 2023)
Lenten Family Calendar (Operation Rice Bowl 2023)
Laudato Si Lenten Calendar (Laudato Si Movement 2023)

Online Retreats and Study Courses

40 Days 40 Ways--Guide to a Green Lent.  Dianne Scheper. (Franciscan Action Network)
Finding Beauty in the Ashes. Virtual Retreat. (GodSpaceLight 2022)
Franciscan Values Lenten Reflection Series (Franciscan Action Network 2021)
From Ashes to Glory Virtual Retreat. By Dan Schutte (2023)
From Ruins to Resurrection Evening Reflection. (God in All Things 2021)
Growing Back Better Lenten Retreat. Margaret Silf. (Pray As You Go 2021)
Growing in Friendship With God This Lent.  William Barry (Ignatian Spirituality 2022)
Finding God in the Chaos Retreat (Ignatian Solidarity Network 2023)
Harden Not Your Hearts Lenten Retreat. (Ignatian Solidarity Network 2022)
Hope and the Nearness of God Lenten Retreat. Teresa White. (Pray As You Go 2022)
The Ignatian Workout for Lent  Online retreat.  (Ignatian Spirituality 2022)
The Jerusalem Journey Lenten Retreat. (Pray-As-You-Go 2023)
Journey Through Lent With St. Ignatius Loyola (Ignatian Spirituality Center 2022)
Journey Through Lent with Scott Hahn (St. Paul Center 2022)
Journey With the St. John's Bible. Online study opportunity (McGrath Institute 2021)
Journeying With Mary Lenten Retreat. (God In All Things 2022)
Knowing Jesus Online Retreat (Pathways to God 2021)
Lenten e-courses (Gratefulness.org)
Lenten Guided Retreat (London Jesuit Centre 2022)
Lenten Pilgrimage At Home (Catholic Link 2022)
Lift Every Voice—A Lenten Journey Toward Racial Justice (Ignatian Solidarity Network 2016)
Live the Questions Holy Week Retreat (The Jesuit Post 2021)
Make a Scriptural Pilgrimage Through Lent (McGrath Institute 2021)
Pilgrimage of Grace Through the Holy Land (Magdala 2022)
The Return of the Priodigal Lenten Book Discussion. (Henri Nouwen Society 2020)
Through Lent With Ignatius (Ignatian Spirituality Center, Glasglow 2022)
The Vine and the Branches (The Jesuit Post 2022)
Walking Together With Jesus  Lenten Retreat 2019 (Pathways to God)
Who Is My Neighbor  Lenten Digital Retreat  (Operation Rice Bowl)
Journey Into Freedom Lenten Retreat 2020 (Pathways to God)

Lenten Prayers and Reflections (General)

Arts & Faith Visual Prayer Experiences for Lent. (Ignatian Spirituality 2022)
Ave Explores Lent. Sr. Miriam James Heidland. (Ave Maria Press 2022)
Best Lent Ever Daily Emails and Videos (Dynamic Catholic)
The Crucified Is My Love--Morning and Evening Prayers for Lent (Plough)
Daily Lenten Devotion Based on the Psalms (Faithward 2022)
Daily Lenten Prayers (Creighton University 2023)
Daily Lenten Reflections (America Magazine 2022)
Daily Lenten REflections (Catholics in Recovery 2022)
Daily Lenten Reflections  (National Catholic Reporter)
Daily Lenten Reflections (Salesian Missions 2021)
Daily Lenten Reflections (Salesian Missions 2022)
Family Night Prayer for Lent. Free e-book (McGrath Institute 2021)
From Ashes to Glory—Praying the Examen During Lent.  Joseph Tetlow SJ. (Ignatian Spirituality 2023)
40 Days with the Saints. Joe Paprocki. (The Catechists Journey)
40 Ways to Improve Your Prayer Life This Lent. (Tom McGrath. CareNotes. 2023)
Growing in Friendship with God This Lent.  William A. Barry SJ. (Ignatian Spirituality)
Guided Reflection on Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.  Joe Paprocki. (The Catechist's Journey)
An Ignatian Diet for Lent. (Pathways to God 2019)
An Ignatian Prayer Adventure—an eight-week adaptation of the Spiritual Exercises. Kevin
    O’Brien SJ.(Ignatian Spirituality 2022)
Ignatian Prayer Adventure. (Ignatian Spirituality 2021)
Imagine (Pray As You Go 2022)
Imaginative Prayer Exercises for Lent and Holy Week. (Ignatian Spirituality)
An Intinerary for Lent. Reflections on the Sunday Gospels for Cycle A. Peter Edmonds SJ (Thinking Faith
    2017)
Journey Through Lent With Art  (University of Notre Dame)
Lent--A Way Out of the Shadows. Reflections on the Sunday readings for Cycle A (Thinking Faith 2008)
Lent and Easter for Those In Recovery (St. Joseph Institute)
Lenten Prayers (JesuitResource.org)
Lent With the Saints  Daily reflections (Franciscan Media)
Lenten Reflections by Jan Richardson (The Painted Prayerbook)
Lenten Reflections for Families Recovering From Addiction.  Jean Heaton (Ignatian Spirituality 202 1)
The Living Desert of Lent. James Hanvey SJ (Thinking Faith 2017)
Living Lent Daily. Daily email reflections. (Ignatian Spirituality 2022)
Lunchtime Examen. Jim Manney (podcast/Ignatian Spirituality 2022)
Lunchtime Examen--Ways to Pray With the Examen (podcast/Ignatian Spirituality 2023)
Papal Preacher's Lenten Messages to the Papal Household (2020, 2021)
Poems for Lent. (Faith Notre Dame)
Prayers for Lent. (Dynamic Catholic)
Praying Lent.  (Creighton University Online Ministry)
Praying With Jesus. Guided Meditations for Holy Week (Becky Eldridge 2022)
Becoming Spirit-Filled Voters. Weekly Emails (Network 2021)
Seven Last Words (Loyola Press)
Seven Penitential Psalms (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Steadfast--Called to Love Daily Reflections (Ignatian Solidarity Network 2021)
Stretched for the Sake of Love--Palm Sunday Spiritual Exercise (Catholic Link)
Thought for the Day (Pathway to God)
Ultimate Guide to Understanding Lent (Grotto Network 2023)
Virtual Lenten Pilgrimage Through the Holy Land (Magdala 2021)
Virtual Holy Thursday Liturgy.  Dan Schutte (National Catholic Reporter 2020)
Virtual Good Friday Liturgy. Dan Schutte (National Catholic Reporter 2020)
Virtual Easter Vigil Liturgy. Dan Schutte (National Catholic Reporter 2020)
Weekly Guided Prayer (London Jesuit Center 2022)

Lenten Prayers and Reflections (Social Justice Themes)

Beyond the Headlines--Lent with the Jesuit Missions (2023)
Embracing Jesus' Practice of Nonviolence Weekly Reflections (Maryknoll Office of Global
    Concerns 2018)
A Journey Toward Ecological Conversion. Weekly Reflections (Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns)
A Journey With Gospel Nonviolence. Weekly Reflections. (Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns)
Journey With Jesus and Refugees. (Pray As You Go)
Lenten Reflections for the Homeless (In Hope)
Lenten Reflections from a Social Justice Perspective. (Catholic Campaign for Human Development)
Radical Hope Daily Reflections (Ignatian Solidarity Network 2021)
Rise Up—A Weekly Call to Solidarity (Ignatian Solidarity Network)
Week of Lenten Prayers for Social Justice (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Way of the Cross (General)

Applying the Examen to Praying the Way of the Cross. Ignatian Spirituality.
Contemporary Reflections on the Stations of the Cross. Francis Murphy (Thinking Faith 2019)
Eight Ways to Pray the Stations of the Cross (Aleteia 2021)
Encounters Along the Way. (Grotto Network 2023)
Online Stations of the Cross. Creighton University Online Ministry.
Marian Way of the Cross (Aleteia)
Mary's Way of the Cross. (Little Sisters of the Poor)
Meditations from the Pope's Annual Good Friday Way of the Cross (Official Vatican)
Scriptural Reflections on the Stations of the Cross. Nicholas King (Thinking Faith 2013)
Scriptural Stations of the Cross for Lent (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Seven Falls of Christ (Aleteia 2017)
Stations of the Cross Audio Meditations (Pray As You Go 2022)
Stations of the Cross by James E. Adams (Friars of the Atonement)
Stations of the Cross Booklet (Grotto Network 2021)
Stations of the Cross for Busy People (Aleteia 2017)
Stations of the Cross for Children (Loyola Press)
Stations of the Cross/Reflections by St. Alphonsus Liguori (Video/CatholicLink)
Stations of the Cross/Reflections by St. Francis of Assisi. (Video/Catholic Link)
Stations of the Cross for Married Couples by Daniel Allen (For Your Marriage)
Stations of the Cross for the Elderly  (Our Sunday Visitor)
Stations of the Cross for the Pandemic (Incarnation Is Everywhere 2021)
Stations of the Cross in the Spirit of "Laudato Si" (International Union of Superiors General 2020)
Stations of the Cross for Those Who Are Suffering or in Poor Health (BustedHalo)
Stations of the Cross for Victims of Sexual Abuse. Cardinal Vincent Nichols (Archdiocese of Westminster)
Unlock the Stations of the Cross Examen Style. Gary Jansen (Loyola Press)
Way of the Cross for Grieving Persons (Diocese of Wichita)
Way of the Cross During a Time of Pandemic (Aleteia)
Way of the Cross for the Sick and Dying (Salt & Light Media 2021)
Way of the Cross Virtual Tour  (Jerusalem.com)
Virtual Stations of the Cross  (BustedHalo)

Way of the Cross (Social Justice Themes)

Black Lives Matter at the Stations of the Cross (Arusi Network 2021)
Economic and Ecological Way of the Cross.  (Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns)
Social Justice Way of the Cross (Catholic Relief Services)
Stations of the Cross Videos (Catholic Relief Services 2021)
Stations of the Cross for Overcoming Racism (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Stations of the Cross  (Food for the Poor)
Stations of the Cross in Solidarity with the Persecuted Church. Archbishop Samir Nassar
   (Independent Catholic News 2018)
Stations of the Cross Seen Through the Eyes of LGBTQ Catholics. (Most Holy Redeemer/Saint
    John Fisher Youth Ministry, Chicago 2021)
Way of Asylum. Art by Michelina Nicotera-Taxiera (Kino Border Initiative 2020)
Way of the Cross with Jesus and Refugees (Pray As You Go 2022)

Examinations of Conscience

Traditional Examination of Conscience Based on the Ten Commandments  (U.S. Conference
   of Catholic Bishops)
Short Examination of Conscience  (Loyola Press)
Examination of Conscience for Children  (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Examination of Conscience for Young Adults  (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Examination of Conscience for Single Persons  (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Examination of Conscience for Married Couples  (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Examination of Conscience Based on the Beatitudes  (St. Mary College)
Examination of Conscience Based on Catholic Social Teaching (U.S. Conference of
   Catholic Bishops)
Examination of Conscience Based on the Ignatian Examen (Catholic Parishes in Waterloo)
Examination of Conscience Based on the Theological Virtues.  John Hardon SJ. (Catholic Education   
   Resource Centre)
Examination of Conscience Based on the Works of Mercy  (Catholic Parishes in Waterloo)
Consciousness Examen.  George Ashenbrenner SJ (Ignatian Spirituality)

Lenten Videos

Ash Wednesday and Lent in Two Minutes (Busted Halo)
Journey of the Heart—The Life of Henri Nouwen  (Windborne Productions)
A Deeper Lent—A Time for Healing and Hope. Andy Alexander and Maureen McCann
    Waldron. (Creighton University Online Ministry)    Part 1     Part 2
Almsgiving and Joy This Lent.  Fr. James Martin. (Loyola Press)
Bishop Barron on Lent. (Word on Fire)
Daily Lenten Video Reflections.  Dr. Tim Grey (Formed)
Fasting and Abstinence. Fr. Richard Leonard. (Loyola Press)
Having a Friendship With God This Lent.  Fr. William Barry SJ. (Loyola Press)
Holy Week in Three Minutes (BustedHalo)
In the Footsteps of Jesus--Holy Week Pilgrimage (Faith Notre Dame)
Lent in Three Minutes (Busted Halo 2023)
Lenten Video Series (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Weekly Lenten Video Reflections (Catholic Health Association)
Lenten Video Reflections (Dynamic Catholic)
Practices of Lent.  Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire)
Praying Through Holy Week. Fr. Mike Schmitz (Ascension)
The Spirit and the Desert  (The Wild Goose Series)
Triduum--A Spiritual Journey (FORMED)
“What am I going to give up for Lent?” is the wrong question (America Media)
What Is Lent Video Series (Catholic Relief Services)
Why Lent?  Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire)

Lenten Audio

Called to Be Saints--A Lent Retreat (Pathways to God)
40 Songs for 40 Days. Carolyn Pirtle (McGrath Institute 2021)
Lunchtime Examen—Six Session Prayer Series.  Jim Manney. Ignatius Spirituality.
A Lenten Journey With Luke (Mount Street Jesuit Centre/Pathways to God)
A Lenten Retreat with Fr. Larry Gillick SJ.  Creighton University Online Ministry.
Seven Penitential Psalms (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Lenten Music

Guitar Meditations for Lent. (Garrison Doles)
Spotify Playlist for Ash Wednesday (Grotto Network)
Spotify Playlist for Lent (Grotto Network)
Lenten PLay List (Aleteia)
Music to Celebrate the Easter Season (McGrath Institute)
Musical Guide to Holy Week (Aleteia)

[Last Update: 02.21.23]