Lent

The season of Lent

a chance for repentance and to renew our faith in Christ

Lent at a glance

See what's happening at St. B's by exploring our Lenten Calendar; also available at all the Church exits. Or explore our full calendar of events. Consider joining us for:

Lenten Calendar

Living Lent

Learn more about Lent with these short videos and learn practical ways to live Lent more fully this season.

Holy Week - Celebrate the Triduum with us

  • Holy Thursday - Thursday, April 17 at 7 pm (Washing of the Feet)
  • Good Friday - Friday, April 18 at 12 and 7 pm
  • Holy Saturday - Saturday, April 19 at 8 pm (Easter Vigil)
  • Easter Sunday - Sunday, April 20 at 7:30, 9, and 11 am


What is Lent?

Lent is a forty day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and we practice self-control through fasting. We are called not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent, but to a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ's will more faithfully. We recall the waters of baptism in which we were also baptized into Christ's death, died to sin and evil, and began new life in Christ.


Ideas and Resources for Lent as I prepare for Easter

Ask yourself, what does God want me to do during Lent? Explore the resources below for some ideas that work for you and the whole family. 

  • Pray for friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, people you don't know, and our world. Pray for someone new each day of Lent.
  • Do a random act of kindness every day without ever leaving your home.
  • Give something up.
  • Make a donation to the Sunday offering, the ACA fund, or a charity close to your heart.
  • Daily emails - from Dynamic Catholic guide you on an incredible journey towards the best-version-of-yourself from Ash Wednesday to Easter.
  • Resources from the USCCB - including prayers, videos, an interactive Lenten calendar, and more
  • Family Lent Calendar with daily ideas on ways to pray, fast, or give alms from Partners in Faith
  • Fasting isn't always about food - for example, fast from discouragement; feast on hope. Explore other ways to fast and feast or explore ways to sacrifice that have nothing to do with food.
  • Watch our Living Lent videos (below)