This year, Sisters Cecilia Maria and Frances Marie were asked to record video reflections for the seven Saturdays of Lent, as a part of the Lenten Reflections of the Passionists of Holy Cross Province. The nuns chose as their theme the Seven Sorrows of Mary, and we are excited to share their reflections with you. Sr. Cecilia Maria begins today with the First Sorrow: the Prophecy of Simeon.

At the same time, our Passionist Fathers are putting together a series of prayer guides for our Jubilee journey through Lent, drawing on some of the themes from St. Paul of the Cross’ 40-day retreat in Castellazzo. This First Sunday of Lent, we focus on the themes of solitude and temptation, as we accompany Jesus into the desert as narrated in the Gospel of Mark, and we consider the truth about ourselves. Click on the image for the pdf of this week’s prayer guide.