Your Lenten Journey starts here.
Early Christians observed “a season of penitence and fasting” in preparation for the Paschal feast, or Pascha (BCP, pp. 264-265). The season now known as Lent (from an Old English word meaning “spring,” the time of lengthening days) has a long history. Originally, in places where Pascha was celebrated on a Sunday, the Paschal feast followed a fast of up to two days. In the third century this fast was lengthened to six days. Eventually this fast became attached to, or overlapped, another fast of forty days, in imitation of Christ's fasting in the wilderness. In the western church the forty days of Lent extend from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday, omitting Sundays.
The last three days of Lent are the sacred Triduum of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.
Christians are invited “to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God's holy Word” (BCP, p. 265).
The last three days of Lent are the sacred Triduum of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.
Christians are invited “to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God's holy Word” (BCP, p. 265).
Choose your Lenten Adventure
Pick up a commitment card at church and choose how you plan to get closer to Jesus during the season of Lent.
All-Church Lenten Daily Reading ProjectTrinity Parishioners are encouraged to read each day in Lent. The book chosen is Lent for Everyone, by N.T. Wright, where we'll explore the Gospel of Matthew.
A soft-covered copy can be purchased at church for $15. You can download it to your Kindle app, here. Or, simply download the FREE YouVersion App, to take it with you on the go. |
A Focused LentInterested in going deeper this Lent?
A small group is committing to:
Click the YouTube link below for videos to guide you through the Prayer of Examen. |
Stations of the CrossDuring Lent, we will have a special installation of images depicting the Stations of the Cross installed in our church.
You are welcome to use them for self-guided devotional prayer during Trinity Office Hours. Deacon Denise will be leading some guided Stations of the Cross. Watch the Trinity eblast for dates and details. |