Lent is a time of grace, a time for conversion, a time to come home to God.
—St. Maximilian Kolbe
The purpose of Lent is not to force on us a few formal obligations, but to “soften” our heart so that it may open itself to the realities of the spirit, to experience the hidden “thirst” for communion with God.
—St. John Paul II
Lent is a time for us to empty ourselves of worldly distractions and allow God to fill us with His love, His grace, and His peace.—St. Teresa of Calcutta O Lord, make this Lenten season different from the other ones. Let me find you again. Amen.
—Henri Nouwen
During Lent, let us find concrete ways to overcome our indifference.—Pope Francis Do you wish your prayer to fly toward God? Make for it two wings: fasting and almsgiving.
—St. Augustine
You don’t know how to pray? Put yourself in the presence of God, and as soon as you have said, Lord, I don’t know how to pray!” you can be sure you’ve already begun.
—St. Josemaria Escriva
As Lent is the time for greater love, listen to Jesus’ thirst…He knows your weakness. He wants only your love, wants only the chance to love you.
—St. Augustine
Let the mouth fast from foul words and unjust criticism for what good is it if we abstain from birds and fishes but bite and devour our brothers.
—St. John Chyrsostom
Today, especially in affluent societies, St. Augustine’s warning is more timely than ever: “Enter again into yourself.” Yes, we must enter again into ourselves, if we want to find ourselves. Not only our spiritual life is at stake, but indeed, our personal, family, and social equilibrium itself. One of the meanings of penitential fasting is to help us recover an interior life. Moderation, recollection, and prayer go hand in hand.
—St. John Paul II
Nothing, how little so ever it be, if it is suffered for God’s sake, can pass without merit in the sight of God.—Thomas a Kempis Seek a relationship when you pray, not answers. You won’t always find answers, but you will always find Jesus.
—Father Mike Schmitz