5 Ways to Have a Fruitful Lent

How to make sure you have a good Lent

The Benedictine Monks of Conception Abbey invite you to join our Online Lenten Journey as we prayerfully read the daily Mass readings and proper text this Lent. Together we hope to achieve a deeper sense of prayer, be moved towards penance, and discover the peace that only comes from Christ. 

Each year, the Church proposes the season of Lent as a time of repentance and renewal so that we can be drawn more closely to Christ in his Paschal Mystery. Our Holy Father St. Benedict tells us in his Rule that:

The life of a monk ought to be a continuous Lent. Since few, however, have the strength for this, we urge the entire community during these days of Lent to keep its manner of life most pure and to wash away in this holy season the negligences of other times. 

In the video above, Fr. Etienne shares five ways that you can have a good Lent. They include

1. Understand why we have Lent and discuss it with family or friends.
2. Learn to engage a prayerful reading of scripture. [Sign up for the Online Lenten Journey]
3. Do not merely give something up.
4. Regularly celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
5. Make a permanent change.

Watch Fr. Etienne’s video to learn more about his suggestions by clicking here.

It is our prayer that this Lent will be fruitful for you as you draw closer to Christ. To sign up for the Online Lenten Journey please visit https://reflections.conceptionabbey.org/sign-up/.