Lent Day 26

Fast: Let go of despair and know that God gives you sufficient grace.
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” — St. Francis of Assisi

Pray: Pray to know how God wants you to spend your time online.

Give: Make sure that every one in your family gets at least one of your hugs today.

Lent Day 25

Fast: Let go of self-recrimination.
“There is still time for endurance, time for patience, time for healing, time for change. Have you slipped? Rise up. Have you sinned? Cease. Do not stand among sinners, but leap aside.” — St. Basil the Great

Pray: For a few minutes tonight, after your children are sleeping, kneel beside their beds. Let your breath rise and fall with theirs. Entrust them to the Father and thank Him for lending them to you.

Give: Do not say “In a minute” or “When I finish this” at all today. Instead, put aside your agenda and meet their needs (and even some wants) immediately and cheerfully.

Lent Day 24

Fast: Give up thinking things have to be perfect.
“Don’t get upset with your imperfections. It’s a great mistake because it leads nowhere - to get angry because you are angry, upset at being upset, depressed at being depressed, disappointed because you are disappointed. So don’t fool yourself. Simply surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is always greater than our weakness.” — St. Francis de Sales

Pray: Before you go anywhere else online today, pray this prayer, taken from the writings of St. Louis de Montfort:
Lord, help me to imitate Mary’s
deep humility,
lively faith,
blind obedience,
unceasing prayer,
constant self-denial,
surpassing purity,
ardent love,
heroic patience,
angelic kindness,
and heavenly wisdom.
Amen.

Give: As you do laundry today, bless the person for whom you are folding. With every crease, offer a prayer.

Lent Day 22

Fast: Rise a little earlier and bring your husband breakfast in bed. (If it’s too late today, plan for tomorrow).

Pray: Move your wedding band to your right hand. Every time you notice the difference today, pray for your marriage. Listen to His answers.

Give: Plan a date night.

This one keeps popping up, too

Danielle and Elizabeth, I noticed that you have the same Lenten daily prompts on your blogs. Iwas wondering where you got them--I've seen Catholic Content for blogs, but that usually seems to have a "credit" link included.

Danielle and I wrote the Lenten prompts together. I am grateful so many of you are finding them useful.