“Holiness for Housewives” by Dom Hubert von Zeller! This a year-round favorite, but I’m going to keep it close by my side this Lent. How can you not love a book ending with special prayers for mothers such as “Prayer when exhausted by housework”, and “Prayer in time of exasperation”?
Take An Online Lenten Retreat
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:00 AM
For busy moms, Lent can be a special time of the liturgical year to focus on our spiritual lives. But life rarely stands still long enough to allow us long, lingering hours of prayer or the opportunity for a retreat getaway.
Fortunately this year, there are several great resources online to help you focus on prayer and thanksgiving this Lenten season. Here are a few of my favorites:
Prayer Chapel - Susan Bailey invites readers to “Come spend some quiet time reflecting on the icons, pictures, scripture readings, prayers and spiritual writings which have so influended by spiritual life and my songwriting. I will share with you things I learn as I journey with our Lord. Join in my special 40 day Lenten series, “Theosis,” a 5-minute per day podcast which will transform your Lenten experience.”
Loyola Press Women’s Online Lenten Retreat - Based upon the book Days of Deepening Friendship: For the Woman Who Wants Authentic Life With God by author Vinita Hampton Wright.
Today’s Catholic Woman Online Study - Catholic Exchange brings you this study which consists of 10 podcasts, an online discussion, and the book Renewing Your Christian Self~wisdom from women in the Old and New Testaments~ A Woman’s Bible Study.
Divine Mercy Podcast Lenten Special - These audio files enable you to recite the “rosary with meditations from the Dolorous Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ by St. Anne Catherine Emmerich. These Vatican approved meditations take you to the very events of the Passion of Jesus. Download each decade of the Sorrowful Mysteries by themselves and pray one decade each day during Lent. The complete uninterrupted rosary will be uploaded before Holy Week. Consider praying the entire Dolorous Passion Rosary each day of Holy Week.”
I am on the lookout for additional Lenten resources, so if you have a favorite please share it here in the comments!
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Along w/The King Crucified and Risen by Fr. Groeschel, I will be reading both Grace Cafe & The Domestic Church: Room by Room ~ both by Donna Marie Cooper O’Boyle. I must confess that these were supposed to be Advent reads but illness & family “situations” prevented that so I saved them & will be starting Grace Cafe in about 10 min! Looking fwd to them, too!
Love these book selections! Mary, I know you will love Donna Marie’s books - they are fantastic!
Fantastic resources! I’ve already saved 3 to Favorites in which I will refer to daily during this Lenten season. Thanks, and many blessings to all who have provided this much needed, and easily accessible inspiration via the Internet.
2 things…I just read the intro, fwd & first chapter of Grace Cafe this afternoon. LOVE it already! I’ve ready The Heart of Motherhood & Prayer Book for Mothers by Donna Marie & just knew these would be amazing books as well. ; )
Also, today I received an email request from a friend of mine to “do” the 40 Days of Love Dare which is the book that “goes with” the movie Fireproof. We are going to do the dares together throughout Lent and I thought it might be something that others are interested in as well. Sadly I haven’t seen the movie & know that dh wouldn’t be interested (long story but if it’s even close to being “holy” he runs in the other direction) but that isn’t going to stop ME from working on myself & our marriage…and he doesn’t even have to know it! ; )
Thanks for the resources! This one is my favorite ...
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=3248
http://www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
I can’t believe I forgot this in the other 2 posts…I have had this bookmarked for weeks now & use it every single year. Enjoy & God bless!!!
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