LENT
The liturgies and devotions of Lent are time-honored ways of drawing
nearer to the heart of God. So, whoever you are and
whatever has brought you to this moment at this time,
Thoughtful planning for keeping a holy Lent may be a way to reflect upon
and appreciate the hidden grace emerging from a challenging year.
Lent 2026 at Christ Church Cathedral
SUNDAYS IN LENT:
HOLY EUCHARIST, RITE I
10:00 A.M. ON SUNDAY MORNING IN THE CHURCH
March 1 | March 8 | March 15 | March 22
L E N T E N MID-WEEK
HOLY EUCHARIST
5:15 P.M. WEDNESDAY EVENING IN THE CHURCH
February 25 | March 4 | March 11 | March 18 | March 25
Add this service to your spiritual practice for Lent.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER DURING L E N T
8:30 A.M. MONDAY MORNING IN THE CHAPEL
March 2 | March 9 | March 16 | March 23 | March 30
Special Devotionals & Lenten Practices
For 2026 we have searched for different ways for you to make your Lenten discipline meaningful to you. We hope that you will find ways that are different and interesting.
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2026 ERD LENTEN MEDITATIONS
Written by Sister Monica Clare, an Episcopal nun, author and unlikely TikTok star, our 2026 meditations offer an invitation to rediscover—or deepen—holy habits of prayer, worship and engagement with Scripture. These "holy habits" provide a path to a life that is given shape, meaning and direction by being rooted in a deeper relationship with God. Click on this link to subscribe to the daily meditations, or to find other ERD Lenten materials.
LENTEN FILM JOURNEY
 
Lent invites us to see more clearly — ourselves, our neighbors, and God’s work in the world. These films encourage reflection on compassion, forgiveness, loss, hope, and transformation. Use the question with each film for prayer, journaling, or group conversation. Watch the movie alone or with friends then reflect on the daily question.
Many thanks to The Rev. Jeffrey Ross of Saint Peter's Church in Lewes, Delaware for sharing this entertaining way to explore Lent.
RECONCILIATION:
FROM ASHES TO PEACE
A Five-Week Bible Study
You are invited to journey into the heart of reconciliation with your Central Gulf Coast sisters and brothers, either in a small group or individually. Through Scripture and tradition, we are formed in the realization that Lent is the season intended to lead believers through honest self-examination, repentance, and restored relationship with God and each other. This five-week, diocesan-sponsored study, facilitated by members of our own diocese, will focus on prayer, reflection, and gentle conversation to consider how God’s reconciling love meets us in places of tension and transforms them into spaces of renewal. Click here for the link to join the facilitated class.
Dancing with the Saints
Canvas and paint, 2009
Mark Dukes, St. Gregory of Nyssa Church, San Francisco, California
LENT MADNESS
Lent Madness began in 2010 as a fun, engaging way for people to learn about the men and women comprising the Church’s Calendar of Saints. The format is straightforward: 32 saints are placed into a tournament-like single elimination bracket. Each pairing remains open for a set period of time and people vote for their favorite saint. Sixteen saints make it to the Round of the Saintly Sixteen; eight advance to the Round of the Elate Eight; four make it to the Faithful Four; two to the Championship; and the winner is awarded the coveted Golden Halo. The first round consists of basic biographical information about each of the 32 saints. Subsequent rounds offer quotes and quirks, explore legends, and even move into the area of saintly kitsch. If you're not sure about terminology, check out our glossary. It's free! Bracket sheets are on the Lenten table. Subscribe at this link.
LENTEN REFLECTIONS 2026
from the Seminary of the Southwest
This Lent, Seminary of the Southwest is offering a new Lenten project that invites the wider church into a season of renewal and hope. Designed to accompany the first five weeks of Lent, the series creates space for prayer, conversation, and faithful reflection on repentance, discipleship, and the promise of new life. Shaped by the voices of five women members of our faculty, these gatherings reflect both the depth of Southwest’s theological life and our commitment to forming leaders for ministry, service, and healing. Rooted in the Lenten journey, this project offers a hopeful reminder that even in times of change, God is at work bringing new life.
Click here to sign up for the Video Series
THE SERVICEBERRY:
A Lenten Book Group with United Thank Offering
Looking for a way to connect with others as a part of your Lenten Discipline this year? Look no further! UTO is offering a 5-session book club on The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass. This is a perfect book to explore during Lent because it can encourage us to think more deeply about gift, reciprocity, and gratitude. We’ll explore this book together and see what we can learn about gratitude as a way to give thanks by word and deed for the gifts given by the world around us. While reading the text prior to the meeting will enhance your experience, it is not required. You’re also welcome to attend all 5 sessions or just the ones when you’re available or where a topic interests you. For more information and to sign up please click this link.
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DAILY LENTEN READING
Reading the gospel from the daily Eucharistic lectionary together during Lent is a way to bind together our individual Lenten journeys with one shared story. We will email the daily Gospel lesson each morning. As you read each day, consider the parts of Jesus’ life and ministry that challenge or encourage you, and pay attention to how the story builds with mounting urgency toward its climax. Notice how Jesus increasingly challenges the religious leaders and political authorities around him, and how conflict develops even between him and his disciples. Although Jesus is clearly the Son of God, he is also following in the tradition of Israel’s prophets. Although he is clearly the Messiah, he is not the sort of Messiah-figure anyone anticipated. Try to imagine how he upset expectations on all sides, all the time.
Lent+ in-a-bag
Families are uniquely suited to honor the Season of Lent by walking together to find a closer relationship with Jesus. This Lent we have some “tools,” to enhance our families Lenten journeys. In the Chapter House each family will find a bag of tools to take home. Interaction and conversation about each tool will help spur reflection and comments on what each item in the bag might symbolize on our Lenten journeys.
THE JOURNEY THROUGH LENT
Join the Journey through Lent, illustrated poster by award-winning cartoonist Jay Sidebotham, invites spiritual reflection and is a wonderful companion for the Lenten season. Posters are on the ministry table.
FORWARD DAY BY DAY
Please explore the many daily devotional materials on the Forward Day by Day website, or download their app.
LENTEN YOUTH DEVOTIONAL
d365 is an online daily devotional series. Providing devotions written especially for students, this online resource reflects on themes that impact our faith journeys. Please note that d365 is applicable to adults as well as youth.
These devotions are written by ministers, professors, students, teachers, missionaries, denominational leaders, and others who work with and care for students. Typically, an author writes on a single theme for one week. In these devotions, you will read honest struggles and questions, all in the context of real faith. As you read the thoughts of the writers, think about your own response to the Scripture for the day. Let the writer’s words serve as background for your own conversation with God.
There are several ways to access the series for Lent and the rest of the Church Year. You may download the app, follow on FaceBook, or go to their website and click the links.
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ON-GOING FORMATION
SUNDAY SCHOOL DURING LENT
For the five Sundays in Lent we will use the Sunday lectionary readings to guide our worship. We will talk about being tempted and how our sins are forgiven.
THE DEAN'S BIBLE STUDY:
HEBREWS
Dean Gibson facilitates this reading of Hebrews. Weekly sessions are held at noon on Wednesdays in the Chapel in-person and via Zoom. The class will run through Wednesday, March 20. A reading and lesson guide is emailed and posted on the website each week.
QUESTIONS
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call the parish office at 251.438.1822.
ALL services and offerings at Christ Church Cathedral are open to everyone.