The JPIC Office
has compiled below various resources for your Lenten journey this year that
connect to themes of racial justice, care of creation, peace and nonviolence,
social justice, and human trafficking (Print Version).
We also share
with you Pope Francis’ message for Lent 2019 in which he reminds us that, “The
path to Easter demands that we renew our faces and hearts as Christians through
repentance, conversion and forgiveness, so as to live fully the abundant grace
of the paschal mystery… Let us stand beside our brothers and sisters in need,
sharing our spiritual and material goods with them.”
We hope that
you find these resources helpful and meaningful as together we work to build
communities of justice and peace that honor all of God’s beautiful and diverse
creation. May you have a blessed Lenten
journey!
Pope’s Message for Lent
Dear brothers
and sisters, the “lenten” period of forty days spent by the Son of God in
the desert of creation had the goal of making it once more that garden of
communion with God that it was before original sin. May our Lent this year be a
journey along that same path, bringing the hope of Christ also to creation, so
that it may be “set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious
liberty of the children of God”. Let us not allow this season of grace to pass
in vain! Let us ask God to help us set out on a path of true conversion. 
Recommit to Racial Justice
This year for
Lent, we invite all NETWORK members and supporters to recommit to Racial
Justice. We live in a society built on hundreds of years of oppressing People
of Color in the United States. We are at a critical time for white people to do
the work of racial justice, educating themselves and finding ways to act in
solidarity with People of Color. It is
crucial that we confront our history and the ways racism continues today, including
in our federal policies.
Transform Network “Resipiscence 2019: A Lenten Devotional for Dismantling White
Supremacy”
This Lent we
have the opportunity to reflect deeply on the ways that white supremacy has
infected our lives and our communities, and we have the opportunity to
repent. We invite you to be part of the
RESIPISCENCE community. We have gathered here a widely ranging collection of
daily reflections from a very diverse group of contributors—diverse in
identities, theologies, and experiences—and every one of them has something to
say about how we dismantle white supremacy.
Franciscan
Action Network: “40 Days 40 Ways – A Guide to a Green Lent”
This guide is
designed to provide a green environmental context for you to consider this
Lent. Despite its title, “40 Days; 40 Ways” is not fashioned as a daily
devotional. Dianne describes it as "a range of suggestions for merging
your Lenten disciplinary spirit with creation-centered activities." We
hope you will consider challenging yourself with some creative action this
Lent.
Interfaith
Power and Light Calendar: “Lenten Creation Care”
May this
calendar remind us to be more mindful of the ways that our daily habits impact
both our common home and all those with whom we share it. On behalf of future
generations and all living in poverty—those most harmed by our damaged
climate—may we answer God’s call to be faithful stewards, speaking out for
creation care.
Lose Your Life
to Save It
To be aligned
with the way of nonviolence is our goal and our hope, and we pray we for it,
study it, and act for it. Nonviolence is
a holistic endeavor that imbues, elevates, and changes our soul, mind, and
body. If first we can align our hearts and our souls with a spirit of
nonviolence through prayer, reflection, and meditation, then we can find the
energy and guidance from God for how our minds and body are to follow. Find the energy for your work for peace with
justice by downloading Pax Christi USA's electronic Lent reflection booklet
today.
Broken Lent
2019
Broken is an
interesting word to consider as we walk through the Lenten season. We can
understand it from so many angles— as separation, destruction, damage, as
injustice, as defeat, sorrow, despair. But when approached from another angle,
broken takes on a new meaning. We remember, in our broken world, in these
turbulent and heartbreaking times for our country and the Catholic Church— The
Lord is close to the brokenhearted. We
can find strength. We can be released from captivity. We can destroy the chains
of injustice. We can break the barriers that keep us from a world where dignity
and compassion bring the justice we seek.
Stations of
the Cross
Human
Trafficking focus: “Walking the Stations of the Cross with St. Josephine
Bakhita” https://educationforjustice.org/wp-content/media/2018/02/Prayer-Service_Walking-the-Stations-of-the-Cross-with-St.-Josephine-Bakhita.pdf
Praying the
Stations of the Cross for Victims of Human Trafficking (USCCB): http://www.usccb.org/about/anti-trafficking-program/upload/Human-Trafficking-Stations-of-the-Cross.pdf
Scriptural Way
of the Cross: http://www.usccb.org/about/justice-peace-and-human-development/upload/cchd-scriptural-way-of-the-cross.pdf
Peace focus:
“Stations of the Cross: Walking with Jesus for Peace” https://educationforjustice.org/wp-content/media/2018/02/Prayer-Service_Stations-of-the-Cross-Walking-with-Jesus-for-Peace-Henri-Nouwen.pdf
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