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A Journey through Lent

Forty-seven daily reflections, from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, written day by day through Lent 2020 — 26 February 2020 to 12 April 2020.

Each reflection follows the readings of the day, drawing on Gerard W. Hughes's Oh God, Why? A Journey through Lent for bruised pilgrims. They can be read in any Lent, one a day, or dipped into whenever you need them.

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Week 1

  1. 01 Ash Wednesday Repentance
  2. 02 Thursday Choosing Life
  3. 03 Friday The Meaning of Fasting
  4. 04 Saturday I have not come to call the virtuous, but sinners to repentance

Week 2

  1. 05 Sunday The temptations of Adam and of Jesus
  2. 06 Monday The holiness of God and the holiness of Israel
  3. 07 Tuesday Prayer
  4. 08 Wednesday God's mercy for all his creation
  5. 09 Thursday Prayer of petition
  6. 10 Friday Reconciliation
  7. 11 Saturday On being perfect

Week 3

  1. 12 Sunday The Transfiguration
  2. 13 Monday On being compassionate
  3. 14 Tuesday You have only one teacher, the Christ
  4. 15 Wednesday Service
  5. 16 Thursday Riches and poverty
  6. 17 Friday God's providence
  7. 18 Saturday God who welcomes sinners

Week 4

  1. 19 Sunday The well within
  2. 20 Monday God of all nations
  3. 21 Tuesday Forgiveness
  4. 22 Wednesday Jesus, the Law, and the Prophets
  5. 23 Thursday Jesus accused of being demonic
  6. 24 Friday The first of all the commandments
  7. 25 Saturday The Pharisee and the tax collector

Week 5

  1. 26 Sunday Jesus the light of the world
  2. 27 Monday God's healing power in us and through us
  3. 28 Tuesday Living water
  4. 29 Wednesday At-one-ment
  5. 30 Thursday Idolatry and approval
  6. 31 Friday The nature of violence
  7. 32 Saturday What is truth?

Week 6

  1. 33 Sunday New life
  2. 34 Monday Do not judge
  3. 35 Tuesday Looking at the cross
  4. 36 Wednesday Where is salvation?
  5. 37 Thursday The covenant
  6. 38 Friday Our identity
  7. 39 Saturday It is better that one man should die

Holy Week

  1. 40 Passion Sunday The cross in Christian life
  2. 41 Monday Love and market forces
  3. 42 Tuesday Peter's denial
  4. 43 Wednesday Judas' betrayal
  5. 44 Maundy Thursday The washing of feet
  6. 45 Good Friday The death of Jesus
  7. 46 Holy Saturday Jesus in the tomb

Easter

  1. 47 Easter Sunday Christ is risen, alleluia!