Lent is a season of repentance and renewal. We turn away from our sinfulness and recommit ourselves to following Jesus. Ignatian contemplation and reflective prayer encourage us in the season of Lent. Below we highlight Ignatian resources for Lent.

Online Retreats and Prayers

Seven Weeks for the Soul Online Lent Retreat
This online retreat provides you with spiritual refreshment, helping you to enrich your prayer life and deepen your relationship with God this Lent. The Scripture-based meditations change weekly between Ash Wednesday and Holy Week, so return once each week for a new chapter in your retreat.

Praying Lent
Creighton University’s Online Ministries offers a selection of materials to help people prayerfully enter into Lent, from short prayers to longer reflections and audio retreats. 

Sacred Space Lent Retreat
Sacred Space offers an online Lenten retreat that asks the retreatant to commit to three periods of prayer and reflection each day.

Pray-as-you-go Scriptural Stations of the Cross
Pray-as-you-go offers a series of ten scripture-based audio meditations in the tradition of the Stations of the Cross. The site also continues its regular daily prayer format for Lent.

Days of Deepening Friendship Lenten Retreat
Join Loyola Press for a Lenten Retreat on the Days of Deepening Friendship blog. This retreat will give participants a chance to reflect on their daily lives and to prayerfully prepare for Holy Week and Easter.

Lenten Video Reflections

Almsgiving and Joy During Lent
James Martin, SJ, discusses almsgiving and joy in this Lenten season.

Fasting and Abstinence During Lent
Richard Leonard, SJ, reflects on fasting and abstinence during Lent, incorporating The Lord of the Rings into his reflection.

Forgiveness and Lent
Paul Coutinho, SJ, offers a video reflection about forgiveness during Lent.

Having a Friendship with God this Lent
William Barry, SJ, discusses the opportunity to develop your relationship with God during Lent.