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How to choose your Lenten sacrifice?

An effort suited to your circumstancesEvery year, the same question arises: what am I going to do for Lent? Should I give up chocolate, stop using social media, get up earlier to pray?Choosing your effort should not be a decision taken lightly, but neither should it become a source of pressure. Lent is not a sporting challenge. It is an inner journey. The right effort is one that truly helps us to grow. Read more...

10 simple ideas for a more meaningful Lent

Lent is not reserved for experts in spiritual life. It is lived in concrete terms, in small everyday gestures. Here are ten simple ideas, accessible to all, to make this time more meaningful and fruitful. Read more...

Preparing for Easter: experiencing Holy Week in depth

A week at the heart of the Christian faithAfter forty days of Lent, Holy Week arrives as a climax. It takes us into the last days of Jesus, into his Passion, death and Resurrection. This week is not just a tradition. It is the very heart of the Christian faith. Each day brings us closer to the mystery of Easter. Each celebration invites us to enter more deeply into the love of Christ. To truly experience Holy Week is to accept to slow down and give time to what is essential. Read more...

How can we explain Lent to children?

A special time to prepare your heartFor a child, the word "Lent" may seem complicated. However, its meaning is simple. Lent is a time of preparation before Easter. It's a bit like preparing for a big celebration, but this time, we are mainly preparing our hearts. Read more...

The 40 days of Lent: why is this number so symbolic?

A number that appears throughout the BibleThe number forty is no coincidence in Christian tradition. It appears strikingly throughout the Bible, always linked to a time of trial, preparation or transformation. Read more...