Lent is a solemn religious season that begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts forty days. It is a time for preparing new believers for Baptism, and for the baptized to renew our commitment. It is the Church’s annual retreat, a time-out when we often add a spiritual practice to grow closer to God.
​What are you doing for Lent?

​​Encounter Jesus through ​Prayer

Encounter Jesus through Fasting

Encounter Jesus through Learning

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Be Disciples through ​Almsgiving

The Corporal Works of Mercy 
These teachings of Jesus give us a model for how to treat others… as if we were Jesus in disguise. These are charitable acts that we can do. We are called to respond to the basic needs of humanity as we journey together through this life, especially during Lent.

Feed the hungry Give drink to the thirsty
  • Share bottled water
  • Donate to build wells 
Clothe the naked ​​Shelter the homeless Care for the sick Care the imprisoned
  • ​Volunteer at Youth Authority in Camarillo
Bury the dead
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​​​Resources for private prayer and reflection:​
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