Lenten Resources

CHRIST THE KING PARISH LENT 2023
Welcome to our Lenten Resources, we hope this page will help you on your Lenten Journey.
STAY CONNECTED THROUGH LIVE STREAM
THE PASCHAL SEASON – LENT & EASTER- 2023
Dying with Christ through the penitential practices of prayer, fasting, and alms giving
so as to rise with Him anew in Easter glory!
Come Join Us
Friday, March 31st for a
Lenten Simple Supper
Following the 5:00 PM Stations of the Cross
A free-will offering will benefit the Matthew 25 Fund
Help us with our head count
Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 28


Adult Formation – Why We Worship
Beginning Sunday, March 5th will be a video presentation by Dr. Brant Pitre, a contemporary biblical scholar.
Sessions will be held between the 8:30 and 10:30 Masses on Sunday from 9:40 to 10:20 in Classroom A.
For those who attend the 5:30 Mass on Sundays, the evening session will begin at 6:30 PM each Sunday in classroom A.
The program will be facilitated by Mr. Don Frederico and Fr. Healey.
Echo Community Contemporary Stations of the Cross
Tuesday, April 4th at 7:00 PM
Daily Mass
Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM (except April 6th & 7th 2023)
Feb. 28 – April 4 – On Tuesday and Thursday Mass will be celebrated at 5:30 PM in the chapel.
Eucharistic Adoration
March 3 following Morning Mass until Benediction which will immediately follow the Stations at 4:00 PM
Stations of the Cross
Each Friday in Lent (except Good Friday) at 4:00 PM – Chapel
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions)
Saturday afternoons, 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
Monday, April 3, 2023 at 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM in Reconciliation Rooms



Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday ~ Masses with Blessing & Distribution of Palms
Saturday, April 1, 2023, 4:00 PM
Sunday, April 2, 2023 – 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM ( with procession) and 5:30 PM

Contact Area Parishes for their Lent Schedule
Our Lady of Victory Parish, Centerville ~ 508-775-5744
Parish website: www.olvparish.org
Our Lady of Assumption Parish, Osterville ~ 508-428-2011
Parish Website: www.assumption-capecod.org
St. Anthony Parish, East Falmouth ~ 508-548-0108
Parish website: www.falmouthcatholic.org
St. Patrick Parish, Falmouth ~ 508-548-1065Parish website: www.falmouthcatholic.org
St. Francis Xavier Parish, Hyannis ~508-775-0818Parish website
www.sfxhyannis.org
Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich ~ 508-888-0209
Parish website: www.corpuschristiparish.org


Fasting Guidelines
All are asked to fast (one main meal only) on February 22 (for Ash Wednesday) and Good Friday to April 7. Fasting at other times is recommended but left to each person to decide. We are expected to abstain from meat on the Fridays of Lent, yet we are encouraged to also fast by taking only one meal on that day, and by ancient tradition fasting and abstinence is also
recommended on the Wednesdays of Lent for those who wish to do more.
When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal.


Please consider fasting in the broader sense of self denial by forgoing other extras such as dining out, imbibing in expensive wines or liquors, giving up a daily Coffee Shop stop or other entertainments in order to put someresources aside to be shared with the poor. As is our custom at CTK, we will collect the fruits of our Lenten sacrifices during the Holy Thursday Evening Mass and offer these alms to three charities: Food for the Poor, Catholic Relief Services, and the Matthew 25 Fund of our own parish.

What is Hallow?
Hallow is an American Catholic meditation and prayer app. The Hallow app provides audio-guided Bible stories, prayers, meditations, sleep, and Christian music. Christ the King is giving you the powerful gift of Hallow from Advent through Easter.
What is Word on Fire?
Word on Fire reaches millions every year by effectively sharing the Gospel via podcasts, videos, books, articles, Scripture studies, and Gospel meditations.
Once you are signed up come back here and click the suggested titles for LENT or search the digital library yourself.

Suggested Titles for Lent

As part of our Lenten journey, Deacon David Pierce reminds us that he has daily contributions to our parish’s King’s Corner Blog. He will provide daily reflections this Lent on the readings and on other issues related to Lent and Holy Week.

to fast from discontent and to feast on gratitude;
to fast from anger and to feast on patience;
to fast from bitterness and to feast on forgiveness;
to fast from self-concern and to feast on compassion;
to fast from discouragement and to feast on hope;
to fast from laziness and to feast on commitment;
to fast from complaining and to feast on acceptance;
to fast from lust and to feast on respect;
to fast from prejudice and to feast on understanding;
to fast from resentment and to feast on reconciliation;
to fast from lies and to feast on the truth;
to fast from wasted time and to feast on honest work;
to fast from grimness and to feast on joy;
to fast from suspicion and to feast on trust;
to fast from idle talk and to feast on prayer and silence;
to fast from guilt and to feast on the mercy of God.


Living Lent Daily
This Lent, foster a daily practice of spiritual calm where God is at the center. Living Lent Daily is a daily e-mail series delivering fresh reflections based on the Scriptures of Lent. Each day’s message includes a quotation from the day’s Scripture readings and a brief reflection to spur meditation, prayer, and self-examination.
The messages also include suggestions for further exploration of Lenten themes through additional online articles and prayers.

Ignation Prayer Adventure
This is an adapted version of the Spiritual Exercises. Materials are modified from the longer retreat in The Ignatian Adventure by Kevin O’Brien, SJ.
The eight-week schedule makes it perfectly timed as a Lent and Easter retreat, but the adventure can be started at any time, on your schedule. Join in a flexible experience of daily prayer and reflection. Choose to commit to a regular period of prayer each day, or start with only one day a week. Use as much or as little of the material as helps you in your Lenten journey.

Online Retreat
This Lent, become a spiritual athlete and join Tim for The Ignatian Workout for Lent. Each Monday he’ll share audio reflections accompanied by suggestions for prayer and action. Based on the book of the same name, the online retreat begins the week of Ash Wednesday and continues through Easter Week.

Sacred Space
Sacred Space is inspired by the spirituality of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, a sixteenth-century Basque, whose insights into God’s working with the human heart have been of great assistance to countless people over the centuries and are found more helpful than ever today.
Sacred Space is a joint apostolate of the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus – the Jesuits, and Loyola Press. The site originated in the offices of the Jesuit Communication Centre in Ireland in 1999.

Dynamic Catholics popular “BEST LENT EVER” series is available to you. Click Prayers for Lent where you can see the prayers and sign up if you’d like to see more.
If you love music and use Spotify you can listen to the Lenten playlist.
