Lent 2025: Called By Name
“Once again we hear the voice of the good shepherd calling us tenderly: ‘I have called you by your name.’ Our Lord comes out to meet us, he waits for us, he’s by the roadside where we cannot but see him, and he calls each of us personally, speaking to us about our own things — which are also his.”
Christ is Passing By, no. 59
Together with the St. Josemaria Institute, inspire your conversion and renewal this Lent contemplating how Our Lord continues to call each of us by our name:
- Listen attentively to God’s word in Scripture
- Pray the Holy Rosary contemplating the mysteries
- Converse with Our Lord through weekly guided meditations and spiritual reading
- Reflect upon and live the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving
- Prepare for and approach the Sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion (the Eucharist)
SUNDAY READINGS & REFLECTIONS FOR LENT 2025
Ash Wednesday
“Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.” (Matthew 6:1)
Readings (Year C): Joel 2:12-18| 2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2 | Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
Podcast: Take Up Your Cross by Fr. Peter Armenio
Reflection: Christ is Passing By, no. 58
First Sunday and Week of Lent
“Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil.” (Lk 4:1)
Readings (Year C): Deuteronomy 26:4-10 | Romans 10:8-13 | Luke 4:1-13
Podcast: First Sunday & Week of Lent: Fortitude by Msgr. Fred Dolan
Reflection: Christ is Passing By, no. 59
Second Sunday and Week of Lent
“Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white.” (Luke 9:28)
Readings (Year C):Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 | Philippians 3:17—4:1 | Luke 9:28b-36
Podcast: Second Sunday & Week of Lent: Transfigured By Silence
Reflection: Christ is Passing By, no. 60
Third Sunday and Week of Lent
“But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!” (Lk 13:1)
Readings (Year C): Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15 | 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 | Luke 13:1-9
Podcast: Third Sunday & Week of Lent: Beginning Again
Reflection: Christ is Passing By, no. 61
Fourth Sunday and Week of Lent
“Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as you would treat one of your hired workers.” (Lk 15:1)
Readings (Year C): Joshua 5:9a, 10-12 | 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 | Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
Podcast: Fourth Sunday & Week of Lent: Sharing in the Self-Emptying of Christ
Reflection: Christ is Passing By, no. 62
Fifth Sunday and Week of Lent
“Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger. But when they continued asking him, he straightened up and said to them, ‘Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” (Jn 8:1)
Readings (Year C): Isaiah 43:16-21 | Philippians 3:8-14 | John 8:1-11
Podcast: Fifth Sunday & Week of Lent: The Gift of Mercy
Reflection: Christ is Passing By, no. 63
Palm Sunday
“I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, for, I tell you, I shall not eat it again until there is fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” (Lk 22:14)
Readings (Year C): Isaiah 50:4-7 | Philippians 2:6-11 | Luke 22:14—23:56
Podcast: Holy Week: Keep Watch & Pray
Reflection: Christ is Passing By, no. 64
Holy Thursday
“Before the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father.” (Jn 13:1)
Readings (Year C): Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 | 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 | John 13:1-15
Podcast: “He Loved Them to the End”: A Holy Thursday Meditation
Reflection: Christ is Passing By, no. 64
Good Friday
“Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered.” (Jn 18:1)
Readings (Year C): Isaiah 52:13—53:12 | Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 | John 18:1—19:42
Reflection: Christ is Passing By, no. 64
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
A Spiritual Toolkit for Lent from the St. Josemaria Institute offers a curated selection of free resources for the Lenten season, including weekly devotionals, audio spiritual retreats, and popular prayers and devotions.
Additionally, we recommend the following books and guide to help deepen your prayer and reflection:
- The Way, Furrow, The Forge | St. Josemaria Escriva
- Christ is Passing By | St. Josemaria Escriva
- Short Guide for Confession | St. Josemaria Institute
- Praying the Stations of the Cross with St. Josemaria| St. Josemaria Institute
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