Happy Ash Wednesday! Last evening my family celebrated Shrove Tuesday by having breakfast for dinner. I must say that Hannah’s King’s Cake stole the show again this year.
As usual, there are always questions about fasting and abstinence once we enter Lent. Here is an abstinence explanation, “What’s Up with the Whole Friday Abstinence Thing?” for the studious out there. Fasting has also been part of our blessed Tradition. Here is a quick explanation on the why of fasting, “Vivifying our Spiritual Senses.”
I have also received a number of requests concerning some of my favorites books for Lent. So, I thought that I would list out a few books that have been helpful during my Lenten meditation and retreat:
- The Sadness of Christ – St. Thomas More
- Lukewarmness: The Devil in Disguise – Francis Fernandez Carvajal
- The Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell – Fr. Martin von Cochem
- Unseen Warfare – Lorenzo Scupoli, Theophan the Recluse and Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain
- In Silence with God – Fr. Benedict Baur
- A Doctor at Calvary: The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ As Described by a Surgeon – Pierre Barbet
- Life of Christ – Venerable Fulton Sheen
- The Ladder of Divine Ascent – St. John Climacus
- Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence – Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure
- Benedict and St. Therese: The Little Rule & The Little Way – Fr. Dwight Longenecker