Almighty God! I unite myself at the beginning of this holy season of penance with the Church militant, endeavoring to make these days of real sorrow for my sins and crucifixion of the sensual man. O Lord Jesus! in union with Thy fasting and passion, I offer Thee my fasting in obedience to the Church, for Thy honor, and in thanksgiving for the many favors I have received, in satisfaction for my sins and the sins of others, and that I may receive the grace to avoid such and such a sin, N. N. and to practice such and such a virtue, N. N.

Lent begins on February 14 this year!  I hope this calendar helps you get a jumpstart on your Lenten journey.

This Lenten Calendar follows the Traditional Calendar (1962) of the Extraordinary Form of the Liturgy with  Historical (H) feast days noted.  It extends from Shrove Tuesday to Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil.

We only celebrate First Class Feasts during Lent.  The other saints are included for private devotion and will be called upon for intercessory prayers. 

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Here’s a look at one the calendars posted in my home.  I will be posting the larger version on our Lenten wall.

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This year’s calendar prints best as 20×30 and 12×18.  Costco Photo has been my best option for speedy and inexpensive printing.  Prints range from $1.49 to $9.99.

• You may download and print the calendar for your personal use.
  
• You may also link to this post but please do not link directly to the file download.
• Email me at JOYfilledfamily{at}gmail{dot}com if you need my assistance.  

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Click this link to download a JPEG image for printing at a Photo Center.

Click this link for the PDF version.

 

O most benign Jesus! who didst so desire to suffer for us, grant, that we may willingly suffer for love of Thee; that we may hate and flee from the detestable pleasures of the world and the flesh, and practice penance and mortification, that by so doing we may merit to be released from our spiritual blindness to love Thee more and more ardently, and finally possess Thee forever.

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2018 Lenten Calendar Guide

• The bottom portion of each day represents the feasts and ferias proper to the season for the Extraordinary Form
• Saints listed without notation are from the Extraordinary Form liturgy
• Saints listed with “H” are from the Historical calendar
• Each saint featured by a picture is identified by the name immediately above the image
• This calendar is the work of a lay Catholic for one’s personal observance of Lent and private devotions

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Family Favorite Lenten Resources for Children:

• Bury the Alleluia
• Printable Blank Lenten Plan
• Lent Planning Worksheet – Rorate Caeli
• Lent Planning Worksheet for Children – Raising Little Saints

 

• 2018 Printable Lenten Calendar Journey – Ponder In My Heart

 

• Stations of the Cross for Children & Stations of the Cross Box – Family, Feast, and Feria
• Stations of the Cross Coloring Booklet – Catholic Playground
• Stations of the Cross Coloring Page – Catholic Playground

 

• Empty Tomb Garden 
• Lenten Family Joy Journal
• Stations of the Cross Candles 
• Resurrection Eggs

 

Lenten Resources:

• Fr Goffine’s The Church’s Year
• Septuagesima Sunday 
  • Septuagesima: Planning for Lent – Audio Sermon
  • Septuagesima Sunday – Audio Sermon
• Sexagesima Sunday
  On the power of God’s word
  • Sexagesima: Noah & Peter – Audio Sermon
  • Sexagesima: the 4 Layers of Soil – Audio Sermon
• Quinquagesima Sunday
  Instruction on Lent
  • Quinquagesima: Prayer, Fasting, & Almsgiving During Lent – Audio Sermon
  • Quinquagesima: Lent, Our Spiritual Tithe – Audio Sermon
  • Quinquagesima Lent: Prayer, Fasting, Charity – Audio Sermon
  • Why Lent? – Audio Sermon 
  • Growing in Virtue by Small, Sustained Mortifications – Audio Sermon
  • Quinquagesima Sunday — Grow in Charity During Lent – Audio Sermon
  • We Must Fast to do Reparation – Audio Sermon
  • Embrace Lent: No Short Cuts, No Compromise – Audio Sermon
• Ash Wednesday
  • Ash Wednesday – Audio Sermon
  • Fasting Becoming Holy | Exorcist Fr Ripperger – Audio Sermon
  • Ash Wednesday, Lent, & Spiritual Armor – Audio Sermon
  • The Love of God Must Motivate Us During Lent – Audio Sermon
• First Sunday in Lent
  • Instruction on temptation
  • First Sunday of Lent — The Fewness of the Saved – Audio Sermon
  • For This Purpose the Son of God Appeared – Audio Sermon
  • Temptation is a Gift From God ~ Fr Isaac Mary Relyea – Audio Sermon
  • The Temptation of Our Lord & Sins Against the 1st Commandment – Audio Sermon
• Second Sunday in Lent
  • Transfiguration – Audio Sermon
• Third Sunday in Lent
  • Mysteries of Christ in Scripture & Liturgy – Audio Sermon
  • The Main Means to Overcome Satan – Audio Sermon
  • Courage! Courage! Courage! – Audio Sermon
• Fourth Sunday in Lent
  Consolation in poverty
  Instruction on preparation for Easter
• Fifth Sunday in Lent
  Consolation under calumny
  • The Passion – Audio Sermon
• Palm Sunday
  • Our Lady of Sorrows | Fr. Chad Ripperger – Audio Sermon
  • Beasts of Burden – Audio Sermon
  • Faithless Friends – Audio Sermon
• Monday after Palm Sunday
  
• Tuesday after Palm Sunday
• Wednesday after Palm Sunday
• Holy Thursday
• Good Friday
• Holy Saturday
• Easter Sunday: On The Miserable State Of Relapsing Sinners (19 Minutes)

 

• Fasting & Abstinence ~ Sight of Angels
• Seven Penitential Psalms
• The Gospels for Lent and the Passion of Christ : readings at divine service during the forty days of Lent with short meditations for the faithful
• Lent and Holy Week : chapters on Catholic observance and ritual
• Meditations for Lent from St. Thomas Aquinas
• Homilies for Lent from the Church Fathers – audio: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5
• FREE Traditional Catholic Books
• The Virtue of Charity | Fr. Chad Ripperger – Audio Sermon