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A Series of Lenten Reflections

Until the Son is Risen

Sr. Mary Alban Bouchard, a Sister of St. Joseph of Toronto, published a book of Lenten reflections in 1988 called Until the Son is Risen. This Lent, we bring you a selection of those meditations. The 10 meditations we include will take you from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday.

Here are a few words from Sr. Mary Alban’s introduction:

“If we set aside some time each day to quietly reflect on the Word God speaks to us in this season of grace, we shall prepare the ground of our own heart for that changed life which is the work of God in us. We shall become more attuned to the mysterious truth of Christ’s Way; suffering and death issuing in new life. We shall be preparing to let go of some of the resistance we have built against entering this difficult Way. We shall better “know Christ as the crucified.” (1 Cor.2:2) And we shall appreciate more deeply the immense work Christ has done in redeeming us from sin and death, bringing us fullness of life that will finally open into the glory his resurrection promises.”

• Ash Wednesday: Pure Ash
• First Sunday--Challenge in Desert
• Second Sunday--Beloved Child
• Third Sunday--Home of Prayer
• Fourth Sunday -- Return Unopened
• Fifth Sunday -- Sir, We Would like to see
• Palm Sunday -- Sorrow's Face
• Holy Thursday -- Hands and Feet
• Good Friday -- It is accomplished
• Easter Sunday -- This is the Day of Resurrection

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