Lent '23 — Penelope's Loom

Good Friday Meditation

Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (AD 313 - AD 386) - from Thirteenth Catechetical Lecture

Observing Lent, PassiontideKatie SaundersApril 7, 2023Cyril of Jerusalem, Good Friday, Cross, Crucifixion

Maundy Thursday Meditation

Justin Martyr (AD 100 - c. AD 165) - from The First Apology

Observing Lent, PassiontideKatie SaundersApril 6, 2023Justin Martyr, Maundy Thursday, Lord's Supper, Sacrament

Passion Week Meditation

Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 - 1153) - from Sermon 24, On the Passion of Our Lord

Observing Lent, PassiontideKatie SaundersApril 4, 2023Bernard of Clairvaux, Suffering, Death, Passiontide

Lent 5 Meditation

Saint Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033 - 1109) - from Meditation on Human Redemption

Observing LentKatie SaundersMarch 29, 2023Anselm of Canterbury, Atonement, Human Nature, Divine Nature, Debt

Lent 4 Meditation

Saint John Chrysostom (AD c. 347 - 407 ) - from Homily 52 on the Gospel of John

Observing LentKatie SaundersMarch 22, 2023John Chrysostom, Trinity, The Father, The Son

Lent 3 Meditation

Saint Augustine (AD 354-430) - from Tractate 33 on the Gospel of John

Observing LentKatie SaundersMarch 15, 2023Augustine, Adulteress, Mercy, Sanctification

Lent 2 Meditation

Henry Suso (AD c. 1295-1366) - from Little Book of Letters

Observing LentKatie SaundersMarch 8, 2023Henry Suso, Servant, Subordinate

Lent 1 Meditation

Saint Ambrose (AD c. 333-397) - from Exposition of the Gospel of Luke

Observing LentKatie SaundersMarch 1, 2023Ambrose, Fasting, Temptation, Desert

Ash Wednesday Meditation

Peter Chrysologus (AD c. 380-450) - Sermon 43, with Collect, and Hymn Verse

Observing LentKatie SaundersFebruary 22, 2023Ash Wednesday, Peter Chrysologus, Prayer, Fasting, Mercy