Lentercise-Challenge-2021

For ADULTS

“LENT CHALLENGE” Get in better “Spiritual Shape” this Lent! Complete each of the items in the boxes below and drop your completed sheet into the raffle bin the Parish Office by Good Friday to be eligible to win fun prizes after Easter. You may complete more than one Challenge.

Spend an hour of Visit someone at a Wear a crucifix Refrain from saying Eucharistic local nursing home around your neck, any unkind or bad Adoration uniting who does not receive visible for all to see, words in memory of yourself with Jesus in visitors, in memory in memory of Peter’s the bitter gall Jesus His hour of agony in of the lonely night denial of Jesus. tasted as He hung on the garden. the cross. Jesus spent in prison.

Take a Crucifix and Choose one day to Consciously keep Pray for Fr. Libor throughout the day, live in silence in your your hands still & and Fr. Juraj in kiss the wounds of home, in memory of folded together as memory of St. John, Christ, in memory of those who were silent you pray, in memory the beloved and Judas’ kiss of when Jesus was of Jesus’ sacred faithful disciple. Betrayal. condemned to death. hands being bound.

Resolve not to lie or Forgive someone who Help someone in exaggerate at all, Go to confession in has hurt you, need, in memory of in memory of the memory of the in memory of Simon of Cyrene who “false witnesses” Penitent Thief Jesus’ Sacred Heart helped Jesus carry that were used to on the cross. being pierced His cross. condemn Jesus with the lance. to death.

Pray for unfaithful Keep Christ’s Give an extra priests & religious, Choose an extra day passion in your mind donation to church in memory of the to fast, in memory of throughout the day, or to a charity, in disciples who the hunger and thirst in memory of Jesus’ memory of the Hands abandoned Jesus Jesus suffered during sacred head being of Jesus being nailed hours after His passion. crowned with thorns. to the cross. being ordained.

Say the name of \ Attend Resolve not to ‘Jesus’ with Visit a cemetery and Stations of the Cross, complain for one reverence and love pray for the souls in in memory of the day, in memory of throughout the day, purgatory in memory Blessed Mother the Cross which in memory of the of Jesus’ Sacred who accompanied Jesus bore willingly. Soldiers who Body being laid her Son to the cross. mocked Him. in a tomb.

“The Lord measures out perfection neither by the multitude nor the magnitude of our deeds, but by the manner in which we perform them.” – St. John of the Cross

NAME & TELEPHONE NUMBER: ______For ADULTS

VISIT A GIVE UP CEMETERY MEMORIZE SNACKING AND PRAY GO TO A VERSE OF BETWEEN MEALS FOR THE CONFESSION SCRIPTURE FOR POOR SOULS ONE DAY IN PURGATORY

SPEND PRAY THE INTRODUCE PRAY FOR ONE HOUR CHAPLET OF YOURSLEF TO A OUR DEACONS IN STRANGER AND DIVINE MERCY EUCHARISTIC ASK IF YOU CAN ADORATION PRAY FOR THEM

LISTEN TO AN MAKE A FIND THREE AUDIO TALK ON: DONATION THINGS TO BE PRAY A Www.FORMED.org ROSARY FOR TO A CHARITY GRATEFUL Access Code: 90c575 TO GOD FOR FR. LIBOR

PRAY A ROSARY INTRODUCE FOR SOMEONE READ YOURSELF TO WHO IS THE BIBLE PERFORM AN DIFFICULT SOMEONE AT FOR ACT OF CHURCH THAT TO GET ALONG 10 MINUTES KINDNESS WITH YOU HAVEN’T MET BEFORE

WATCH SEND A CARD VOLUNTEER TO A TO SOMEONE HELP WITH PRAY A SAINT WHO MAY FEEL SOMETHING ROSARY FOR MOVIE FORGOTTEN AT THE CHURCH FR. JURAJ

“Give something, however small, to the one in need. For it is not small to one who has nothing. Neither is it small to God, if we have given what we could.” -St. Gregory Nazianzen

NAME & TELEPHONE NUMBER: ______For CHILDREN

GIVE UP PRAY ONE PRAY AN DECADE OF THE OUR FATHER, READ ABOUT SNACKING ROSARY FOR HAIL MARY, A SPECIAL BETWEEN MEALS YOUR TEACHERS & GLORY BE, SAINT FOR FOR THE POPE ONE DAY

PRAY TO PRAY ONE MAKE YOUR DO SOMETHING YOUR DECADE OF THE BED NICE ROSARY GUARDIAN WITHOUT FOR A FOR YOUR ANGEL BEING ASKED FAMILY MEMBER PARENTS

PRAY ONE INTRODUCE FIND THREE YOURSELF PERFORM AN THINGS TO BE DECADE OF THE TO SOMEONE ACT OF GRATEFUL TO ROSARY FOR NEW KINDNESS GOD FOR FR. LIBOR

DONATE A PRAY 1 DECADE DON’T EAT DO SOMETHING OF THE ROSARY TOY TO ANY SWEETS NICE FOR A FOR SOMEONE A CHARITY FOR FOR NEIGHBOR WHO HAS BEEN SOMEONE ONE DAY MEAN TO YOU LESS FORTUNATE

PUT YOUR PRAY ONE MAKE A EAT ALL CLOTHES DECADE OF THE VISIT TO YOUR DINNER AWAY WITHOUT ROSARY FOR JESUS WITHOUT BEING ASKED FR. JURAJ AT CHURCH COMPLAINING

"Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring." – St. Catherine of Siena

NAME & TELEPHONE NUMBER: ______For CHILDREN (Imitate the Saints)

ST. JEAN VIANNEY ST. FRANCIS ST. CECILIA PATRON SAINT OF ASSISI ST. VALENTINE PATRON SAINT OF PREISTS PATRON SAINT PATRON SAINT OF OF MUSIC OF THE POOR LOVE

PRAY FOR SING OR PLAY A FR. LIBOR GIVE A TOY AWAY WRITE A LOVE SONG FOR JESUS AND FR. JURAJ TO CHARITY LETTER TO JESUS

ST. FAUSTINA ST. LAWRENCE ST. CLARE ST. JOACHIM PATRON SAINT PATRON SAINT OF ASSISI & ST. ANN OF MERCY OF COOKS PATRON SAINT OF PATRON SAINTS TELEVISION OF PARENTS PRAY 3 TIMES HELP YOUR ”JESUS, I TRUST PARENTS IN THE DO NOT WATCH SAY A PRAYER FOR IN YOU” KITCHEN TV FOR ONE DAY YOUR PARENTS

ST. FRANCIS ST. MAXIMILIAN ST. MARGARET SAINT MICHAEL de SALES KOLBE MARY PATRON SAINT PATRON SAINT PATRON SAINT OF PATRON SAINT OF OF MILITARY OF WRITERS PRISONERS THE SACRED

HEART SAY A PRAYER WRITE A LETTER FOR OPERATION PRAY FOR ASK JSESUS TO FOR SOLDIERS CHEER (see bulletin) PRISONERS HELP US LOVE

ST. JEAN BAPTIST ST. LUKE ST. CATHERINE OF ST. CHARLES de la SALLE PATRON SAINT BOLOGNA BORROMEO PATRON SAINT OF OF PAINTERS PATRON SAINT OF PATRON SAINT OF TEACHERS IMAGINATION BISHOPS

DRAW OR COLOR CLOSE YOUR EYES PRAY FOR PRAY FOR YOUR A PICTURE OF AND IMAGINE ARCHBISHOP TEACHERS JESUS OR MARY HEAVEN VIGNERON

ST. JOSEPH MARY ST. JEROME ST. THOMAS PATRON OF THE MOTHER OF JESUS PATRON SAINT AQUINAS UNIVERSAL OF SCRIPTURE PATRON SAINT OF CHURCH PRAY THE STUDENTS ROSARY FOR THE SLOWLY READ A PRAY FOR CONVERSION OF PASSAGE FROM STUDY WITHOUT THE POPE SINNERS THE BIBLE COMPLAINING

"Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring." – St. Catherine of Siena

NAME & TELEPHONE NUMBER: ______For TEENS

GIVE UP PRAY ONE GIVE UP DECADE OF THE SNACKING READ ABOUT BETWEEN MEALS TECHNOLOGY ROSARY FOR A SPECIAL FOR YOUR TEACHERS FOR SAINT ONE DAY ONE DAY

CLEAN THE DO SOMETHING PRAY TO PRAY A KITCHEN NICE YOUR ROSARY AFTER A FOR A GUARDIAN FOR YOUR BIG MEAL FAMILY MEMBER ANGEL PARENTS WITHOUT BEING ASKED

INTRUDUCE FIND THREE PRAY A YOURSELF TO PERFORM AN THINGS ROSARY SOMEONE NEW ACT OF TO BE FOR AND ASK TO PRAY KINDNESS GRATEFUL TO FR. LIBOR WITH THEM GOD FOR

DO PRAY 1 DECADE REFRAIN FROM SOMETHING YOUR FAVORITE GO TO OF THE ROSARY NICE FOR BEVERAGE CONFESSION FOR SOMEONE SOMEONE FOR THREE DAYS WHO HAS BEEN LESS DURING LENT MEAN TO YOU FORTUNATE

PRAY A MAKE A CLEAN YOUR WATCH A ROSARY VISIT TO BEDROOM SAINT MOVIE ON: FOR JESUS www.FORMED.org WITHOUT FR. JURAJ AT CHURCH BEING ASKED Access Code: 90c575

"And he said to all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me" - Luke 9:23

NAME & TELEPHONE NUMBER: ______BIBLE PASSAGES - Sheet 1

SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE LUKE 24:1-6, 24 ZACHARIAH: 9:9 JOHN: 3:14-18 JOEL: 2:1-2

SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE PHILIPPIANS 3:10-11 JOHN 10:10 LUKE 23:50-56 MICAH 5:4

SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE MATTHEW 4:1-11 1 PETER 5:6-7 PSALM 33:20-22 JOEL 2:12-14

SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE LAMENTATIONS 3:25 MARK 1:12-15 JEREMIAH 29:12 ROMANS 12:12

SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE HOSEA 12:6 PSALM 130:5-6 LUKE 19:28-42 GALATIANS 5:5

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. in this world you will have trouble." - John 16:33

NAME & TELEPHONE NUMBER: ______BIBLE PASSAGES - Sheet 2

SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE 2 SAM 11-12 Book of Lamentations Book of Lamentations Book of Lamentations CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3

SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE Book of Lamentations Book of Lamentations ISAIAH Book of Jeremiah CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 52:13 - 53:12 CHAPTER 36

SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE Book of Jeremiah Book of Jeremiah Book of Jeremiah Book of Jeremiah CHAPTER 37 CHAPTER 38 CHAPTER 39 CHAPTER 40

SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & SLOWLY READ & CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE Book of Jeremiah THE BOOK OF PSALM 22 PSALM 51 CHAPTER 45 JONAH

"When we pray, we talk to God; when we read scripture, God talks to us.” - St. Isidore of Seville

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