Lent is a forty-day period of preparation for the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. It begins on Ash Wednesday (17 February 2010) and concludes right before the evening Masses of Holy Thursday, however Lenten penance continues through Holy Saturday (03 April 2010). Sundays are skipped when we count the forty days, because each Sunday represents a “mini-Easter”, a commemoration of the Resurrection. Lent is about radical conversion – leaving behind our old ways of being and doing in order to become like Christ.

The following videos challenge viewers to make a difference this Lenten Season – to share what we have with those who have less in life and be of service to the poor and the powerless.

SIGNIFICANT SACRIFICE 2010

This video is about sacrificing with purpose during Lent. It encourages viewers to follow in Jesus’ footsteps by caring for the poor around the world by providing safe water, hygiene education, and adequate sanitation.

GIVE IT UP: MAGAZINES INTO SHELTER

Watch this clip to see how the money raised by giving up magazines during Lent could be transformed by CAFOD into things that people in the worlds poorest countries really need such as giving a family a home that protects them from disaster.

SHARE LENT 2010

This video challenges viewers to help in the effort to reduce hunger in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

LENT: PREPARE THE WAY

This video show us that Lent is about serving “the least of these”.

SEASON OF LENT

This video asks one important question: What will you give up for Jesus?