The Seven Last Words of Christ Explained –
2023 Lenten Reading Schedule
Come to the foot of the Cross with Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and fall in love with Jesus and Mary all over again. This book will grow on you and will quickly become your daily Lenten Companion. May I recommend that you order a copy before Lent begins on February 22 and follow along with our 2023 Lenten Reading Schedule below.
God Love You!
The Seven Last Words of Christ Explained (DATE) |
THEME OF MEDITATION |
PAGE # |
|---|---|---|
Day 1: Ash Wednesday, Feb 22/23 |
Blessed Are the Meek |
31 |
Day 2: Feb 23/23 |
Blessed Are the Merciful |
99 |
Day 3: Feb 24/23 |
Blessed Are the Clean of Heart |
167 |
Day 4: Feb 25/23 |
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit |
237 |
Day 5: Feb 26/23 |
Blessed Are They That Hunger and Thirst after Justice |
307 |
Day 6: Feb 27/23 |
Blessed Are the Peacemakers |
377 |
Day 7: Feb 28/23 |
Blessed Are They That Mourn |
443 |
Day 8: March 1/23 |
Unjust Suffering |
39 |
Day 9: March 2/23 |
Pain |
107 |
Day 10: March 3/23 |
Suffering of the Innocent |
175 |
Day 11: March 4/23 |
God and the Soul |
245 |
Day 12: March 5/23 |
The Need For Zeal |
315 |
Day 13: March 6/23 |
A Planned Universe |
383 |
Day 14: March 7/23 |
Eternal Freedom |
451 |
Day 15: March 8/23 |
Anger |
47 |
Day 16: March 9/23 |
Envy |
115 |
Day 17: March 10/23 |
Lust |
183 |
Day 18: March 11/23 |
Pride |
253 |
Day 19: March 12/23 |
Gluttony |
323 |
Day 20: March 13/23 |
Sloth |
391 |
Day 21: March 14/23 |
Covetousness |
459 |
Day 22: March 15/23 |
Fortitude |
55 |
Day 23: March 16/23 |
Hope |
125 |
Day 24: March 17/23 |
Prudence |
193 |
Day 25: March 18/23 |
Faith |
263 |
Day 26: March 19/23 |
Temperance |
335 |
Day 27: March 20/23 |
Justice |
403 |
Day 28: March 21/23 |
Charity |
471 |
Day 29: March 22/23 |
A Word to the Humanists |
69 |
Day 30: March 23/23 |
A Word to the Sinners |
135 |
Day 31: March 24/23 |
A Word to the Selfish |
201 |
Day 32: March 25/23 |
A Word to the Intelligentsia |
271 |
Day 33: March 26/23 |
A Word to the Moderns |
365 |
Day 34: March 27/23 |
A Word to the Sensationalists |
411 |
Day 35: March 28/23 |
A Word to the Thinkers |
477 |
Day 36: March 29/23 |
The Value of Ignorance |
75 |
Day 37: March 30/23 |
The Secret of Sanctity |
143 |
Day 38: March 31/23 |
The Fellowship of Religion |
213 |
Day 39: April 1/23 |
Confidence in Victory |
283 |
Day 40: April 2/23 |
Religion Is a Quest |
355 |
Day 41: April 3/23 |
The Hour |
419 |
Day 42: April 4/23 |
The Purpose of Life |
483 |
Day 43: April 5/23 |
Our Father Who Art in Heaven
|
23
|
Day 44: April 6/23 |
They Will Be Done
|
227
|
Day 45: April 7/23 (Good Friday) |
Father, Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do!
|
19
87 153 223 |
Day 46: April 8/23 |
Day of Meditation (No reading assigned) |
– |
Day 47: April 9/23 Easter Sunday (1st Day in the Octave of Easter) |
Day of Thanksgiving (No reading assigned) |
– |
Day 48: April 10/23 (2nd Day in the Octave of Easter) |
The Confiteor |
25 |
Day 49: April 11 (3rd Day in the Octave of Easter) |
The Offertory |
93 |
Day 50: April 12 (4th Day in the Octave of Easter) |
The Sanctus |
159 |
Day 51: April 13 (5th Day in the Octave of Easter) |
The Consecration |
231 |
Day 52: April 14 (6th Day in the Octave of Easter) |
The Communion |
301 |
Day 53: April 154 (7th Day in the Octave of Easter) |
The Ite, Missa Est |
371 |
Day 54: April 16 (8th Day in the Octave of Easter) |
The Last Gospel |
435 |