Meditations for Lent, by John Garcia

One of the best methods for helping us get into the spirit of prayer, reflection and meditation is spiritual reading. Most often, we are always on the go, meeting deadlines and finding ways to be on time. But Lent is a special season we should not miss in terms of the opportunity to put aside some time for spiritual reading and renew our faith and relationship with the Lord. It has been a traditional practice in the Church to read either passages from a classic spiritual book, or to read the whole book during the time of Lent.

There are many books on Lenten meditations. One book you can read during this Lenten season is the one written by John Garcia. John Garcia wrote a booklet that has meditations for each day of Lent - starting from Ash Wednesday. The meditations are brief and can be read easily - taking no more than 5-7 paragraphs with quotations from the Scriptures, the documents of Vatican II, and the writings of St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer.

For some idea of what this booklet contains, below is a quotation that sets the tone for the spirit of Lent. The title of the booklet is "From Death to Life: Daily Meditations for the Lenten Season".

A quotation by St. Josemaría Escrivá is given at the back of this booklet published by Sinag-Tala Publishers, Inc.

"We are at the beginning of Lent:
a time of penance, purification and conversion.
It is not an easy program, but then Christianity
is not an easy way of life.
It is not enough just to be in the Church,
letting the years roll by."
- St. Josemaría Escrivá

You may purchase this booklet at any religious bookstore in your area.

May this booklet help you in your Lenten preparation for the coming Easter season. If you do not have any more time to look for books for spiritual reading, then the best book to read during the Lenten season is the Bible. Reading the gospels for Lent for meditation will help us in our spiritual journey and growth to maturity in Christ.