February 15, 2026 - Sunday Before Ash Wednesday

[00:00:00] Speaker A: Foreign. [00:00:09] Speaker B: Welcome It's February 15, 2026, the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. It's time to prepare. Before you begin to sketch out your. [00:00:23] Speaker C: Lenten plans, we need to do some thinking and praying. [00:00:28] Speaker B: God wants to guide us, so let's. [00:00:31] Speaker C: Go to God before we do anything. [00:00:35] Speaker B: With the Lord's help, jot down some possible plans in your journal. [00:00:40] Speaker C: Don't worry about finalizing them yet. [00:00:43] Speaker B: Lent is three days away. You can keep coming back to revise them. Getting ready for Lent traditionally involves some penances, sacrifices and resolutions. How do you come up with those? [00:00:59] Speaker C: Stop, look and listen. [00:01:03] Speaker B: Stop whatever you are doing for a few minutes. Take a look at your life, and. [00:01:10] Speaker C: Then listen to the Spirit within you. [00:01:13] Speaker B: When you do that, you will give the Lord space to inspire Lenten practices. [00:01:18] Speaker C: To meet your own needs. Give these a try. 1. [00:01:26] Speaker B: Start by asking God to tell you. [00:01:28] Speaker C: What to do or stop doing during Lent. [00:01:32] Speaker B: We all have a ready list of. [00:01:34] Speaker C: Things we should do in the back of our minds, but God might have a surprise for you. [00:01:41] Speaker B: 2. Jot down ways you can incorporate into. [00:01:45] Speaker C: Your life the three traditional Lenten fasting, praying and almsgiving acts of charity. At this point, you are simply brainstorming. [00:02:00] Speaker B: Between now and Ash Wednesday, you may cross off some possible commitments and add others. [00:02:08] Speaker C: 3. [00:02:09] Speaker B: Write down some other possibilities tailored to your life. 4. Begin to pare down the list to just a few ideas. [00:02:23] Speaker C: There is time to work on this. Pray about your list and look at it again tomorrow. [00:02:41] Speaker A: Sa.