Hello friends,
I have come up with a list of “lenty” words that I alongside possibly you can reflect on every day this Lenten season. Inspired by some artists on social media doing a drawing a day during October, I thought, what a fun and creative way to dive into Lent accompanied by the daily readings to draw closer to our Lord during this intimate season. Whether you’re an artist that wants to do a drawing a day or a poet who wants to write a poem a day or a photographer who wants to take a photo everyday or just anyone who just wants to chew on a word everyday. This list is for you.
Here, I’ve included the list of all 46 days, from Ash Wednesday to the end of the Triduum (and yes, I know Triduum is a separate season but I included it anyway).
As I’ve mentioned, all of these words are words taken from either the daily readings that follow this year’s readings for Mass and/or have “lenty” feels to it.
I pray that through this list of reflections, you and I both, and whomever may join us will find ourselves at the feet of our Lord this Lent, falling deeper in love and adoration with him.
May God bless you and keep you.
Free downloadable pdf version of the Lenten reflections down below
2025 LENTEN REFLECTIONS
Sundays are marked with *
(Ash Wednesday) Ashes
What is heavy on your heart this season of your life?
Cross
What does your cross look like right now?
Sacred Heart
What part of the Sacred Heart draws you in?
Path
What does the path the Lord has you on look like? Is it rocky? Is it smooth? What makes it that way?
Stone*
What is a stone in your heart that’s heavy for you to carry and bring to the Lord?
Fire
What needs to be pruned from your life or burnt away from your life? What’s separating you from the Lord?
Temptation
What is tempting you? What you struggling with?
Hear
What do you hear the Lord telling you?
Door
What door do you desire the Lord to open for you right now? Why do you think it’s closed?
Reconcile
What do you need to reconcile right now? Is there someone you need to reconcile with? What’s holding you back?
Love
What parts of yourself do you love? What parts of yourself do you find hard to love? Why? You are loved.
Mountain*
What feels like a mountain in your life right now? Is it hard to climb? Impossible? Easy but long?
Overflowing
Where in your life do you see the Lord overflowing love and grace into it?
Burden
What burdens are you carrying? Have you given them to the Lord? Why or why not?
Dreams
The Lord desires to hear your dreams out of his deep love for you. What are you dreams? Give them to the Lord.
Repent
Have you gone to confession lately? Do you plan to go? A part of repentance and confession is healing — what part of you needs healing? God is the Divine Physician, prayer can lead to healing. You got this.
Cornerstone
What is your favorite prayer? Is it like a cornerstone of your faith?
Feast
What is your favorite meal? Imagine sharing that meal with the Lord. Ask him all your questions, enjoy his presence, and dwell in your time together.
Fig Tree*
What has been fruitful in your life lately? Say a prayer of thanksgiving.
Hillside
What are you fearful of? Are those fears easy or hard to give over to the Lord? Pray, “Jesus, I trust in you, take care of everything.”
Holy Spirit
What is your relationship with the Holy Spirit? Call upon him to guide you in this prayer.
Fulfill
What is one of the ways you fill your cup? How does it fulfill you?
Speak
If you could sit down with the Lord in the desert, what would you ask him? What does his voice sound like? What is it like hearing him speak? How does he make you feel?
Lord Our God
Sit with the title of Jesus as our Lord. What do you still need to give Jesus lordship over in your life?
Mercy
What is your favorite council you’ve received from a priest in confession? Why is it your favorite?
Run*
The father runs to meet the prodigal son in the parable today, simply imagine the Father running to you and giving you a hug.
Live
What makes you feel fully alive?
Water
What is life-giving to you right now?
The Hour
Does death scare you? While death is a mercy, it is also scary. What habits need to die this season to bring new life?
Lamp
What gifts and talents has the Lord given to you?
Hands
Imagine the Lord’s hands stretching out to you, take his hands, and be with him for a moment.
House
What does the house of your heart look like? Clean? Messy? A bit of both? Is Jesus there? Mary? Any saints?
Center*
What is the center of your life? Is the it the Lord? Is it not?
Light
What parts of your heart live in the light? What parts are in the dark?
Sent
What has the Lord placed on your heart to speak out to people about?
Free
What has the Lord previously freed you from? What do you feel enslaved to currently?
Word
What is your word of the year? Phrase of the year? Has it come into play? How so?
Remain
Just sit with God for a moment.
Purify
What parts of you still need to be purified?
(Palm Sunday) Palms*
Reflect on what it must’ve been like to see Jesus enter Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. What is the tone of the crowd? How do you feel?
Flail
Reflect on the scars of Jesus, our sins caused him pain. Let yourself feel sorrow and contrite for your previous sins and your sinful ways now.
Crown of Thorns
What ails your mind? Give that to the Lord.
(Spy Wednesday) Coins
What lies about yourself or about the world or other people are you believing in?
(Holy Thursday) Body, Blood, Soul & Divinity
Reflect on the beauty of the Mass, what the Lord did for us to have an opportunity to receive him everyday if we desired.
(Good Friday) Nails
What parts of your heart do you need to nail to the cross as Jesus is nailed to the cross?
(Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil) Candles
Where do you need hope in your life? Invite the Lord to bring light into the darkness like hope does to despair.