Lenten Resources

St. Aidan’s Lenten Guide 2026 - click here for a PDF

• Confession

  • Blog: Search “Confession” on www.anglicancompass.com

    Blog: www.anglicancompass.com/the-reconciliation-of-penitents-a-rookie-anglican-guide

  • Podcast: https://wordandtable.simplecast.com/episodes/confession

• Almsgiving & Fasting

  • Blog: www.anglicancompass.com/lenten-disciplines-almsgiving/

  • Blog: Search “Fasting” on www.anglicancompass.com

  • YouTube: Fasting: Worthless or Life-Changing? by PatristicNectarFilms

  • Podcast: https://wordandtable.simplecast.com/episodes/fasting

  • Eat, Fast, Feast: Heal Your Body While Feeding Your Soul by Jay W. Richards

• Lent

  • Blog: Search “Lent” on www.anglicancompass.com

  • Podcast: www.wordandtable.simplecast.com/episodes/lent

• Prayer

  • About the Book of Common Prayer: www.anglicancompass.com/the-acnas-2019-book-of-common-prayer-bcp-a-rookie-anglican-guide

  • Book of Common Prayer (2019):

    • The Daily Office (Morning, Midday, Evening, Compline, and Family Prayer), pages 11-67

  • Free access to the BCP online: https://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net

  • Pray Daily (devotional booklet based upon the BCP): www.praydailypress.com

  • Lectio Divina:

    • Blog: www.anglicancompass.com/lectio-divina-a-rookie-anglican-guide-to-divine-reading

    • Podcast: https://wordandtable.simplecast.com/episodes/lectio-divina

    • Lectio Divina PDF Printable: Click Here

  • About The Jesus Prayer: www.svots.edu/saying-jesus-prayer

• Recommended Readings for Lent

  • Preparing for Easter by C.S. Lewis

  • Lent by Esau McCaulley

  • The Word in the Wilderness by Malcolm Guite

  • Great Lent: Journey to Pascha by Fr. Alexander Schmemann

  • Lent with the Desert Fathers by Fr. Thomas McKenzie
    (read the above along with Dn. Eric)

  • Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father's Love by Fr. Thomas Acklin and Fr. Boniface Hicks
    (read the above along with Fr. Michael)

• Other Family-Friendly Resources for Lent:

  • Sacred Seasons by Danielle Hitchen

  • The Little Way Chapel: www.littlewaychapel.com

  • The Liturgical Home resources: www.ashleytumlinwallace.com