Lenten Guide 2026: A Journey Toward Peace

Join us for prayer this Lent with reflections by Maryknoll missioners starting Ash Wednesday, February 18, through Palm Sunday, March 29.

Download the Lenten Reflection Guide 2026: A Journey Toward Peace

This free booklet from the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns contains reflections, questions, prayers, fasts, and actions based on each week’s Gospel reading and the experience of Maryknoll missioners who have lived and worked with marginalized communities around the world.

Make this Lent ‘a journey toward peace’

We often think of Lent as a season of “doing without.” But Pope Leo invites us to see it as a season of “becoming.” By centering our journey on a “peace that is unarmed and disarming,” we are challenged to set down the defenses we carry—our pride, our judgments, and our fears.

This booklet is an invitation to cultivate what Pope Leo has called a “humble and persevering“ spirit. Through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, we aren’t just preparing for a holiday; we are practicing the peace of the Risen Christ in the here and now. May these reflections written by Maryknoll missioners help you protect the “small flame” of peace within you, so that by Easter, you may share its warmth with a world in need.

We invite you to use this guide individually or in small groups to reflect upon your life patterns, to pray more deeply, and renew your spirit to face the realities of our world.

Download a copy of the 2026 Lent Reflection Guide