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Tables of Contents for The Essential Lenten Handbook
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
How to Use This Book
xi
Section One: The Meaning of Lent
1
26
Short History of Lent
3
1
Lent's Central Emphasis on Baptism
4
2
Lent Understood As a Journey
6
1
Traditional Hymns of Lent
7
1
Penitential Nature of Lent
7
1
Call to Penitential Living
8
1
Tradition of Prayer, Fasting, and Act of Charity
9
1
Tradition of Fast and Abstinence
10
2
Purpose of Penitential Living
12
1
Admonitions on Penitential Living
12
2
Fruits of Penitential Living
14
2
Church Teaching on Fast and Abstinence
16
1
Seven Penitential Psalms
17
10
Section Two: Traditional Practices of Lent
27
3
History and Origins of the Stations of the Cross
29
1
Saint Alphonsus Liguori's Stations of the Cross
30
11
Saint Alphonsus Liguori's Lenten Meditations
41
26
The Death of Jesus Christ
42
1
The Sacred Wounds of Jesus
43
1
The Love of Jesus Crucified
44
1
The Love of the Father in Giving Us His Son
45
1
The Moment of Death
46
1
The Remorse of the Reprobate
47
1
Concluding Prayer
48
1
Lenten Reconciliation Service
49
5
Traditional Examination of Conscience
54
4
Prayer Before Confession
58
1
A Visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament by Saint Alphonsus Liguori
59
3
Devotions in Honor of the Passion of the Lord
62
5
Steps of the Passion
63
1
Little Chaplet of the Five Wounds of Jesus Crucified
64
3
Section Three: A Rule of Life Appropriate for Lent
67
10
Saint Alphonsus Liguori's Rule of Life
69
8
Section Four: Traditional Prayers Appropriate for Lent
77
24
``Cantata on the Passion'' by Saint Alphonsus Liguori
79
2
Prayers to Commemorate the Seven Last Words of Jesus
81
4
Short Prayers and Invocations
85
1
Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
86
2
A Lenten Prayer
88
1
Prayer to the Blessed Mother
89
1
Traditional Prayers for Each Day of the Week
90
6
Stabat Mater
96
2
Act of Faith
98
1
Act of Hope
99
1
Act of Love
99
1
Act of Contrition
99
1
Confiteor
99
1
Prayer to Jesus Crucified
100
1
Prayer to Our Redeemer
100
1
Section Five: Modern Practices and Prayers for Lent
101
34
A Family-Centered Way of the Cross
103
14
Lenten Family Graces
117
11
Litany of Forgiveness
128
1
Prayer for Taking Risks
129
1
Prayer Before Confession
129
1
Prayer for Openness to Healing and Transformation
130
1
Canticle III: Joyful Paradox
131
1
Heart of Jesus Prayer
132
3
Section Six: Daily Meditations for Lent
135
140
Choosing Meditations for the Appropriate Cycle of the Liturgical Year
138
137
Daily Meditations for Lent: Cycle A
140
41
Feast of Chair of Saint Peter, Apostle (Feb. 22)
181
3
Solemnity of Joseph, Husband of Mary (March 19)
182
1
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord (March 25)
183
1
Daily Meditations for Lent: Cycle B
184
48
Feast of Chair of Saint Peter, Apostle (Feb. 22)
229
1
Solemnity of Joseph Husband of Mary (March 19)
230
1
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord (March 25)
231
1
Daily Meditations for Lent: Cycle C
232
43
Feast of Chair of Saint Peter, Apostle (Feb. 22)
272
1
Solemnity of Joseph, Husband of Mary (March 19)
273
1
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord (March 25)
274
1
Section Seven: Glossary of Terms
275
12
Sources Quoted
287