Join us once again this Lent for The Great Fast.
A Lenten program led by the canons of St. Michael’s Abbey, this forty-day fast invites you to rediscover Lent as the Church has always lived it—simple, disciplined, and rooted in the liturgy.

Experience Lent in a monastery.
Pray, fast, and walk together toward the wedding feast of the Lamb.

Each day throughout Lent, participants receive daily emails with prayer resources, guidance for fasting, and video reflections from the canons, helping to shape the season in a steady, intentional way.

If you do not already receive emails from the abbey, you can sign up for The Great Fast here:
https://theabbotscircle.com/the-great-fast-join

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0:00 Introduction
1:00 The Disappearing Culture of Catholic Fasting
6:15 Lent Is Not Something We Invent
9:10 Letting the Liturgy Shape Our Lives
12:20 The Courage to Be Challenged
19:45 Letting the Seasons Shape the Home
23:22 The Generation That Must Decide
30:16 The Abbey's "Great Fast" Program