Lent Ideas for Catholic Couples

Have you ever done a Lenten practice *with* your spouse? It’s an incredible way to unite your hearts and journey together towards the Cross. Would love to hear what you’ve done — hit reply and let us know! Here’s a list of ideas we've come up with - some of them we've done before, some we hope to try this year! 

Lent Ideas for Catholic couples:

• Fast from the same thing for the same intention

• Replace Netflix with The Chosen

• Replace Netflix with reading together

• Pray the Divine Mercy daily

• Pray the Rosary daily

• Give to a charity you both care about

• Have a weekly date night

• Ask each other “how can I pray for you” every Sunday

• Ask each other “how can I serve you” every Monday

• Go to bed together

• Wake up together

• Pray Night Prayer together before bed

• Say a morning offering together

• Read the same spiritual book/podcast and discuss each night/week

• Read the daily Gospel at mealtimes

• Be intimate an extra night a week

• Help each other get to Adoration

• Help each other get to a weekday Mass

• Host people for dinner

• No phones one night a week (or all!)

• Offer your own Lenten sacrifices for the salvation of your spouse and children

How will you and your spouse grow closer this Lenten season? Let us know what you decide!

We're so honoured to journey with you in this incredible vocation of marriage. 

Love and prayers, 

Jesse & Kathleen