'Merciful Like The Father' - 
​Lent 2016 Scripture Resource

The short film above sets the vision and the mood for the weeks ahead; the guide opens up the possibilities of how Lent might be lived in prayer, in conversation, in thought and reflection.
Resources for Session One are available from Ash Wednesday, 10 February.
You'll find participants sheets outlining the framework envisaged for each session - prayer, scripture, reflection, conversation from questions, prayer.
Each session comes with resources that enable you to 'voice' the sessions - the opening prayer, reading, and final prayer are all available to download as audio clips and ready to use.
The individual sheets with prayers and reading are also laid out for you in case you would prefer to have someone in your parish or small group read them.
The reflections for the sessions come from the Benedictine Scripture scholar Fr Henry Wansbrough. and can be downloaded as MP4 files (video) or individual MP3s (audio).
Alongside these clips, you can download or subscribe to our podcasts using RSS or iTunes, so you can use this Lenten series at your desk, en route to work, or wherever you are.
Click image above to open the Introduction book or right click and ‘save as’ this link :Lenten series introduction booklet

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What & Who is needed?

Simply someone who will download the sheets and copy them for group use; Someone able to look after IT
Someone who will download the video clip onto laptop and (using a projector in parish room or hall) start the video clip at the appropriate time. The audio clips can also be downloaded if needed – if not then you’ll need to find someone to lead the opening prayer and someone who will look after the reading;
Finally, someone who will just play host, welcome, and draw your group into that climate of prayer.

​Timeline
Each Wednesday will find you able to download the next session:
Introduction to the series - Available Sunday, 7 February
Session One - 10 February
Session Two - 17 February
We take a 'reflective break' for one week
Session Three - 2 March
Session Four - 9 March
Session Five - 16 March
Session Six (postscript) - 23 March
Be merciful as your heavenly Father is merciful. As we seek to live Lent with a certain intensity, let us allow our renewed and deepened understanding of God's to shape and transform us so that we become instruments of mercy to others because mercy has been shown us.

Related

catholicnews.org.uk/merciful-like-the-father
Our full section for our Lent 2016 multimedia resources