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Lent 2027

Get a Jump Start on Lent

Inspire your community with the spirit of Lent 2027. Pre-order your Lenten materials today and help your faith community make a meaningful and lasting impact.

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Reflection

How to Practice Lent

Lent is a liturgical season that focuses on the three spiritual pillars of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. This 40-day journey is a time for sacrifice, repentance and spiritual reflection preparing us for the commemoration of the Passion and Death of Christ and the joyful celebration of his Resurrection on Easter Sunday.

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Answering Jesus’ Invitation Through CRS Rice Bowl

At this very moment, millions of our most vulnerable sisters and brothers are experiencing life-threatening levels of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. While there is no one solution to breaking the cycle of hunger, we can make a difference by answering Jesus’ invitation to us to share Bread for Life with our global family—so all may live with dignity.

Sign up today to receive emails throughout Lent. We'll also send you the 2026 Lenten Calendar to help you pray, reflect and connect with our one human family. 

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End World Hunger with CRS Rice Bowl

By donating to CRS Rice Bowl, you help provide lifesaving support to people around the world. But did you know your generosity also helps your local diocese?  

Twenty-five percent of every donation stays in your community to fight hunger and poverty, while 75% supports vital Catholic Relief Services programs around the world. Thank you for your compassion and for making a profound difference globally and locally. 

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“It is my hope therefore that the [CRS] Rice Bowl program and other initiatives offered by Catholic Relief Services will continue to serve as examples of how to fulfill the Gospel’s command to love and serve our neighbor in a communal way.”

—Pope Francis, Letter to CRS, 2025

Your Lenten Alms at Work Globally

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Lent: A Time of Preparation

Through CRS Rice Bowl, we will meet families in Ghana, Guatemala and Timor-Leste, whose stories help us discover how God is asking us to help.

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A Story of Hope from Ghana

In Ghana, parents are learning to make simple, inexpensive toys from household items to help their children grow and learn.

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A Story of Hope from Guatemala

In Guatemala, mothers learn about the importance of nutrition and vitamins, so their kids grow strong and healthy.

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A Story of Hope from Timor-Leste

In Timor-Leste, Adriana attends sessions to improve her nutrition and self-care so she can fulfil her dream of being a doctor.

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Embracing God’s Love: Lessons from Stories of Hope

God's calls for respect and care for others. Stories from Ghana, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste highlight dignity, compassion and overcoming adversity.

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Pray to End Global Hunger

We can’t live in solidarity with one another without prayer. Share your prayer intention and say a prayer for your global family. Your intentions will be remembered at our CRS’ meetings during Lent.

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Add Your Lenten Prayer Intention

Add your Lenten prayer request to the map. Then, pray for your sisters and brothers around the world. You can choose to display your first name and last initial on the map with your intention. Your personal information will remain confidential.

By agreeing, your first name and last initial will be shared with your intention on the map. If left unchecked your name will not be shared.

By participating in this Lenten commitment, you will receive reflective Lenten communications from CRS.

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Change Lives this Lent

When you give to CRS Rice Bowl, you help families around the world overcome hunger and poverty. Thank you for spreading hope and changing lives this Lent.