Dear Brothers,

Please find attached the pre-Lenten issue of Orantes, including the “Lenten Regulations for the Diocese of Worcester” and commentaries on several aspects of the new Order of Penance. I hope you find this issue to be useful as you make your preparations for Lent.

Just in case you might find some of the resources from previous editions of ORANTES to be helpful, here is a list of what we have published, with links to each issue.

Lenten Resources from February 2022 ORANTES
 Excerpts from the circular letter Paschale Solemnitatis (page 4)

Pope Benedict XVI: An introduction to Lent (page 10)

Commentary on the Collects of Lent for homilists (page 16)

Commentary on Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation I (page 4)

Commentary on Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation II (page 8)

Lenten Fasting (page 2)

Fasting from Food (page 3)

Fasting from Noise (page 4)

Fasting from Control: Confession (page 5)

Lenten Prayer (page 7)

In the Lord,

Monsignor James P. Moroney

Director

Office for Divine Worship

Diocese of Worcester