Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Lent in Cyberspace

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I’ve researched and collected the following set of videos and web resources in preparation for an adult forum on “Lent in Cyberspace” to be presented at St. Paul’s Church, Alexandria, VA, on Sunday February 17, 2013. Enjoy!

This initial video is a Trinity Cathedral production. The one below is a lovely version of Psalm 51 in Hebrew, perfect for the start of Lent:

 

Below, Father Jack (from the Busted Halo site) has an amusing overview of the Church’s practices of Lent:

The Busted Halo site has an on-line Lent calendar. Click the image below to check it out:

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The above video introducing Lent 2013 is from the Xt3 site, which also has an on-line Lent calendar. Click the image below to check it out:

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The above web-version if of-course free, and for $1.99 an iPhone version can be yours:

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Beyond Lenten calendars, there are several worthwhile collections of meditations and prayers available for e-readers such as iBooks or Kindle. An example is Carol Mead’s Disciples on the Way: Meditations for 40 Days of Lent (Forward Movement and Morehouse):

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Finally, two more videos (both from Igniter Media) making a move more toward Easter: