Best Lent Ever

Make a commitment to read the Sunday scriptures before you go to Mass. In the same way that reading up on football players, opposing teams, and coaching strategies will help you experience a game more fully, familiarizing yourself with the readings ahead of time will help you experience them in a deeper way on Sunday.
Try a new spiritual practice. Sign up for an hour of Eucharistic Adoration. Sign up for a silent retreat or spend at least one hour in silent meditation each weekend.
Think about what you usually spend your money on. Do you buy too many clothes? Spend too much on dinner out? Pick one type of expenditure that you’ll “fast” from during Lent, and then give the money you would usually spend to a local charity.
Take something on — 40 days of letter writing, 40 acts of kindness, 40 phone calls to the important people in your life.
Attend the Stations of the Cross
Celebrate Mass: Go to a weekday Mass one day during the week.
Spend at least one weekend or evening volunteering during Lent. Serve a meal at your local soup kitchen. Visit the elderly. Stock shelves at a food pantry.
Make a commitment to fast from insensitive, cruel comments about others. So, no gossiping.
Pray for somebody. As you’re walking the streets, driving the highways, or sitting in your cubicle at work, pick out a person who appears to be in need and pray for that person. Be mindful of the words of philosopher Philo of Alexandria, who said, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.”
Get to know your neighbors. Introduce yourself, plan a dinner, or bring food to an older person on your block.
Read the Works of Mercy as Jesus describes them in Matthew 25:31-46. Then put this teaching into practice and choose an act of service you can perform throughout Lent.
Celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Can’t remember how? Tell the priest it’s been a while, and ask him to guide you through it. (See bulletin for Reconciliation Service times)