Grow deeper in your faith
this Lent.


Read below for various Lenten opportunities available
at St. Raphael this year. 


Additional opportunities may be found here.


Questions? Please contact Sara Scheunemann

at pastoral@raphael.org.


Lent 2025 Prayer Challenge:

Pray 10 Minutes a Day with Scripture

Have you been wanting to commit to daily prayer? Lent is a great time to develop new spiritual habits. This Lent, we are challenging all our parishioners to:

  • Pray for 10 minutes a day with Scripture.

  • Find someone else who is participating in this challenge and check in with that person once a week to see how things are going.

Not sure what Scriptures to pray with? 

  • Pick up a copy of Word Among Us in the Gathering Space. We ordered extras for Lent! It includes the readings we pray with every day at daily Mass. I would encourage you to spend your 10 minutes a day praying with the Gospel reading for that day.

Not sure how to pray with Scripture?

  • Listen to Sara Scheunemann’s weekly Lenten audio podcast with tips for how to pray and for prayer with the Gospel for the upcoming Sunday. It will be 10 minutes or less.

We hope you join this challenge!

Lenten Soup & Study

Jesus' Real Presence in the Eucharist:

What It Means in My Life

Noon-1 pm, Good Samaritan Hall


March 11: Fr. Ben Pribbenow

March 18: Colleen Stepanek

March 25: Ben & Alison Sanderfoot


Sign up in the Gathering Space at Church to bring homemade soups and bread!

lenten Book Discussions

Better Understand the Connections between the Bible & Mass with Jesus & the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist by Brant Pitre

  • Meeting during Lent (Weeks of March 9, 16, 23, 30, and April 6)

  • Select days and times that work best for you when you register. The book is our gift to you! 

  • More details and registration here 

lenten Morning of Reflection

Saturday, March 29, 9:30-11:30 am, Good Samaritan Hall


A Morning of Prayer with Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi

Led by Sr. Anne Marie Lom


More details and registration here

Sunday lenten prayer opportunities

March 9: Second Sunday Holy Hour with Confessions

4-4:45 pm in Church


March 16, 23, 30, & April 6: Stations of the Cross

4-4:30 pm in Church