Ash Wednesday is February 18, 2026, so today we’re highlighting just a few of the many Ignatian-inspired features designed to help you observe Lent.
Encounter Grace Lenten Read-Along
Join in the annual Lenten read-along with Loyola Press. We’ll be reading Encounter Grace by Becky Eldredge. Becky offers gentle, heartfelt reflections grounded in Ignatian spirituality, each one a reminder that God longs to be in relationship with you.
How to Participate
- Purchase your copy of Encounter Grace by Becky Eldredge. Save 30% off the cover price by using code 10101.*
- Download the read-along schedule.
- Post your thoughts, favorite quotes, or reactions with #lentreadalong on social media.
The Loyola Press read-along begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026, and runs through Holy Week, March 29 through April 4, 2026.
On Fridays during Lent, visit IgnatianSpirituality.com for special content related to our read-along, including opportunities to discuss sections of the book with other readers.
An Ignatian Prayer Adventure
Pray with an adapted version of the Spiritual Exercises, perfectly timed as a Lent and Easter retreat. For Lent 2026, Brendan McManus, SJ, author of books such as Redemption Road, will offer weekly reflections based on themes of the retreat. Look for these posts on Wednesdays. The retreat begins on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (February 15) and concludes the week after Easter.
Living Lent Daily
Discover a vibrant friendship with Jesus this Lent, one that is accessible not only in quiet moments of prayer but also in the carpool lane, the grocery store, the hospital room, and everywhere in between. Living Lent Daily is an e-mail series that takes as its inspiration Lisa M. Hendey’s Jesus Every Day, Jesus Every Way. Subscribe to the Year in Our Church to receive these messages.
Subscribe to dotMagis to receive Fr. Brendan McManus’s Ignatian Prayer Adventure reflections and the Encounter Grace read-along extras each week.
*Use code 10101 when ordering at store.loyolapress.com or by phone at 800-621-1008. Cannot be combined with other offers. Shipping and handling are additional. U.S. domestic orders only. Offer expires April 4, 2026.
