Making the Journey to Pascha Together

IOCC humbly offers a collection of spiritual reflections each Lent, plus other resources you may find helpful during the Great Fast. Throughout the season, we’ll add more, so you’re invited to check back again from time to time.

Lenten Reflections

• 2024: Reflections for Great Lent
• 2023: Reflections for Great Lent
• 2022: Reflections for Great Lent
• 2021: Reflections for Great Lent
• 2020: The Journey to Pascha
• 2019: Service as Almsgiving
• 2018: Service as Almsgiving
• 2016: Spiritual Reflections for Great Lent
• 2015: Reflections for Your Spiritual Journey
• 2014: The Lenten Journey
• 2013: Living the Trinity
• 2011: Christ’s Three-Part Recipe for Lent
• 2010: A Meditation on Almsgiving
• 2007: The Image of Christ in the Poor

Lenten Recipes

• Lentil & Eggplant Stew (Rummaniyeh)
• Sesame Cookies (Barazek)
• Bulgur Tomato Pilaf
• Stuffed Cauliflower Leaves (Warak Shol)
• Creamy Carrot & Sweet Potato Soup with Roasted Almonds
• Spicy Lentil Soup
• Lebanese Lentil Soup with Lemon, Potatoes, and Chard
• Serbian-Style Butternut Squash Potage
• Green Beans with Olive Oil
• Georgian Eggplant Rolls with Walnuts (Nigvzinai Badrijani)
• Green Curry with Chickpeas & Tofu
• Syrian Beetroot Moutabal
• Lenten Lemon Cake
• Vegan Chocolate Cake
• Vegetarian Chili
• Tabbouleh
• Greek-Style Shrimp Scampi
• Lentil & Potato Soup with Spices
• Vegan Cornbread
• Vegan Mac & Cheese
• Vegan Pumpkin Molasses Cookies
• Green Beans & Potatoes in a Dill Tomato Sauce
• Paleo Vegan Taco Skillet
• Garbanzo Bean Greek Salad
• Vegetarian Tortilla Soup
• Lentils and Rice (Mjadra)
• Sean Bean Chowder
• Lenten Fish or Veggie Pie
• Low Country Shrimp Rice
• Potage Crécy (French Carrot Soup)