{"id":78251,"date":"2026-03-21T21:05:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T21:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=78251"},"modified":"2026-03-21T21:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T21:05:56","slug":"lent-2026-5-programs-to-help-you-grow-in-your-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/lent-2026-5-programs-to-help-you-grow-in-your-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Vastentijd 2026: 5 programma's om je te helpen groeien in je geloof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dit jaar begint de vastentijd op 18 februari met Aswoensdag. Terwijl we deze tijd van gebed, vasten en aalmoezen geven snel naderen, zijn hier vijf programma's om je te helpen groeien in je geloof tijdens dit vastenseizoen.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Pray 40: The Return\u2019 (Hallow)<\/h2>\n<p>Dit jaar heet de Lent Pray40-gebedsuitdaging van Hallow \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/hallow.com\/pray40\/\">Pray40: The Return<\/a>.\u201d Het thema van de uitdaging van dit jaar richt zich op de terugkeer naar God, net zoals we lezen in de gelijkenis van de verloren zoon. Om dieper op dit idee in te gaan, duiken luisteraars in \u201cDe gebroeders Karamazov\u201d van Fjodor Dostojevski.<\/p>\n<p>Acteur Jonathan Roumie zal luisteraars door \u201cDe gebroeders Karamazov\u201d leiden; Mark Wahlberg en Chris Pratt zullen vastenuitdagingen bieden; Moeder Olga zal mediteren over de Schrift; Zuster Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, zal luisteraars helpen deelnemen aan verbeeldingsvolle gebedssessies; en Vader Mike Schmitz zal zondagse homilie\u00ebn verzorgen.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Crux\u2019 (Ascension)<\/h2>\n<p>Vader Columba Jordan, CFR, zal een dagelijks vastenprogramma hosten op de Ascension-app genaamd \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ascensionpress.com\/pages\/crux?srsltid=AfmBOorLvpoOsb1RB_gtO0u6R87VpFFMtiQce5kr6A2T5MXfTQtn4fbu\">Crux<\/a>.\u201d Crux nodigt de gelovigen uit om de vastentijd te zien als een transformerend seizoen door middel van een vierdelig dagelijks systeem dat geworteld is in zowel fysieke als spirituele discipline. De vier dagelijkse uitdagingen omvatten dagelijks lezen van de Schrift, een avondexamen, \u00e9\u00e9n vorm van fysieke oefening en \u00e9\u00e9n dieetvasten.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrux\u201d kan individueel, in parochies of in kleine groepen worden gedaan. Bovendien is voor degenen die op een schermvrije manier aan de uitdaging willen deelnemen, het dagboek \u201cCrux: A Lenten Journey of Surrender\u201d ook beschikbaar.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Seeking the Inner Room\u2019 (Word on Fire)<\/h2>\n<p>Word on Fire Institute zal deze vastentijd een virtuele retraite hosten onder leiding van Zuster Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, getiteld \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/institute.wordonfire.org\/lent-retreat-2026\">Seeking the Inner Room<\/a>.\u201d De zevendelige serie zal deelnemers helpen dieper in de Schrift en het gebed te duiken om de Heilige Geest toe te laten in elk van onze binnenkamers \u2014 onze harten. De retraite zal ook reflecties bevatten op \u201cGate of Heaven: Reflections on the Mother of God.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Lenten Phone Fast Challenge (Real Life Catholic)<\/h2>\n<p>Real Life Catholic nodigt mensen van alle leeftijden uit om deze vastentijd hun telefoon weg te leggen om gebeden en offers aan te bieden ter ondersteuning van de vernieuwing van jonge katholieken. De <a href=\"https:\/\/reallifecatholic.com\/lent\/\">Lenten Phone Fast Challenge<\/a> biedt deelnemers de mogelijkheid om specifiek te bidden voor de spirituele bescherming van katholieke tieners. Deelnemers ontvangen ook wekelijkse berichten van steun en spirituele begeleiding van evangelist Chris Stefanick.<\/p>\n<h2>Programma's aangeboden via de EWTN Religious Catalogue<\/h2>\n<p>Als je op zoek bent naar vastendagboeken of boeken die je in deze tijd kunt lezen, heeft de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com\/Catholic-Lent-Books\">EWTN Religious Catalogue<\/a> een verscheidenheid aan opties, waaronder \u201cPraying with Jesus and Faustina During Lent,\u201d \u201cLent and Easter: Wisdom From Fulton Sheen,\u201d en \u201cLenten Journey with Mother Mary,\u201d onder andere.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewtnnews.com\/world\/us\/lent-2026-5-programs-to-help-you-grow-in-your-faith\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.ewtnnews.com\/world\/us\/lent-2026-5-programs-to-help-you-grow-in-your-faith<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year Lent begins on Feb. 18 with Ash Wednesday. As we quickly approach this time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, here are five programs to help you grow in your faith this Lenten season. \u2018Pray 40: The Return\u2019 (Hallow) This year, Hallow\u2019s Lent Pray40 prayer challenge is titled \u201cPray40: The Return.\u201d The theme for [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-78251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1364,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/lent-humble-reflection-prayers\/","url_meta":{"origin":78251,"position":0},"title":"12 Reflection Prayers for a Humble and Meaningful Lent","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"november 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover a peaceful Lenten journey with our 12 Reflection Prayers for a Humble and Meaningful Lent. 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