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Lent is almost upon us. Ash Weds. is nearly a week away. Many people often wonder what they should "give up" for Lent and time is running out. Many people also wish they had the time to read writings from the history of the Church, especially the early Fathers. At Ancient and Future Catholics and ChurchYear.Net we’ve come up with a great solution for both of these dilemmas: the Church Fathers Lenten Reading Plan  (.pdf) (go here for html version).

If you follow our plan, when Easter comes, you will have read 10 early Church Fathers and over 15 individual works from the early Church. You will also have deepened your faith and knowledge in numerous ways during Lent. It will only take 15 minutes or so a day too. These writings have been an inspiration down through the ages and helped lead countless numbers throughout history to the Catholic Church (including many readers and contributors to our websites). What are you waiting for?

Update: Chad has put together one file containing all the writings of the Fathers in order! Thanks Chad!

P.S.- if you’re doing this, please let us know and provide feedback on choices, length of readings, etc.

Photo of St. Catherine of Siena (whose writings are not included) from Shrine of the Holy Relics taken by Jonathan Bennett