Our 2025 Lenten Guide: The Year of the Lord invites us to reflect on the powerful words of Jesus from Isaiah, as recorded in Luke 4:18-19: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor…to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Through the lectionary scriptures for Lent and Holy Week, we will meditate on how Jesus’ mission to alleviate sorrow and suffering calls us to consider: Who are the poor, the captives, the blind, and the oppressed in our world today? What role can we play in bringing them the Good News? And what does it truly mean to proclaim the Year of the Lord?