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Traditionally, Lent was a time for personal conversion leading up to Easter, during which Christians practiced the spiritual disciplines of fasting, praying and almsgiving to strip away all that is unnecessary and become more mindful of their ultimate dependence on God. Let’s recapture the true meaning of Lent in ways that are actually relevant to your life. Each day throughout Lent, starting on Ash Wednesday, the calendar’s link for that day will become active, revealing a Daily Jolt for spiritual contemplation relating to Lent, and new and practical ideas for fasting, prayer and almsgiving.

Oh, and we’ll have weekly prizes and a grand prize. By filling out a brief survey and sharing your contact info with us, you will be entered into random drawings for the weekly and grand prizes. (You can enter once a week, which also increases your chances of winning the grand prize. Complete rules are here.)

Busted Halo’s^® Fast Pray Give Calendar is completely unflunkable, entirely relevant and totally inspiring. The idea isn’t to be perfect but to continue on our path, so if you slip up one day, don’t give up; simply begin again the next day. We hope you’ll join Busted Halo this year with our Fast Pray Give Lent calendar.

Photo Credit — March 24: Paul Palcko/www.paulpalcko.com

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39 comments about “Fast Pray Give”

Matt Abid -- March 7th, 2011 at 11:38 am

You guys should open the fast calendar at 10pm the night before so we can prepare for the day.

Julie Billmeier -- March 7th, 2011 at 3:48 pm

You should make an app for this!

Pepe Flores -- March 8th, 2011 at 1:15 am

I agree! This would make an incredible Lenten App!

CJM -- March 8th, 2011 at 12:59 pm

Oh happy day, Gilda Susan Radner made the Lent Calendar! Awesome calendar.

G -- March 8th, 2011 at 8:48 pm

I can’t “open the next day” :( – I can’t help it that I live in New Zealand – it’s already been ash wednesday here for 15 hours!!!

Coleen -- March 9th, 2011 at 8:50 am

I agree with Matt; is it possible to change the settings so that you can view and prepare for the next day, particularly the Fasting piece?

D -- March 9th, 2011 at 9:50 am

PLEASE consider making this an app! Hurry! :o)

Kimberly -- March 9th, 2011 at 12:38 pm

I agree with Matt and Coleen. I was really hoping to be able to print out the next day’s event the day before so that I can post it at home for the rest of my family. Can you change the way you do this? A printable version would be really nice, too. Thanks!

BUSTED HALO -- March 11th, 2011 at 4:25 pm

Great idea, everyone. To receive tomorrow’s Fast Pray Give the night before, Like us on Facebook here.

paul -- March 21st, 2011 at 7:34 pm

Is it asking to much to say I want to sign up for a daily email?

Sam -- March 22nd, 2011 at 3:54 pm

Daily emails or BB app would be huge! Please consider it!

And by huge I mean awesome

Wendy -- February 17th, 2012 at 4:54 pm

Yes, email, app and printed version, available the night before please! :)
Thank you!

Matt -- February 18th, 2012 at 10:55 am

Busted Halo has said before that they wont do an App because of the Cost, you can create a homepage on your device and the mobile website is very good.

The facebook takes care of night before. If i remember correctly, its also tweeted between 7-10pm EST too.

elizabeth boehm -- February 18th, 2012 at 11:57 am

where do i find the “brief survey” and provide the “contact info” that makes me eligible for the contest?

Phil Fox Rose -- February 18th, 2012 at 2:59 pm

elizabeth, the entry form is on the daily posts, so you can only fill them out when they’re active, on or after that day. Look for the first one on Wednesday!

sharon rogers -- February 20th, 2012 at 2:59 pm

Awesome idea!

Leslie -- February 20th, 2012 at 6:47 pm

Amy Poehler? Anne Lamott? Thomas Merton? GEORGE CARLIN?!?

I’m doing this. You had me at Jim Henson & Kermit.

Sue -- February 21st, 2012 at 4:16 pm

Hi! Can’t wait! Are you going to allow “opening” at midnite or early am of the day?!?

Phil Fox Rose -- February 21st, 2012 at 4:48 pm

Hi Sue, it’s midnight Eastern time. We’ll also be posting the next day’s fasting challenge on Facebook a few hours before that.

Barbara Wheeler -- February 21st, 2012 at 4:57 pm

Hi everyone, our Lenten Calendar will go “live” tonight at midnight with Ash Wednesday’s Daily Jolt and Fast Pray Give Challenges. If you want a preview of the challenges to plan ahead for the day (especially when preparing for the “fast” challenge) you can check out our Facebook page at 9 p.m the evening before. You’ll get a preview of the challenges.

Nichole -- February 21st, 2012 at 11:04 pm

I found this by accidentabout 2 months ago… I have been waiting for it to be updated for this Lent! I’m still fairly new to the Catholic Church and I am very excited to come every day and learn new ways to build my faith and relationship with God! Thank you to all that put the work in to make this great site!

Maria Quinn -- February 21st, 2012 at 11:43 pm

midnight Eastern time kinda cuts out quite a chunk of the world -looks like I’ll just find somewhere else for today and hopefully just do everything a day out of sync…it should still work -unless you’re working the theme of readings etc into it, in which case it probably wouldn’t be the same as in Scotland anyway…

Hugh McCafferty -- February 22nd, 2012 at 1:56 pm

Another NZ a day out of sync. A lenten penance in itself for those of us who have a bit of the obsessive in our personality. Good work though – love it.

Mikaella -- February 22nd, 2012 at 2:39 pm

Aw, I miss having to guess the prize! I really looked forward to getting a clue each day and waiting to see if I guessed correctly. Still, great calendar.

Just an FYI though, the entry form still makes reference to the Advent calendar.

Valerie -- February 22nd, 2012 at 9:22 pm

I wish there was an app for this. :)

Christine -- February 22nd, 2012 at 9:33 pm

I love this idea and especially the first one for Ash Wednesday. I’m not sure the significance of secular people’s pictures on the calendar. I really think it should be saints instead. Especially putting Obama’s face there. You can’t get more anti-catholic than that.

Ava Too -- February 22nd, 2012 at 9:57 pm

What about those of us who don’t do the Facebook-thing? Can’t we get a look at the next day’s challenge prior to the day? It’s especially needed for the fasting part!! Thanks.

Lynn -- February 23rd, 2012 at 4:48 pm

Hey folks, It doesn’t matter what day you try the challenges, I just try the newly posted Fast, Pray, Give the following day it works well for me. .. Peace

Kathryn Mackey -- February 23rd, 2012 at 7:02 pm

This is neat site for lent

Cat -- February 23rd, 2012 at 9:38 pm

I love the Calender so far. I do agree with a few other people – earlier previewing would be great (even if it is just on facebook). I live in Australia and although it is well into Friday afternoon I still can’t look at the calender. Thanks for the good word though. I have been spreading the word about the Calender in work place here in Australia.

ruth -- February 24th, 2012 at 2:11 pm

I absolutly love this site during Lent. This is my 3rd year following. I’ve sinced shared it with my siblings and friends (most not catholic) in hopes thay will come to enjoy it as I have. Love

dancingcrane -- February 26th, 2012 at 12:27 pm

Perhaps the secular pics are to remind us that discriminatory behavior towards those we don’t like violates the command to love your enemies. Discriminatory behavior brings no one to the love of God. Loving, praying and giving, does.

especias -- February 27th, 2012 at 3:38 pm

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Carmen Lebron -- March 4th, 2012 at 7:41 pm

I’m new to the site and interested..Would love to win

Sue -- March 5th, 2012 at 5:09 pm

Hi Guys – I LOVE your Lenten Calendar, although I agree with a lot of these posts – it would be GREAT to have an app so I can track on my phone and not have to get online every day. God bless! :)

AR -- March 21st, 2012 at 7:37 am

The link for today, 3/21/12, is not working at 8:30a Eastern.

Thanks for fpg – it’s been a great addition to my Lenten discpline.

Barbara Wheeler -- March 21st, 2012 at 9:27 am

Thanks, AR — We apologize for the inconvenience and we’re working to fix the problem. For now you can click on this link and it will take you directly to today’s Daily Jolt.

hiba saleem -- March 28th, 2012 at 4:23 am

I’m new to the site and interested..Would hope to win

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