The Message of His Holiness Benedict XVI for Lent 2010 focuses on the theme “The justice of God has been manifested through faith in Jesus Christ.” In the message, Pope Benedict reflects on the “profound link between faith in God who ‘lifts the needy from the ash heap’ (Ps 113,7) and justice towards one’s neighbor” and the need to “contribute to creating just societies, where all receive what is necessary to live according to the dignity proper to the human person and where justice is enlivened by love.”

The following resources are available to help you reflect during Lent on the themes of love, human dignity, and justice.

	Questions to examine conscience in light of Catholic social teaching This examination can be used as a supplement to the traditional examination of conscience during Penance services or private confession.
	USCCB Lent calendar and reflections The USCCB Lent calendar features justice-related items most days during Lent.
	Way of the Cross Booklet The final steps of Jesus are traced in Scripture-and set against the lives of Catholic heroes past and present whose actions give testimony to the power of faith, including St. Maximilian Kolbe, Bl. Franz Jägerstätter, Sr. Thea Bowman, Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, St. Thomas More, Jean Donovan, Dorothy Day, St. Teresa of Avila, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, St. Joan of Arc, Isaac Jones, Oscar Romero, Mother Jones, Tom Dooley, and CCHD. Order from USCCB Publishing.

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