To a large extent the success of participation depends on preparation. Consequently, the Church gives us the Season of Lent in which to prepare ourselves to participate, as fully as possible, in the liturgical celebration of the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus at Easter. According to the second Vatican Council, this preparation during Lent consists in a ‘closer attention to the word of God and more ardent prayer’. The aim of this book is to help people pay that ‘closer attention to the word’ by offering brief reflections on the Gospel reading appointed for each day, reflections which will hopefully bear fruit in ‘more ardent prayer’.