Attached below please see the Lenten Regulations for 2026

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A Resource for Lent from the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development: Pope Leo XIV’s message for Lent.

https://www.humandevelopment.va/en/news/2026/cuaresma-2026-mensaje-de-papa-leon-xiv.html

This year, as Lent and Ramadan coincide, the platform for Theological Dialogue and Practical Ethics brings us a joint reflection by Bishop Sylvester David OMI, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cape Town and Maulana Syed Aftab Haider, National Co-ordinator Ahlul Bait Foundation of South Africa. This convergence invites reflection on how our two faith communities can support and encourage one another.

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Below is Pope Leo XIV’s message for Lent 2026. Listening and Fasting: Lent as a Time of Conversion.

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Attached below are the April and May 2025 Jubilee reflections forwarded on by Bishop Sylvester David OMI.

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Words of inspiration from Cardinal Stephen Brislin as we prepare for the Season of Lent.

Attached below please see the reflections for Lent from the SACBC, in English and in Xhosa.

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Please click on the YouTube link below to view Lenten reflections from Bishops and Priests throughout southern Africa. Click the Subscribe button to receive notifications of new reflections: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-GQyCr3fQlMwK924iUM0NQ/videos

Many will be wondering how they can continue to contribute to or support the Bishops’ Lenten Appeal during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. The national Lenten Appeal office of the Bishops’ Conference give guidance in the attached poster and letter.

Attached please find the Bishops’ Lenten Appeal newsletter and report for 2020, as well as guidelines for donating to the Appeal for 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic. This year, Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of the Lenten fast, falls on 17 February 2021