{"id":11715,"date":"2026-03-03T14:43:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/actualites\/nouvelles\/message-archbishop-christian-lepine-share-lent-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:43:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:43:34","slug":"message-archbishop-christian-lepine-share-lent-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/news\/news-2\/message-archbishop-christian-lepine-share-lent-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"A Message from Archbishop Christian L\u00e9pine for Share Lent 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Dear Brothers and Sisters,<\/b><\/p>\n\n<p>In Jesus Christ,&nbsp;<b><i>\u201cSteadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other\u201d<\/i><\/b>&nbsp;(Psalm 85:10). As this Lenten season unfolds, I invite you to journey&nbsp;<i>on track for justice and solidarity<\/i>, so that in the 34 countries where Development and Peace \u2013 Caritas Canada works, the love for the poor\u2014the love that flows from the heart of Jesus\u2014may be made tangible.<\/p>\n\n<p>Economic uncertainty and reductions in international development aid call us to respond with greater solidarity. The health and even the lives of millions of people are at stake. We remain mindful of needs both locally and globally. Throughout the year, we commit ourselves through prayer, informed engagement, and financial support. During Lent, we open our hearts especially to our brothers and sisters in countries marked by poverty. I am proud to note that last year, you responded generously to this call, and I encourage you to continue along the same path this year.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Share Lent campaign, which began on Ash Wednesday, will conclude with the collection on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 22. In the Archdiocese of Montreal, we are blessed to count on the active involvement of members and staff from Development and Peace \u2013 Caritas Canada to carry the campaign forward. This year, we are especially pleased to welcome a youth ambassador, a new addition to the initiative.<\/p>\n\n<p>May Jesus Christ, who identified with the poor, guide us along the way of justice, solidarity, and peace. May Mary, standing at the foot of the cross, inspire our compassion.&nbsp;May God bless you.<\/p>\n\n<p><b>\u2020 Christian L\u00e9pine<\/b><br \/>\nArchbishop of Montreal<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p><b>*For more information<\/b>&nbsp;on how to participate:&nbsp;<i>On Track for Justice<\/i>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/devp.org\/en\/campaign\/on-track-for-justice\/\">On Track for Justice | Development and Peace<\/a>| Development and Peace.<br \/>\nMaterials may be ordered and distributed in our churches and communities:&nbsp;<i>Order Form \u2013 Lent 2026<\/i>&nbsp;| Development and Peace.<a href=\"https:\/\/devp.org\/en\/order-form\/\">Order form &#8211; Share Lent 2026 | Development and Peace<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Brothers and Sisters, In Jesus Christ,&nbsp;\u201cSteadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other\u201d&nbsp;(Psalm 85:10).&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11716,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nouvelle"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}