The praying of these psalms during the season of Lent is a tradition said to have originated with St. Augustine. How one prays them during Lent is up to you: in the morning, evening, or during the day, these Psalms help to focus one on the penitential act and the soaring grace that is God’s love and forgiveness.

I invite you to contemplate the words of Psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143.