A downloadable guide to enter Holy Week 2026
Dear Friends,
Thank you for journeying with us into Holy Week in this unique time in the history of the world. Though we are indeed living in an unprecedented time, for us Christians, this time is truly a beautiful opportunity to walk closely with our Lord and to enter into his Passion.
At WINE: Women In the New Evangelization, we enter into each Lent with the intention to relate to Jesus in the way in which we were created to—as women. We focus on the beautiful gifts we have been given in our womanhood; the gifts St. John Paul II referred to as the feminine genius. We embrace our gifts of receptivity, sensitivity, generosity, and maternity, and thus uniquely experience Christ’s Passion, death, and Resurrection together. That experience, my friends, is the result of reading the book Walk in Her Sandals: Experiencing Christ’s Passion through the Eyes of Women with women in our homes or parishes, with women around the country in our Virtual Vineyard, and thanks to our many military WINE groups, with women around the world.
We all know that Lent is a time of fasting, but we sometimes forget about the feasting – feasting in a way of which you may not be aware. This Holy Week, we want to fast and feast – fast from the things that take us from Christ, and feast on our relationship with Him.
We don’t need to enter into Holy Week alone. We can enter into Jesus’ Passion and death with him and with each other like never before. But, most importantly, our sorrow will turn to joy; we will also enter into his Resurrection like NEVER before. As our Lord tells us, though we have sorrow now, he will see us again, and our hearts will rejoice, and no one will take that joy from us! ( John 16:22)
Thank you for walking with us into Holy Week 2026! Together may we abide in peace and joy in the heart of Jesus!
