The 40-day Season of Lent is a journey through color. The word “Lent” refers to the “lengthening” sunlight each day, shining down and drawing out the colors from the earth. What better guide, then, to this colorful pageant than the artist Henri Matisse, celebrated above all as a master colorist.

From his childhood growing up Roman Catholic in a small town in France, to the major work at the end of his life he declared to be his masterpiece, the Chapel of the Rosary in Vence, Matisse explored spiritual and theological themes throughout his life, sometimes implicitly, sometimes explicitly. Week by week, with the words of Scripture and the art of Henri Matisse as our guides, we’ll travel through the colors of Lent – all the way to the vibrant, joyful dawn of Easter morning.

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Follow the devotional in your own time or join us for weekly meetings through Lent on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., in person and online. Drop-ins are welcome, though registrations will help us plan! Register here.