Lent 2026 at St Pancras Old Church and St Paul’s Camden Square NW1
LENT 2026
RETURN TO THE LORD WHO WILL HAVE MERCY
At St Pancras Old Church & St Paul’s Camden Square
Lent is the Church’s 40-day season of preparation for the celebration of Easter, a renewal of heart and mind, through prayer, fasting and acts of generosity, that we may celebrate with joy the Resurrection of the Lord. ‘Lent’ is an old English word that means ‘Spring’: a time to grow in grace and learn to be God’s people once again. Make the most of this transformative journey!
ASH WEDNESDAY
18th February: The first day of Lent, on which all are encouraged to fast. At Mass we receive the sign of the cross in ashes on our forehead as a sign of our mortality and our total reliance on God’s grace.
11am – Mass with the Imposition of Ashes
at St Paul’s Camden Square
6.30pm – Solemn Mass with the Imposition of Ashes
at St Pancras Old Church
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
A devotion in which we walk with Christ from his condemnation to his crucifixion and burial.
5.45 pm Tuesdays
(before Mass & Benediction)
at St Pancras Old Church
LENT FILMS
Films with theological themes to watch and discuss.
Wednesdays at St Paul’s Camden Square
25th February 6.30 pm
Keeping Mum (2005)
A Vicar’s dysfunctional family begins to change when a new housekeeper comes.
4th March 6.30 pm
The Mission (1986)
Jesuit missionaries in Latin America come into conflict with the pro-slavery Portuguese settlers.
18th March 3.45 pm
The Miracle Maker (1999)
Stop-motion animation of the life of Jesus through the eyes of Jairus’ daughter. Great for children and adults.
25th March 6.30 pm
A Hidden Life (2019)
Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II
LENT WITH JULIAN OF NORWICH
Sunday post-Mass study sessions at St Pancras Old Church on the life and writings of the fourteenth-century English mystic.
22nd February, 8th March
15th March, 22nd March
DAY VISIT TO THE JULIAN SHRINE
in Norwich on
Saturday 7th March
Details as announced.