Virtus Journey: Great Lent 2026
Join this community to experience the extraordinary "Virtus": 70 days to be transformed by Christ and enter with him into the joy of Easter.
To take a step forward and rekindle the flame within your spiritual life, join the Virtus program: a profound Lenten journey of prayer, virtue, and penance, to arrive renewed at Easter.
Perseverance produces proven virtue; proven virtue produces hope; and hope does not disappoint, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us (Romans 5:4-5).
In the Eastern tradition, as in some monastic customs, the Easter feast, the high point of the liturgical year, is preceded by a “Great Lent,” a time of penance and the development of virtues in two stages, leading to Easter joy.
How many Christians would like to experience Lent more fully, to make it a true time to draw closer to God and grow in virtue, to learn to pray and enter into a life of prayer?
Hozana, Claves.org, and the priests of the Fraternity of Saint Peter, in partnership with the religious of the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer (Lent 40), invite you to experience a profound Lent in community through "Virtus," a time to deepen your relationship with the Lord and undergo a profound transformation of your spiritual life, drawing upon the rich tradition of the Church.
From Septuagesima Sunday to Easter Octave (70 days in total), Virtus is a "great Lent" to be lived in community, forming a fraternity of men or women to pray, live, and grow together. Each day, Virtus members will find a message of encouragement from a priest of Claves on Hozana. During the 40 days of Lent, this initiative is further enriched by the "Lent 40" programs offered by the brothers of Chéméré-le-Roi.