Daybreaks: Daily Reflections for Lent and Easter

Lent and Easter is no season for standing still. Our task during Lent is to accompany Jesus, and our task at Easter is to let the risen Christ accompany us. We begin with Jesus at the Jordan, follow as he is driven into the desert, walk with him as he lives his public life, and observe as he lives through Holy Week and dies to save us on Good Friday. Then after three days the landscape transforms completely, as it did for the disciples exiting Jerusalem, and the risen Lord is with us.

Daybreaks offers daily Scripture passages and reflections designed to open and deepen our relationship with God, and help prepare us for Christ's death and resurrection. Father Torrens provides insight to help us focus on the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior.

James Torrens is a Jesuit priest based in the diocese of Fresno, California. He engages in spiritual direction and Hispanic pastoral ministry. He has been a long-time faculty member at Santa Clara University, an editor at America, the national Jesuit magazine, and a spiritual director at the House of Prayer for Priests in Los Angeles.