‘From Pancakes to Palm Crosses’ is a brand-new provincial Lent Course, designed to accompany you on your journey of reflection this Lent.

Spanning the length and breadth of Wales, the course consists of Bible readings, reflections, and discussion questions, with each session based in one of our six historic cathedrals.

It can be completed in study groups, in church communities or at home. All the materials are fully bilingual and can be downloaded from the Church in Wales website. Each video is around 10 minutes long and provides discussion questions for a study group session that will last a recommended time of one hour.

Launching the course, the Archbishop of Wales says, “This course is an invitation to journey through the season of Lent as we prepare for Holy Week and Easter in all its sorrow and all its glory. It is an invitation to contemplate key themes of the season: prayer and self-discipline, suffering and hope. Whether you intend on doing this course on your own or with a group, this is an opportunity for us to grow spiritually and draw closer to God as we journey with Jesus through his life-giving passion and glorious resurrection.”

The Church in Wales hopes you enjoy this course and use it to draw closer to God during this season of reflection. This course was made in collaboration with the Cathedral Deans, and written by the Very Rev'd Ian Black, Dean of Newport Cathedral, who says: “As we journey together round our six cathedrals this Lent, I pray that this course will help us enter more deeply into the meaning and themes of Lent and as we stop at each of the ancient holy places we will be helped to explore the mystery of God's gracious love.”

Lent 2026 materials are now available. Videos can be streamed here, and documents are ready to download: From Pancakes to Palm Crosses — Lent 2026.