The Environment For The Services Of Lent

Planning the visual environment for worship requires understanding the liturgical needs of each individual service of the season. This article examines each service and presents particular ways to express the themes of Lent through the visual elements of worship and space. Environment for liturgy during the Lenten season should enhance the liturgical worship of the community. It is important to keep the environment in proportion to the space used. Too large a banner for a small chapel will detract, and too small a nosegay floral arrangement in a large basilica will lose its impact. Plan your service and then reflect on how best you can use the space to enhance the prayer experience of the community. The liturgy should always flow; so don't plan or create situations in which the action must be stopped or interrupted to prepare for the next part of the service. If at all possible, a theme should be used to keep the Lenten season unified. Variations on the environment help to add vari…