Pick Up Your CRS Rice Bowl for Lent

During this sacred season, CRS Rice Bowl—Catholic Relief Services’ Lenten faith-in-action program—invites us to reflect on how caring for our neighbor is caring for Christ. Kick off for this annual almsgiving program starts on Ash Wednesday, with donations to be turned in on Palm Sunday.

PARISHES:

Please place your order for CRS Rice Bowl materials for the 2026 Lenten season. Order free CRS Rice Bowl materials online for your parish community or call 800-222-0025. Materials are available in both English and Spanish. All orders ship in early January 2026.

ABOUT CRS RICE BOWL

Lent is a liturgical season that focuses on the three spiritual pillars of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. This 40-day journey is a time for sacrifice, repentance and spiritual reflection preparing us for the commemoration of the Passion and death of Christ and the joyful celebration of his Resurrection on Easter Sunday.

One simple way to enhance your Lenten practice is to participate in the CRS Rice Bowl program. During Lent, Catholics and families across the United States use a rice bowl—a small cardboard box—to pray, fast and collect alms in support of their sisters and brothers living in poverty around the world. Each rice bowl comes with a calendar that guides families through the 40 days of Lent with activities and reflections connected to our global family.

This collection is administered by –
The Office of Peace and Justice,  Catholic Charities, Diocese of Youngstown
Contact: R.J. Mangan, CRS Diocesan Director at 330-744-8451, or rmangan@youngstowndiocese.org

Learn more about Catholic Relief Services – Rice Bowl, or find additional resources.