For the 25th time this year, Misereor is presenting a new Lenten Veil, a central component of every Misereor Lenten Campaign. It bears the title "Dreaming together - love in action" and was designed by the Erfurt artist Konstanze Trommer. Since 1976, the Lenten Veil has accompanied many people in Catholic and Protestant parishes and schools during the seven weeks between Ash Wednesday and Easter. It invites reflection and dialogue and offers impetus for discussions on important social and global issues.
Misereor revived the tradition of historical Lenten Veils in 1976 with the first Lenten Veil by the Indian artist Jyoti Sahi and has given it worldwide resonance over the past fifty years. Mostly designed by artists from the Global South, the Misereor Lenten Veils enable an encounter with the life and faith of people from other cultures every two years.
"With the 2025/26 Lenten Veil, Erfurt artist Konstanze Trommer addresses current global threats such as climate change, conflicts, wars, populism and the division of societies. The world seems to be a place without hope and love. The Lenten Veil provides inspiration for reflection on a necessary change: what gives us strength for a different perspective on tomorrow - a Lenten Veil message that inspires and gives confidence," says Claudia Kolletzki, desk officer for education at Misereor.
Glimpses of hope and an invitation to get involved
Konstanze Trommer designed the image of the Lenten Veil as a digital photo collage and had it printed on canvas. The photos, which were later painted over and alienated, show people from Misereor's partner projects. Others were taken by the artist herself in her private surroundings. At the centre of the Lenten Veil are children standing alone on a sandbank, surrounded by the sea and threatened by a storm. Nevertheless, the picture offers glimpses of hope: the children are actively tackling their survival and experimenting to find out how to live together. "Only active love - taking action and not just talking about it - will help us to overcome crises," emphasises Trommer. The Lenten Veil is therefore an “invitation to intervene so that love can become a safe harbour in the sea of words,” says the artist.
