| LENTEN SCHEDULE |
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Ash Wednesday - February 6
Prayer and Distribution of Ashes:
Midnight (begins Tues., Feb. 5, 11:45pm)
Mass with Distribution of Ashes:
12:05 pm; 5:05 pm and 10:00 pm
Examen
Thursdays @ 12:20pm
(2/7, 2/13, 2/21, 2/28, 3/5).
Teaching and prayer centered on the
Examen of Consciousness in the Ignatian tradition.
Day of Silent Prayer and Reflection
Sunday, February 17th,
11:30am-5:00pm at Jesuit Retreat House
Workshops, one-on-one direction, and personal or guided prayer
Click here to register
Penance and Pizza
Wednesday, March 5 at 5:05pm
Penance Service with individual confession
Sacred Music Concert
Saturday, March 15 at 8:00pm
"Requiem by Duruflé"
(20th c. French composer) |
| DEVOTIONS & PRAYER OFFERINGS |
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Daily Mass: Monday, Wed., Friday 12:05 pm in St. Francis Chapel and Tuesday and Thursday at 5:05 pm in Rodman Hall Chapel
Murphy Hall Mass:
Wednesdays at 9:30 PM
The Rosary:
Student led roasy after the 5:05 PM Mass in Rodman Chapel on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Eucharistic Adoration:
Murphy Hall - after the Wednesday night 9:30 PM Mass.
Gesu Church - 1st & 3rd Friday from 12:30 PM - 8:00 PM ending with Benediction
Confession:
Monday at 3:00 PM - Fr. Cozzens (office AD Building)
Tuesday at 4:30 PM - Rodman Chapel
By appointment with Fr. Bichl (Ext. 3075)
Bible Study:
Wednesdays at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Campus Ministry Conference Room
Led by John Scarano, Director, Campus Ministry
Praise and Worship:
Tuesdays at 9:30 PM in Rodman Chapel
Night Prayer:
Monday - Friday at 9:00 PM in St. Francis Chapel |
| "The Discipline of Lent" |
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Campus Ministry invites you to join in this forty day time of preparation with a renewed emphasis on the ancient Church disciplines of fasting, abstinence, almsgiving and prayer.
To Fast: Do not eat between meals and have only one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
To Abstain: To refrain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all the Fridays of Lent.
To Give Alms: To make sacrifices so that the poor will be clothed and fed in Jesus' name. Gifts can be gifts of money or of your time to the poor and needy.
To Pray: Take time throughout each day to reflect in prayer. Go to Mass during the week, read the scriptures, pray the rosary and/or simply take some time out to be in God's presence. |
| LENTEN QUOTATION |
| "In the dialogue which we will have I hope to follow the principles of Gandhi, who said that when we speak, it first must be true, because if it is not true it is not interesting; second, it must be charitable, and do good; and third, it must do good for others."
Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, S.J.
(newly elected Jesuit General Superior) - Speaking to the press - 01/25/08 |
| Operation Rice Bowl |
 Campus Ministry will again provide Lenten Rice "Bowls" for you to participate in Catholic Relief Services "Operation Rice Bowl". You are asked to collect change during Lent to support CRS and Clevealnd Diocese works that support the economically poor in Cleveland and abroad.
Click here to learn more about Operation Rice Bowl. | |
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| Offerings from Other Christian & Interfaith Perspectives |
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"A Taste of Judaism"
Thursdays: February 7th, 14th & 21st from 12:05 PM - 1:00 PM
Campus Ministry Conference Room (formerly known as the President's Dining Room). Cookies and drinks will be provided. All are welcome.
Byzantine Evening Prayer with Holy Communion
February 7th-March 13th
Thursdays; 7:30 pm
St. Francis Chapel
Food and fellowship to follow
Trying to Make Faith Real
Bible Study
Tuesdays @ 8:00pm
O'Malley Center; sponsored by
Intervarsity Fellowship
Contact: Steph.Macek@gmail.com
Islamic Film Series
Donahue Auditorium
Thurs @ 7:30pm: Feb. 7, March 6 & April 24 ; refreshments provided
Q & A following each film
Contact Dr. Zeki Saritoprak |
| WHY ASHES? |
| Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the forty days (not including Sundays) of fasting, prayer and penitence before Easter. The word Lent comes from an Anglo-Saxon word for "spring." The Christian use of ashes is rooted in the Jewish custom or sprinkling ashes on the head as a sign of repentance.
Ashes are a symbol of penance, reconciliation, mourning and mortality and come from the burning of the palms used on Passion (Palm) Sunday of the previous year. In the Catholic Church ashes are considered a sacramental - signs that are intrinsically related to the sacraments, instituted by the Church, to help sanctify human life.
Since Vatican II and the renewal of the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) the ancient Lenten baptismal motif has been restored, and with the mark of ashes all baptized Christians are invited to contemplate and renew their own baptismal commitment through prayer, fasting and almsgiving throughout Lent. | |
