Nazareth Catholic Community
February 21, 2016 ~ 2nd Sunday of Lent
CHAPLAIN'S CHATTER: THOUGHTS, REFLECTIONS AND MUSINGS FROM THE CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN
Here are some great online Ignatian Resources for Lent. Consider fasting from Buzz Feed and spending time with one of these instead!
Loyola Press presents Lenten Moments of Mercy, a daily email series that delivers reflections based on the Scriptures of Lent, sharing the inspiring words of Pope Francis and suggesting Lenten actions and prayers during this Jubilee Year of Mercy. Sign up to receive the daily messages from Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday here.
The Ignatian Solidarity Network is hosting a daily blog called Lift Every Voice: A Lenten Journey Toward Racial Justice to address racism through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and daily readings.
The Apostleship of Prayer, in partnership with Ave Maria Press, invites you to Pray with the Gospels During Lent on its Sacred Reading blog, with daily prayer exercises using the prayer techniques of St. Ignatius Loyola. You can also sign up there to receive daily emails of the blog's content.
Creighton University's Praying Lent has daily readings, meditations, reflections and prayers. Creighton's Online Ministries also offers a Lenten audio retreat by Jesuit Father Larry Gillick.
Georgetown University's Lent Daily Devotional offers brief reflections and prayers written by students, faculty, staff and alumni that are sent out by email each morning during Lent. Thousands of people around the world participate in this digital retreat, and you can join in by signing up here.
Jesuit and Ignatian prayer sites are another great way to pray during Lent. JesuitPrayer.org, produced by the Midwest Jesuits, offers the daily Scripture, along with an Ignatian prayer for the day and an Ignatian reflection written by Jesuits and lay collaborators. Sacred Space, run by the Irish Jesuits and Loyola Press, also offers daily prayers and reflections. Pray as You Go, by the British Jesuits, has daily audio prayer sessions that you can download, and IgnatianSpirituality.com has a compilation of online retreats, video reflections and articles for the Lenten season.
Finally, for Spanish speakers, pray along en Español with Loyola Press' Recursos cuaresmales and Creighton University's Un Retiro "Online".
Lenten Peace,
~ Jamie
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!
NEXT Tuesday, March 1 from 7:00PM to 8:00PM, Nazareth students will lead the monthly Prayer for Our Times service at the SSJ Motherhouse. We will be leading a Stations of the Cross service using a version written by Catholic Relief Services.
We are in need of students who would be willing to read at this service. If you are available from 6:45PM to 8:15PM on Tuesday, March 1 and would like to participate please email Jamie Fazio at jfazio1@naz.edu. Thank you!
Mass and Meal OFF CAMPUS THIS Thursday, February 25th!
Sister Donna and the Sisters of St. Joseph she lives with have invited us to their home to celebrate Mass and enjoy a home cooked pasta dinner!
Meet at GAC 151 at 5:30PM and we will travel together to St. Boniface parish where Sister Donna lives (only 10 minutes from Nazareth). Or you can find the directions below and meet us there. Mass will be at 6:00PM followed by supper.
RSVP by February 23 below!
We want to make sure we have enough food! Let us know if you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions.
Mass and Meal OFF CAMPUS!
Thursday, Feb 25, 2016, 05:30 PM
330 Gregory Street, Rochester, NY, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
May Service Retreat St. Francis Inn Monday, May 9 to Friday, May 13, 2016 ~ Philadelphia
Space is limited to 10!
Dates: Monday, May 9 to Friday, May 13, 2016
(Starts the Monday after graduation)
ST. FRANCIS INN is Located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia.
Space is limited to 10 participants for this retreat!
Cost $60.00 (partial scholarships available)
St. Francis Inn is a Catholic Franciscan community located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia where they minister among the poor and homeless by means of a soup kitchen, a thrift shop and a woman's day center. They empower persons to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty, and to address structural injustice, by building relationships, respecting their human dignity, helping them restore hope in their lives, and by living simply among them.
Priority is given to those who have not visited the Inn before. Sponsored by the Nazareth College Catholic Community and the Center for Spirituality. All are welcome!
If you are interested, have questions or would like an application please RSVP below or e-mail Jamie Fazio, Catholic Chaplain at jfazio1@naz.edu
Pope Francis prays at the Mexico/US border this past week:
“Being faced with so many legal vacuums, they get caught up in a web that ensnares and always destroys the poorest. Not only do they suffer poverty, but they must also endure these forms of violence. Injustice is radicalized in the young; they are ‘cannon fodder,’ persecuted and threatened when they try to flee the spiral of violence and the hell of drugs. Then there are the many women unjustly robbed of their lives. No more death nor exploitation! There is still time to change. There is still a way out and a chance, time to implore the mercy of God.” - Pope Francis
May Service Retreat St. Francis Inn
Monday, May 9, 2016, 08:00 AM
St Francis Inn, Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Lent and Holy Week Events and Dates!
Eucharistic Adoration and Compline
Thursday, 2/18 and 3/31 at 9:00PM
Stations of the Cross
Tuesday, 3/15 at 6:30PM
HOLY WEEK:
Palm Sunday: 3/20 at 7:00PM
Holy Thursday: 3/24 at 8:00PM
Good Friday: 3/25 at 12:30
Easter: Sunday, 3/27 at 7:00PM
All Services are held in Linehan Chapel.
Are You Free on Wednesdays at 12:30? Come to Mass!
Divine Doughnuts
Coffee. Sprinkles.Prayer
Joint weekly gathering of the Nazareth Catholic and Protestant Communities
Nazareth College Catholic Community
Wednesday Mass: 12:30PM
Gluten free hosts available upon request.
For the Sacrament of Reconciliation, please e-mail one of our priests to schedule an appointment.
Jamie R. Fazio, M.Div., Catholic Chaplain, Office: GAC 162
The Nazareth College Catholic Community is part of the Nazareth Center for Spirituality. All are always welcome!
Email: jfazio1@naz.edu
Website: http://www.naz.edu/center-for-spirituality/catholic-community
Location: Linehan Chapel, East Avenue, Rochester, NY, United States
Phone: 585 389 2308
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/35057526410/
Twitter: @NazCatholic
Nazareth College Catholic Community Pastoral Team:
Jessica Wojcinski
Joseph Stehle
jstehle0@mail.naz.edu
Jessica Tripi
jtripi3@naz.edu
Andrea Peters
apeters1@mail.naz.edu
Sr. Donna DelSanto, SSJ
ddelsanto@ssjrochester.org
Kayla Page
kpage0@mail.naz.edu
Fr. Robert Resier, SJ
rreiser@mcquaid.org
Fr. Matthew Temple, O.Carm.
Fr. Ed Salmon, SJ
esalmon@mcquaid.org
Jamie R. Fazio, M.Div.
Fr. Richard Brickler
Pope Franics
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