Nazareth Catholic Community
April 2, 2015 ~ Holy Thursday
Chaplain's Chatter: Thoughts, Reflections and Musings from the Catholic Chaplain
Holy Week Greetings,
Today, April 2, is Holy Thursday, the first day of the Easter Triduum. Triduum (THIH-doo-um) is Latin for “three days” or “threefold day". The three days are Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, but we start counting on Holy Thursday night. What we start on Holy Thursday we finish on Easter Sunday.
Our Holy Week and Easter service schedule is as follows:
TODAY: Holy Thursday, April 2
Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 8:00PM
Good Friday, April 3
Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at 12:30PM
Chapel open all day for private prayer.
Easter Sunday, April 5
Mass at 7:00PM
If you have never participated in the liturgies of Holy Week try to do so this year. They are wonderful, rich, and different liturgies; they capture the essence of who we are as a people loved by God. A people challenged to serve others in the world as Christ taught us.
Below you will find brief descriptions of the Holy Week liturgies. If you are going home, I encourage you to check with your local parish for their service times. I promise you that you will find the ritual and words of these services to be a source of renewed hope!
Peace to you during these Holy Days!
~ Jamie
Liturgies of Holy Week
Holy Thursday, April 2
This liturgy remembers the Passover meal of the Jewish people and the Last Supper of Jesus. It also includes the moving ritual of the washing of the feet which imitates Jesus' own action as recorded in John 13:1. It concludes with a procession with the Eucharistic sacrament to a side altar of repose, and a period of private prayer.
Good Friday, April 3
The Triduum continues with the Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, This liturgy includes the passion according to John, the veneration of the wood of the cross, and holy communion. This stark but moving liturgy allows us to meditate on the meaning of Christ’s crucifixion and death as the great act of love and reconciliation for us.
Holy Saturday, April 4
The Triduum reaches its climax in the celebration of the Easter Vigil on Saturday. This dramatic liturgy, which begins after nightfall, celebrates the resurrection of Christ by the lighting of the new fire and the blessing and lighting of the Easter candle. We hear the story of God’s saving activity through the ages and proclaim the resurrection of Christ from the dead; we initiate new members into the Church; and we celebrate the first Eucharist of Easter. This liturgy is somewhat longer than usual, but time passes without much notice because we are engaged in the most joyful liturgy of the year!
Mass with Bishop Clark
Mark your calendars! Hope you can join us!
Intercollegiate Weekend Retreat in the Franciscan tradition at Mt. Irenaeus!
ONLY 8 SPACES AVAILABLE!
Friday, April 17 to Sunday, April 19
Join college students from all over western New York for a weekend retreat in the Franciscan tradition at Mt. Irenaeus.
Mount Irenaeus is the retreat center for St. Bonaventure University. Once a semester, the students at St. Bonaventure invite students from other area colleges to an intercollegiate weekend.
Consider taking a break from the stress of the semester!
Cost is only $10.00 ~ Transportation provided
Please email Jamie Fazio at jfazio1@naz.edu to sign up ASAP!
The William H. Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies Presents:
Richard Gaillardetz
- The Sense of the Faithful: Recovering a Forgotten Teaching of Vatican II
April 16, 2015, 7 p.m.
Forum, Otto A. Shults Community Center - Authority in the Church Today: Challenges and Questions
April 17, 2015, 1:30 p.m.
Linehan Chapel, Golisano Academic Center
Prominent theologian, author, and lecturer Richard Gaillardetz is the Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology and Director of Graduate Studies at Boston College. Prior to joining the faculty at Boston College, he taught at the University of St. Thomas Graduate School of Theology in Huston and was the Thomas and Margaret Murray and James C. Bacik Professor of Catholic Studies at the University of Toledo.
The titles of his most recent books—When the Magisterium Intervenes: The Magisterium and Theologians in Today’s Church (2012); Keys to the Council: Unlocking the Teaching of Vatican II (2012), co-authored with Catherine Clifford; and Ecclesiology for a Global Church: A People Called and Sent (2008) —as well as the topics of his many scholarly and popular articles point to his concern about the issues and challenges facing the Catholic Church today, from authority to discipleship to pastoral leadership to globalization.
A frequent speaker at local, national, and international academic and pastoral conferences, Gaillardetz is as comfortable speaking to colleagues at the Catholic Theological Society of America, of which he is the immediate past president, as he is to people in the pews and those who minister to them.
7th Annual Poetry Contest for Peace and Justice: Witness to Freedom
The contest will take place on April 16th, 2015 – 7pm in Linehan Chapel.
Each participant will have a CHOICE to interpret an ALREADY EXISTING musical piece or a poem, OR to WRITE AN ORIGINAL musical piece or poem in FRENCH, ENGLISH or SPANISH, that reflect the meaning in their lives of being "Witness to Freedom".
Participants may decide to perform alone, or in a group of 2 or more. For high school and university participants: an entire class may decide to perform a piece together.
The deadline to enter the contest by submitting your piece is April, 5th 2015.
Please submit entries using the Google form that can be found by clicking here.
A jury of experts in music and poetry will be assessing each participant’s performance.
Prizes will be awarded to the winners of the contest!
For more information, please email: concours.de.poesie@gmail.com or phone Mireille Le Breton: (650) 644-8600
The 7th Annual Contest for PEACE and JUSTICE is sponsored by the MAISON FRANÇAISE and partners at Nazareth College, and co-sponsored by the Alliance française de Rochester (AFR), the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), and the Rennes-Rochester Sister-City Committee (RRSCC).
Are You Free on Wednesdays at 12:30? Come to Mass this Lent!
Every Wednesday, we will celebrate Mass at 12:30PM in Linehan Chapel. Don't worry, you have the time! This Mass is shorter than a Sunday Mass, only about 25 minutes! What a wonderful way to find balance and spiritual nourishment in the middle of your busy week!
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 sponsored by 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
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Twitter: @NazCatholic
Nazareth College Catholic Community Pastoral Team:
Renee Ruscitto
rruscit6@mail.naz.edu
Angelo Jasa
ajasa1@naz.edu
Jessica Wojcinski
jwojcin5@mail.naz.edu
Annie Pysnik
apysnik8@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 Briclker
Pope Franics
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