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CHRISTIAN DISCIPLES IN MISSION
L E NT 2020
A SH W ED N ESD A Y: SPI R I T U AL M E D I C I N E
BY THOMAS MERTON (EXCERPT FROM SEASONS OF CELEBRATION)
Ash Wednesday, sign of death, but a promise of life to those who
the beginning of the Lenten do penance. Hence the seemingly paradoxical
fast, is a day of happiness, a character of the Ash Wednesday liturgy. The
Christian feast. It cannot be gospel charges us to avoid outward signs of
otherwise, as it forms part of grief and, when we fast, to anoint our heads
the great Easter cycle. and to wash our faces. Yet we receive a smear
of ashes on our heads. There must be grief in
The Paschal Mystery is this day of joy. It is a day, we shall see, in which
above all the mystery of joy and grief go together hand-in-hand.
life, in which the church, by
celebrating the death and Only the inner rending, the tearing of the heart,
resurrection of Christ, enters in the Kingdom of brings this joy. It lets out our sins, and lets in
Life which he has established once and for all the clean air of God’s spring, the sunlight of
by his definitive victory over sin and death. We the days that advance toward Easter. Rending
must remember the original meaning of Lent, of the garments lets in nothing but the cold.
as the ver sacrum, the church’s “holy spring” in The rending of heart is that “tearing away” from
which the catechumens were prepared for their ourselves and our vetustas – the
baptism, and public penitents were “THE CROSS OF ASHES, “oldness” of the old man, wearied
made ready by penance for their TRACED UPON THE with the boredom and drudgery
restoration to the sacramental life FOREHEAD OF EACH of an indifferent existence, that
in a communion with the rest of CHRISTIAN, IS NOT we may turn to God and taste his
the church. ONLY A REMINDER mercy, in the liberty of his sons.
OF DEATH BUT
Lent is then not a season INEVITABLY A PLEDGE When we turn to him, what do
of punishment so much as one OF RESURRECTION.” we find? That “He is gracious
of healing. and merciful, patient and rich
of mercy.”
There is joy in the salutary fasting and
abstinence of the Christian who eats and
drinks less in order that his mind may be It is necessary that at the beginning of this
fast, the Lord should show himself to us in
more clear and receptive to receive the sacred
his mercy. The purpose of Lent is not only
nourishment of God’s word, which the whole
expiation, to satisfy the divine justice, but above
church announces and meditates upon in each
all a preparation to rejoice in his love. And this
day’s liturgy throughout Lent. The whole life
preparation consists in receiving the gift of his
and teaching of Christ pass before us, and Lent
mercy – a gift which we receive in so far as we
is a season of special reflection and prayer, a
open our hearts to it, casting out what cannot
forty-day retreat in which each Christian, to the
remain in the same room with mercy.
extent that he is able, tries to follow Christ into
the desert by prayer and fasting.
Ash Wednesday is for people who know what
The cross of ashes, traced upon the forehead it means for their soul to be logged with these
of each Christian, is not only a reminder of icy waters: all of us are such people, if only we
death but inevitably a pledge of resurrection. can realize it.
The ashes of this Wednesday are not merely a - THOMAS MERTON
FIRST DO W N & 4 0 BY FR. ERIC TELLEZ, PASTOR
Dear Friends,
sense of accomplishment that we have lightened
During my first assignment our load and we have freed ourselves from things
as Pastor I worked with a that stressed us or caused undue pain.
priest who was from Brazil.
He was a really good man There are three things that the Season of Lent
who was learning the invites us to look at during this time. The first is to
English language. After the pray. In order to pray one needs to reorder one’s
Ash Wednesday Mass the priorities in life. Listening to God can be the new or
local paper took a picture renewed emphasis in our search for joy. The best
of him shaking hands with form of prayer for everyone during these six weeks
parishioners. The quote is to simply listen to God. Anyone can be still, be
they used was the priest saying to the people, silent and just listen. The only hard part is making
“Happy Lent”. We both had a great laugh over that the time.
quote, even today when we text each other and we
Secondly, the act of doing penance, reviews one’s
both say Happy Lent.
life in areas that need change. The Sacrament of
At the beginning of Lent, I admit I was not too Reconciliation is offered many times throughout
happy about having to work on things in my life. Lent so you do not have to wait until the last minute.
The call to sacrifice, do penance, work to improve It really does count when we address things early in
myself and love others is not something I looked Lent, as it pleases God to work on doing penance
forward to doing. Even though we both saw humor right away rather than just going to Confession at
in those words, it really allowed both of us to have the last minute of Lent.
a renewed outlook on the season of Lent.
And finally giving alms, this means caring for others.
There is something good about beginning to put This can mean either to offer our resources, our
into order things in our lives that are out of order. time or our attention to anyone in need. The real
Since Lent comes around the same time as the challenge of Lent is for everyone to look at those
season of spring, we use the term spring cleaning we find it difficult to love or accept, which really is
to set things in order. One can let go of things one of the best spring cleanings of all.
that have been taking up space and serves no
So Happy Lent! The effort we make, reordering
real purpose. To put into order our houses, our
our priorities, the letting go of things cluttering our
desks, our bodies and our relationships are all
lives really do make us feel better and more free.
great opportunities that Lent asks us to review. The
When one spring cleans, there is such satisfaction
happiness can come from releasing one’s burdens
in having put into order what was once disordered.
or things that clutter our lives. Even as we work
on the project we can begin to feel lighter or even Peace in Christ
freer. At the end of the reordering we can have that - FR. ERIC
LE N TEN SU RV IV A L KI T
† Praying † Fasting † Almsgiving
Make a commitment to Mass; Giving up things for Lent is a Put money aside as an offering;
attend daily Mass; spend time powerful experience. Fasting could reach out to neighbors,
in prayer before the Blessed entail eating less than normal, or co-workers and others who could
Sacrament; pray the Stations of fasting from the good things we use your support; use the Lenten
the Cross on Friday evenings; love to eat. We may also choose to Almsgiving resources available in
pray as a family by reading fast from things like television, the the Narthex; participate in “Undies
through the upcoming Sunday internet, social media, or things Sundays;” lessen another’s burden
reading from our website; find a that consume us. by placing the needs of others
devotion or prayer for this special We should reflect on how fasting before your own needs; be open to
season; as a family listen and talk from such things might help us understanding your own blindness
about the Gospel. live differently at Easter time. to the suffering around us.
W A TER, LIG H T & L IF E BY BRIAN CANNON
Lent is often described as a In receiving Jesus with radical trust, we come to
journey, but a journey to what? understand that living water is not only delivering
things to us, we are caught up in its flow. The living
For those being welcomed into water is delivering us.
the community, and even for the
rest of the Body of Christ, the LIGHT
Lenten journey is a pilgrimage
to the waters of baptism. We are delivered to places where we can see
new things and our eyes are opened in new
The movement toward baptism navigates through ways. But, our perspectives change only through
the three Scrutinies. On the third, fourth, and fifth the gift of experience. We are weighed down by
Sundays of Lent, those who are to be baptized impossibilities. Imagine being born into a room
at the Easter Vigil are confronted by Jesus in the enveloped by darkness. It’s not just that you don’t
narratives of the Woman at the Well (John 4:4-42), know what might be in that room or how big it might
the Man Born Blind (John 9:1-41), and the Raising of be; sight itself remains beyond your imagination.
Lazarus (John 11:1-44). If we’re to distill the nature Life in Christ is so often countercultural, and we
of these three encounters to their essences, the experience real blindness when we are separated
words I would choose are water, light, and life. from him.
WATER The Second Scrutiny is observed on Laetare
Sunday. Laetare in Latin means “rejoice”, but not
You don’t need to be a desert-dweller to know the just any kind of rejoicing. Laetare means to rejoice
value of water. From huge cargo ships to the very in an outward way - the type of rejoicing that lights
blood that pulses through our veins, water is the up the room. The light of Christ offers us hope –
great carrier of things. We’re used to encountering a way forward when all the possibilities that the
water in a variety of contexts. The water of an world offer just aren’t enough.
exquisite ice sculpture is received quite differently
than the water of a destructive tsunami. What is it LIFE
like, then, to encounter living water? Is it destructive
or exquisite? Does it reshape our landscape like the Swept away by living water and illuminated by the
canyons of Northern Arizona or does it run deep light of Christ we come fully alive. Do you ever
and still? Is it serene and calming or aggressive and feel like you’re just waiting for your life to begin? I
powerful? And, when we encounter it, just what encourage you to re-imagine your baptism. Visualize
could this living water carry to us? Jesus, the very emerging from those waters. Being united to Jesus
embodiment of the God who provides, extends means both dying and rising with him. What are
us the same invitation as the woman at the well. you leaving behind as you climb out of the Jordan,
“Take what I provide. Drink this living water. Stop and what new life will you take up?
settling for something less. Never be thirsty again.”
This is a hard teaching. It involves so much trust. I Let this guide your Lenten journey as you walk with
have to trust that even when the waters cause such Jesus toward Jerusalem.
devastation in my life, it’s so that an even more
beautiful landscape can be fashioned.
PRA YI N G , F A ST IN G & AL M S G I VI N G OUR GPS FOR LEN T
Stewardship GPS is Giving, Praying and an imitation of Jesus in the desert, in a personal
Serving. The three pillars of Lent are Praying, acknowledgment of our hunger for God’s
Fasting and Almsgiving. See how word and in an awareness of our
similar? Praying and Giving are solidarity with those who hunger for
in both. The difference comes bread. In the final analysis, fasting
in the other one. Lent is a time is not an end in itself, but a practice
of reflection and a time to work that enhances our love of God and
with God on making changes to of neighbor.”
ourselves. Fasting helps with that.
This year, as we pray during Lent, So as we fast from food and other
we ask that you focus on fasting. “things” this Lent, and as we feel
This year, really give it your best effort. the pangs of hunger for that
food or those things, we pray for
America Magazine puts it this way... those who go without. If you are giving up
something you would normally spend money
“There is a place for fasting in contemporary on, like coffee, fast food, candy, etc., save that
Catholic spirituality, but the practice must money during Lent and GIVE ALMS to our
be based in love of God and love of all God’s Catholic Charities Community Services
creatures. Following the catechesis in Matthew Counseling, Catholic Relief Services Rice
6, it must be linked to prayer, by which we Bowl, or Habitat for Humanity. And finally,
express love of God, and to almsgiving, by which turn our focus to God and ask Him to help us
we express love of neighbor. It must be rooted in know, love and serve Him more.
U NDI ES SU N D A YS
L EN T E N C O LL E CTION
At all the weekend Masses during Lent,
we will be collecting underwear for those in need.
This collection will help these organizations meet the needs
of the people they serve:
• André House
• Circle the City
• Justa Center
• Homeless MATters
• The Welcome Center
• Paz de Cristo
These organizations request:
new white cotton briefs, Men, sizes 32-38
and Women, sizes 5-8
Thank You.
LENTEN PRAYER OPPORTUNITIES 2020 The Lenten Journey Come Join in on a Lenten Journey that will help you delve deeper into the Sunday scriptures for each week of Lent. Sessions begin with Ash Wednesday in Fenlon Hospitality Center. On the Wednesdays following, the meetings will take place in the Parish Office Building from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Contact Clairlyn Blankenship at clairlyn.blankenship@gmail.com for more information or to sign up. Centering Prayer Wednesdays during Lent from 9:00 am - 9:50 am Taizé Prayer Prayer around the Cross Monday, March 2 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm In the Presence of: In Presenza Di Praise, Worship, Teaching & Eucharistic Adoration Tuesdays, March 24 & 31 from 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
THE SEASON OF LENT HOLY WEEK & EASTER
Sundays, March 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
Regular Mass Schedule Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion | April 5
“Undies Sundays” Collection Please Wear Red
at all Weekend Masses during Lent Saturday 5:00 pm | Church
Sunday, 8:00 am | Church
Please pray for the candidates and catechumens as they 10:30 am | Church & Fenlon Hospitality Center
discern their commitment to the Easter Sacraments. and 5:00 pm (Youth Liturgy) | Church
Lenten almsgiving banks & envelopes returned
Sacrament of Reconciliation this weekend
Wednesdays from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Saturdays from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Holy Thursday | April 9
Monday, April 6 from 9:00 am - 11:00 am 7:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper | Church
Wednesday, April 8, Penance Service beginning at 6:30 pm
The Sacrament of Reconciliation will not take place on Saturday, April 11 Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion | April 10
12:00 pm Family Stations of the Cross | Church
Prayer and Meditation in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel Featuring ministers from ROCK45,
Weekdays from 9:00 am - 8:00 pm The EDGE & Singing Angels.
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Quiet Prayer and Meditation
Centering Prayer 7:00 pm Good Friday Liturgy | Church
Wednesdays during Lent from 9:00 am - 9:50 am Passion, Veneration of the Cross & Eucharist
Stations of the Cross Holy Saturday | April 11
Fridays, February 28, March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3 Easter Basket Blessing at 11:00 am | Daily Mass Chapel
at 6:00 pm beginning in the Daily Mass Chapel The Easter Vigil at 7:00 pm | Church
Lenten Fish Fry Easter Sunday | April 12
Proceeds benefit Catholic Charities Counseling at St. Patrick 6:00 am | Church
Fridays, February 28, March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3 8:00 am | Church & Fenlon Hospitality Center
from 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm 10:30 am | Church & Fenlon Hospitality Center
12:30 pm | Church
Taizé Prayer
Prayer around the Cross
Monday, March 2 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
THE EASTER SEASON
In the Presence of: In Presenza Di Sundays, April 19 & 26 and May 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
Praise, Worship, Teaching & Eucharistic Adoration Regular Mass Schedule
Tuesdays, March 24 & 31 from 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Taizé Prayer
Lent: A Time to Gather Prayer around the Cross
Not for a Workshop but a Prayershop Monday, May 4 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
with Fr. Bill Faiella CSC, PsyD
March 12 from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm The Ascension of the Lord | May 24
Regular Mass Schedule
Men’s Mass & Breakfast
Guest Speaker: Mac Watson Pentecost Sunday | May 31
Saturday, March 28 from 8:30 am - 10:30 am Regular Mass Schedule
Please Wear Red
L EN T EN FI S H FR Y ALL FRID AYS D URING LENT
February 28, March 6, 13, 20, 27, & April 3 from 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Fenlon Hospitality Center
Tickets will be sold at the door.
Adult: $10 | Child $5
Family Special: $25
All proceeds benefit Catholic Charities Counseling Program
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