Lent
"Put a new and right spirit within me."
Have I the courage to trust myself to this profound, Godly love that would
take my broken sinfulness and recreate me with a clean heart?
--- Sacred Space, 2009
We encourage you to return to God this Lenten Season through daily reflection, prayer and almsgiving. There are numerous opportunities listed below that will nurture your faith and renew your spirit. Take a moment to slow down and contemplate your relationship with God and with others.
Prayer
Sunday: Sunday Mass at both campuses.
Sunday: Confessions are heard on the Lake Shore Campus at 8:00pm in MDS Chapel.
Monday: The Rosary is prayed following the 5:15pm Mass in MDS Chapel.
Tuesday: Week night Mass at 9:00pm in All Saints Chapel, WTC.
Wednesday: Taizé Prayer is held at 9:30pm in MDS Chapel.
Thursday: The student led Thursday Night Mass is at 9:30pm in the Ignatius House Chapel.
Communal Reconciliation Service will be held March 19, 2013 at 7:30pm in MDS Chapel and at All Saints WTC
Spring Semester Prayer Series, March 11, 2013, 7:30pm, Bremner Lounge. Topic: Re-Discovering Contemplative Prayer.
Self-Guided Lenten Prayer Experience. Lake Shore and Water Tower Campuses.
March 17-21: Busy Student Retreat.
March 22-24, April 12-14: Sophmore Retreat
March 22-24: Search Retreat (Juniors and Seniors)
March 22-24: Eco-Spirituality
April 5-6: Senior Retreat
Fasting
Soup with Substance, February 15, 2013. 11:30am-12:30pm, IC 4th Floor.
Soup with Substance, February 22, 2013. 11:30am-12:30pm, IC 4th Floor.
Soup with Substance, March 15, 2013. 11:30am-12:30pm, IC 4th Floor.
Soup with Substance, March 22, 2013. 11:30am-12:30pm, IC 4th Floor.
Almsgiving
Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl Project. Pick up your rice bowl in CFSU on February 12.
Other Lenten Resources
Pray with the Jesuits of the Chicago-Detroit Province
United State Catholic Conference of Bishops Lenten Resources