For the Easter Triduum, the superb Tarsus Scripture Schhool is offering 9 presentations — 3 each for the readings of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil, as well as a meditation and a webinar.
The goal is to enable participants to enter into the readings of Holy Week, in a prayerful and life-giving way.
All the components will be online and can be completed in your own time.
Click here for more information and to register.
The goal is to enable participants to enter into the readings of Holy Week, in a prayerful and life-giving way.
All the components will be online and can be completed in your own time.
Click here for more information and to register.
Lent is a season of repentance and renewal. We turn away from our sinfulness and recommit ourselves to following Jesus. Ignatian contemplation and reflective prayer encourage us in the season of Lent. This website highlights Ignatian resources for Lent. These include online retreats and prayers; 'An Ignatian Prayer Adventure'; Lent through great art; several Lenten video reflections; and much more. Click here to access.
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From the creators of the phenomenal online Ignatian prayer website, Sacred Space, the theme of this online retreat is Saint John’s magnificent phrase ‘He showed the depth of his love’ (John 13:1). This phrase sums up the whole gospel, and we will explore its richness in several ways. The main goal of the retreat is that you will make a home for this statement in your heart and be nourished by it for the rest of your life.
Access this valuable resource here.
Access this valuable resource here.
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Join the Rev. Dr. Hillary Raining, rector of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, as she introduces weekly lessons from Life Transformed: The Way of Love in Lent. These eight videos- one for each of the Life Transformed sessions and an introduction – can be used with your congregation, as part of a small group, or for individual learning and meditation.
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Click here to access.
The Faithful Companions of Jesus, an international congregation of Catholic Sisters who follow an Ignatian spirituality, introduce this Lenten Calendar. Click on the image to enlarge.
A beautiful Lenten resource for individual and group meditation is Ecce Homo: Poems for Lent and Holy Week, from the Anglican Archdiocese of Algoma, Canada. The daily Lenten poems include poems of lamentation and pain – reminders of Jesus’s suffering – as well as of contemplation, praise and thanksgiving. The poems are rich and varied - from poets as diverse as George Herbert, Dylan Thomas, Sir Thomas More, Christina Rossetti, Wendell Berry, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Mary Oliver, John Greenleaf Whittier, Isaac Watts and many more. Each poem is accompanied by a short reflection, making it an excellent Lenten resource for both groups and individuals.
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Click here to access.
40 Acts of Love for Lent
Nothing in nature lives for itself.
The rivers do not drink their own water;
the trees do not eat their own fruit;
the sun does not shine on itself and
flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves.
Living for others is a rule of nature. The purpose of being a human – our common
mission – is to reach out to God, to other humans and to all creation. Lent starts on 22nd February, Ash Wednesday. What better way to set out on our Lenten journey than with the 40-day challenge – 40 acts of love – for others, for creation – one for each day of Lent?
This valuable resource is provided by the Irish parish of St Joseph the Artisan, Bonnybrook, Dublin. St Joseph's is a participating parish in the ecumenical Eco-Congregation Ireland (ECI) movement, which encourages churches of all denominations to take an eco approach to worship, lifestyle, property and finance management, community outreach and contact with the developing world.
Access 40 Acts of Love for Lent here.
The rivers do not drink their own water;
the trees do not eat their own fruit;
the sun does not shine on itself and
flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves.
Living for others is a rule of nature. The purpose of being a human – our common
mission – is to reach out to God, to other humans and to all creation. Lent starts on 22nd February, Ash Wednesday. What better way to set out on our Lenten journey than with the 40-day challenge – 40 acts of love – for others, for creation – one for each day of Lent?
This valuable resource is provided by the Irish parish of St Joseph the Artisan, Bonnybrook, Dublin. St Joseph's is a participating parish in the ecumenical Eco-Congregation Ireland (ECI) movement, which encourages churches of all denominations to take an eco approach to worship, lifestyle, property and finance management, community outreach and contact with the developing world.
Access 40 Acts of Love for Lent here.
The superb Jesuit Pray As You Go website presents this weekly retreat for Lent. You are invited to slow down, use your imagination, and zoom in on Jesus' final journey to the cross and resurrection - split over seven weeks towards Easter Sunday. Each week of Lent, you will be guided into an imaginative encounter with Jesus. After a short introduction on Ash Wednesday (22nd February), the retreat will begin on Monday, 27th February, with Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. Click here to access.
We all know of people whose lives inspire us by their courage, generosity, imagination or brilliance. People who encourage us to live better, more fulfilled lives. Christian churches either informally, or formally present us with inspiring people that they call ‘saints’. Over Lent, the Lives to Inspire retreat from the Scottish Jesuits will focus on 40 people, some canonised saints, others renowned for their lives of love and public service. The range is diverse – including Francis of Assisi, Dorothy Day, Nelson Mandela, Elizabeth Ann Seton, St Brendan the Navigator, Hildegard of Bingen and many more. Each reflection is accompanied by a passage of Scripture, a piece of music and a thought-provoking image.
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