Adult / Couple

Pray!

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The Heart of Eternal Love
 
Source of all kindness,
Teacher of the ways of goodness,
You are hidden in the pockets of daily life,
Waiting to be discovered.
 
Heart of Gladness,
Joy that sings in our souls,
The Dancer and the Dance,
You are Music radiating in our
Cherished reserves of consolation.

 
Heart of Compassion,
The Healing One weeping
For a world burdened and bent,
You are the heart we bring
To the wounded, worn and weary.
 
Heart of Comfort,
Sheltering Wings of Love,
Refuge for sad and lonely ones,
    You embrace all who bear loss,
                  Gathering their tears with care.
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                        Heart of all Hearts,
                        The First and Best of all Companions,
                        You are the Gift secreted in our depths,
                        Connecting us with others.
 
                        Heart of Understanding,
                        One who gazes upon the imperfect,
                        The incomplete, the flawed, the weak,                               
                        You never stop extending mercy.
 
                        Heart of Freedom,
                        The Uncontained Spirit bearing truth,
                        Great Liberator, forever calling to us,
                        You urge us toward unrestricted trust.
 
                        Heart of Deepest Peace,
                        Center of Tranquility,
                        Resting Place at the core of our being,
                        You are waiting always for our return
                        To this sacred home.
                                                                                                            ~ Joyce Rupp

Lenten Meal Blessing
We bless you, Lord, and we praise you
for you have given us this meal to share
provided by the earth and prepared by human hands.
Help us remember those who cannot eat
because of poverty or sickness.
Let the brief hunger we feel this Lent
make us hunger even more for justice.
May this meal strengthen us to do your will.
Blessed be God forever.  Amen.
            (Diane Macalintal, The Work of Your Hands)

Learn!

Here are some wonderful websites to help you on this Lenten Journey.  Do take advantage of the resources they offer.
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops:  www.usccb.org
  • Daily Scripture Reflections
  • Video Reflections on the Daily Readings
Loyola Press: www.loyolapress.org
  •  Daily Inspiration
  • 3 Minute Meditations
  • Sunday Connections
  • Saints Stories
Creighton University: www.onlineministries.creighton.edu
Franciscan Media:  info.franciscanmedia.org

Do!

Our Parish offers many opportunities for personal and communal renewal during this season.  
You are invited to participate in any and all of these opportunities:
Tuesdays:
Mass in Church at 5:30 followed by soup supper in the Parish Hall
Thursdays:
The Church will be open from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm for individual and private prayer.
     Stations of the Cross: February 15, 6:30 pm
     Chaplet of Divine Mercy: February 22, 6:30 pm
     Rosary: March 1, 6:30 pm
     Celebration of the Anointing of the Sick: March 8, 6:30
     Stations of the Cross, March 15, 6:30
Fridays:  KC Fish Fries from 4:30 - 7:00 pm
Lenten Vespers:  Sunday, February 25, 6:30
Parish Reconciliation Service: Monday, March 19, 7:00 pm