St. Peter Catholic Church

St. Peter Catholic Church, Memphis TN
Served by Dominican Friars. Established 1840.
St. Peter Catholic Church, Memphis TN
Memphis, TN

Memphis, TN

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Dante in the Year of Mercy

September 19, 2016

with Amie Sims
Sundays, October 23 – November 13 at 9:30 a.m.

The Divine Comedy takes Dante first to hell, where souls in chaos choose disordered love, putting a lesser love in place of a greater one. In purgatory, he travels mindfully with the souls in the process of ordering their loves, and finally, the poet is invited to the contemplation of paradise, where the souls in joy live “the love that moves the sun and stars.” This accessible epic speaks to the human condition on several levels – an adventure story and Dante’s psychological and spiritual crisis – and how that crisis was resolved. The Florentine poet emphasizes that everyone and everything on earth can be a channel of God’s grace.

Pope Francis recommends Dante’s Divine Comedy as important reading for the Year of Mercy, saying that Dante’s experience can help us “get through the many dark woods we come across in our world.”

Amie Sims is an adjunct instructor at Christian Brothers University, parishioner of St. Peter, and well known adult faith formation presenter in the Diocese of Memphis. Catechist certification hours with the Diocese of Memphis available.

Everyone is invited. You do not need to have read the Divine Comedy to attend. There is no cost for the course, but copies of the book will be available for purchase.

Please join us as we celebrate the extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy with Dante’s work as a spiritual guide!

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LITURGICAL SCHEDULE:

Saturday: 5:00PM

Sunday: 8:30 & 11:00AM

Weekdays: 12:05 p.m.
Monday-Friday
Veneration of St. Martin's Relic every Wednesday at the conclusion of Mass.
St. Martin de Porres Shrine Chapel
enter through the gate on Third St.

Holy Days:
Call for schedule

Confession:
Weekdays: 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
St. Martin de Porres Shrine Chapel
enter through the gate on Third St.
Saturdays: 4:00-4:45PM
east tower inside the church
(or by appointment)

Rosary:
Every Wednesday 11:30 a.m.
and every Sunday: 9:45 a.m.
In the St. Martin de Porres Shrine Chapel

Nursery:
Available during
8:30AM & 11:00AM Masses
9:45 Adult Lecture Series
(& some special events)


190 Adams Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 527-8282
Fax: (901) 526-6882
Hours: Monday-Thurs.
8:00AM-4:00PM
Friday: 8:00AM-Noon


St. Martin de Porres National Shrine & Institute

Phone: (901) 578-2643


St. Peter Church and St. Martin Shrine are disabled access compliant.

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St. Peter Catholic Church

190 Adams Avenue at Third Street
Memphis, TN 38103

Church Office

Phone: (901) 527-8282
Fax: (901) 526-6882
Hours: Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

St. Martin de Porres National Shrine & Institute
Phone: (901) 578-2643
www.stmartinshrine.org

St. Peter Church and St. Martin Shrine are disabled access compliant.

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