Lent 2017

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Lent

Lent is a new beginning, a path leading to the certain goal of Easter, Christ's victory over death. This season urgently calls us to conversion. Christians are asked to return to God "with all their hearts" (Joel 2:12), to refuse to settle for mediocrity and to grow in friendship with the Lord. Jesus is the faithful friend who never abandons us. Even when we sin, he patiently awaits our return; by that patient expectation, he shows us his readiness to forgive.

Lent is a favorable season for deepening our spiritual life through the means of sanctification offered us by the Church: fasting, prayer and almsgiving. At the basis of everything is the word of God, which during this season we are invited to hear and ponder more deeply.

Pope Francis, Message for Lent 2017

Pray

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
On Sunday mornings, March 12 - April 2, all are invited to pray in front of the Blessed Sacrament in the Shrine Chapel, 9:45 - 10:45.
Stations of the Cross and other Lenten Prayer Services at St. Peter
All are invited to join us for Stations of the Cross and other Lenten prayer services at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, March 8 - April 5, in the church. See the "Wednesdays in Lent" tab for the full schedule.
Lenten prayer resources (Lectio Divina for Lent and the Stations of the Cross)
Guide to Praying Stations of the Cross

Fast

Ash Wednesday (March 1, 2017) and Good Friday (April 14, 2017) are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. Fasting is for healthy adults age 18-59. Abstinence from meat is for healthy teens and adults ages 14+.

Those that are excused from fast and abstinence (outside the age limits) include the physically or mentally ill including individuals suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes. Also excluded are pregnant or nursing women. In all cases, common sense should prevail, and ill persons should not further jeopardize their health by fasting.

When possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the "paschal fast" to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily his Resurrection.

Give

St. Peter Church is proud to participate in Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl. Please pick up your rice bowls in the back of church, collect your donations in your rice bowl, and return on Holy Thursday, April 13.

More info?

Visit crsricebowl.org to watch videos of the people and communities your Lenten gifts are changing through CRS Rice Bowl
Download the CRS Rice Bowl free Lenten app. Download it for iPhone or Android devices and get daily Lenten reflections right on your phone.

Did you know "The Good News is no mere matter of words … It is about leaving ourselves behind and encountering others." -Pope Francis

Wednesdays in Lent

Wednesdays in Lent
Prayer, Dinner, Fellowship, Study
March 8 - April 5

Lenten prayer at 6:00 p.m.

March 8 - Traditional Stations of the Cross
March 15 - Seven Sorrows of Mary
March 22 - Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary
March 29 - Meditation on the Cross: Prayer, Word, Song
April 5 - Stations of the Cross through the Eyes of Mary

Simple supper (free-will offering) at 6:30 p.m.
Lenten study at 7:00 p.m.

"Conversion through the Lens of Laudato Si: How can Pope Francis' teaching help us enter into a new level of conversion during the season of Lent?"

Childcare available with advance request. More information at http://www.stpeterchurch.org/laudato-si/ or call 901-527-8282.

Resources

Pope Francis' Message for Lent
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Lent
Dynamic Catholic - Best Lent Ever
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Based on our Christmas book - Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly!
The Bible and the Sacraments
Register to receive free access to the St. Paul Center's The Bible and the Sacraments series.
Word on Fire Lenten Meditations
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