Lent 2018

In her spiritual care for her children, the Church recommends to us the traditional penitential practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving as fitting ways to help us grow in the life of grace and holiness.

PRAYER: encountering Christ individually and communally.  Prayer offers us all a very special opportunity to grow in our relationship with God and to deepen our commitment to a way of life, rooted in our baptism.  In our busy world, prayer is a time to quiet our minds and wait for the answer to the question: “What is God trying to tell me?”

FASTING: Abstaining not just from food or drink, but from the routines we all fall into that prevent us from living consciously. We can fast from the things that dull our awareness of God’s presence in our lives at every moment, in every relationship, and in every human encounter.

ALMSGIVING: Spending time looking for, finding, and acting in concrete ways to reach out to the poor and the marginalized; asking what we can give so that others might have life to the fullest.

Our Lady of Sorrows hopes to engage you in prayer, fasting and almsgiving this Lenten Season.  Please save these dates and join us in any or all of these practices:

Evening Prayer
Thursday, February 22nd at 7:30PM
 
“The Light is on for You”
Individual Reconciliation
Thursday, March 1st at 7:30PM
 
Simple Supper & Live Stations of the Cross
Thursday, March 8th
Simple Supper in O’Connell Hall ~ 6:30PM
Live Stations of the Cross ~ 7:30PM
 
Evening Prayer
Thursday, March 15th at 7:30PM
 
Adult Faith Formation Coffee Hour
Sunday, March 18th at 9:45AM in O’Connell Hall
Lenten Speaker: MaryAnne Cappelleri,
Campus Minister at Stonehill College
 
Reconciliation Service
Thursday, March 22nd at 7:30PM
During all these events we encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity for confession.