Join the Old St. Patrick's community for Lenten programming that will help you prepare prayerfully for the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
This Lent, the Old St. Patrick’s community invites you to participate in
any of these experiences and spiritual practices.
any of these experiences and spiritual practices.
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Lent: The Path to Freedom with Jack SheaHosted on Zoom
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 7 pm We’ve experienced numerous Lents. Yet Lent’s significance often goes beyond what we commonly perceive. It’s not basically about “giving up stuff.” It’s about finding freedom and opening to the Spirit. Complex business. The ashes come with the contemporary liturgical injunction, “repent and believe in the Gospel.” What precisely does this entail, and how do we navigate it? Let's give it some thought. More Information |
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Evenings of Adoration and Contemplative MusicOld St. Patrick's Church, 700 W. Adams, at 7:00 PM
Wednesdays, February 14th, 21st, & 28th, March 6th, 13th, & 20th *February 14th program begins at 7:15 PM, March 6th program begins at 8:15 PM Please join members of the Old St. Pat’s Community throughout the season of Lent for evenings of Adoration and Live Contemplative Music. This experience will be hosted by Encounter younger adults and Old St. Pat's music ministry and open to anyone and everyone. Prayer, reflection, and guidance materials will be available for those praying in this way for the first time. No registration is necessary. |
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after|WORDOld St. Patrick's Fellowship Hall, 625 W. Adams, after 9 am Mass
Every Sunday during Lent We hear the Gospel proclaimed every Sunday. Perhaps we even read the Gospel as a personal spiritual practice. But where can we go if we just want to talk with others about what we hear in the Sunday Gospels? after|WORD is a thirty minute session, scheduled for five Sundays in Lent, that invites us into dialogue with the Sunday Gospel and one another. No registration is necessary. |
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Fish Fry 2024Hughes Hall, 700 W. Adams, at 6 pm
Friday, February 23rd, 2024 The Fish Fry proceeds benefit Young Adults embarking on the Spirit of St. Brigid pilgrimage to Ireland this August 2024. This year marks the 1500 Anniversary of St. Brigid of Kildare. To honor her, a group of 20 Young Adults from Old St. Pat's will travel to Ireland to follow in her footsteps. We will spend a week learning about St. Brigid, Ireland's Catholic history and participating in service and spiritual events. We are excited to learn about the global Church and grow in faith together, but we need your help to help offset the costs for those that cannot afford the full price of the trip. Click Here to Purchase Tickets |
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Lenten Reconciliation ServiceOld St. Patrick's Church, 700 W. Adams, at 6:30 PM
Tuesday, February 27, 6:30pm To be part of a movement of change in the church and in our world, we must have the courage to look in the mirror and consider the opportunities we have been given - including the ones we have missed - to be bearers of Christ's love in the world. Let us join together as a community for an evening of prayer and reconciliation, with God, with our world, and with one another. |
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Come Forth by James Martin SJOnline Book Discussion: Saturday, March 16, 10am-11:30am or Sunday, March 17, 4pm-5:30pm
Facilitators: Al Gustafson & Vince Keenan In this wise and compassionate book, Father James Martin, SJ explores the story of Jesus’s greatest miracle—the raising of Lazarus from the dead—and what Jesus means when he calls each of us to “come forth.” Meditatively and carefully, Martin leads us verse by verse, offering profound reflections on Jesus’s lessons on love, family, sadness, frustration, fear, anger, freedom, and joy. Register Here |
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Encounter Young Adult Lenten RetreatMarch 22nd-March 23rd
Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Campus (LUREC) Embark on a transformative Lenten overnight retreat with Encounter Young Adult Ministry as we dive into the profound parable of the Prodigal Son, exploring the themes of reconciliation, forgiveness, and self-healing. Open to ages 18-39. We begin at 6pm on March 22nd and end at 6pm on March 23rd. There will be speakers, small group sessions, Adoration, Mass, and much more! Click Here |
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Undoing the Knots & Weaving the CrossMorton Arboretum, Lisle, IL
Saturday, March 2, 2024 from 8 am to 4 pm A Lenten Day of Reflection Celebrating St. Brigid of Kildare, Undo the knots of winter and weave new crosses into spring with contemplative prayer, outdoor wandering, and shared reflection. Rita Minehan, CSB, and Phil O’Shea, CSB, from Solas Bhríde Christian Spirituality Centre will join via Zoom from Kildare, Ireland. |
Lent Music From Old St. Pat's
Our rootedness in faith can sometimes be best expressed through music. Spotify users can click the link below for a playlist curated by our Director of Music, Mark Scozzafave. Experience the composers and music that we so often associate with Lent at OSP. Click here!
Lent 180
Recorded during Lent 2022, Lent 180 is a three minute reflection for each week in Lent. Each episode features a member of the Old St. Patrick’s community sharing their thoughts about a one word prompt inspired by the Sunday Gospel. Listen to these 180 second reflections that may just turn your thinking 180 degrees around. Click on the following recordings to listen: Desert, Awake, Cultivation, Forgive, Mercy, & Passion.
Lenten Prayer Intentions
Daily Lenten prayer intentions accompanied by reflections on Lent written by Midwest Jesuits. Join your prayers with the wider community during this season. Click Here
Our rootedness in faith can sometimes be best expressed through music. Spotify users can click the link below for a playlist curated by our Director of Music, Mark Scozzafave. Experience the composers and music that we so often associate with Lent at OSP. Click here!
Lent 180
Recorded during Lent 2022, Lent 180 is a three minute reflection for each week in Lent. Each episode features a member of the Old St. Patrick’s community sharing their thoughts about a one word prompt inspired by the Sunday Gospel. Listen to these 180 second reflections that may just turn your thinking 180 degrees around. Click on the following recordings to listen: Desert, Awake, Cultivation, Forgive, Mercy, & Passion.
Lenten Prayer Intentions
Daily Lenten prayer intentions accompanied by reflections on Lent written by Midwest Jesuits. Join your prayers with the wider community during this season. Click Here