Attention men age 17 1/2 or older.  If you are interested in joining the Knights of Columbus  you can join for free until June 30.  Go to the Knights of Columbus website at kofc.org and click on join.  Enter promo code: MCGIVNEY2020.

Lent-Homily-Series

National Catholic Women’s Conference

“My Peace I Give You”

March 12-14

“Inspire and Light a Fire” Weekend Retreats

Retreat for Men: March 5-7; Retreat for Women: March 12-14

St. Francis Retreat Center -DeWitt, MI
Based on the book “To Light a Fire on the Earth” by Bishop Robert Barron, this retreat will highlight evangelization as the center of every Catholic’s mission. Check in begins at 6 p.m. Friday. Suggested donation for the weekend is $185. Register online or view other upcoming retreat date options at www.stfrancis.ws. You can also register by calling St. Francis at 517-669-8321.

Catholic Retreat for Singles

Mid-life Singles: Are you looking for a renewed sense of connection & purpose during this pandemic? Register today for a REFLECT Day of Reflection at the St. Francis Retreat Center in Dewitt, MI (10 Miles north of Lansing), on April 10, 2021. Take a chance and get involved…you won’t regret it! Cost is $45 including continental breakfast and lunch.

Visit www.ReflectRetreat.com call (586) 770-1772 or email reflect.michigan@gmail.com for details.

The Pray More Lenten Retreat – Online Retreat
(from the Pray More Novenas people)

Inspiring talks to help you focus your eyes on the Lord and transform your prayer life this Lent. Begins on Ash Wednesday.

go to www.praymoreretreat.org to sign up

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.  For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59.

When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal.  The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.

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.

Founder of the Knights of Columbus

God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, you called your priest, Blessed Michael McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and to lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor.  Through the example of his life and virtue, may we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the Church.  Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast.  We humbly ask that you glorify Blessed Michael McGivney on earth according to the design of your holy will.  Through his intercession, grant the favor I now present (here make your request). Through Christ our Lord. 

Amen

Please report all favors received:

The Father McGivney Guild

1 Columbus Plaza

New Haven, CT 06510-3326

www.fathermcgivney.org

We have gathered some Resources that we hope will help you as you go through your Lenten journey.

The Pray More Lenten Retreat – sign up online at www.praymoreretreat.org

Formed – The Catholic Faith On demand. click here to join
You need to look up St. Robert Bellarmine in Flushing, on Cherry Street, click NEXT, then enter your name and email.

“Best Lent Ever” from Dynamic Catholic: Each week, participants in this free email program will receive short videos from Matthew Kelly that unpack “the genius of Catholicism” and inspire them to becoming the best version of themselves.

Set a Daily Reminder in myParish app to pray. Example: set reminder at Noon to pray the Angelus.

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The Ultimate Lent Guide for Busy People

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Sign up for Daily Lent Reflections from Fr. Barron
From Word on Fire Catholic Ministries: Anything that comes from Word on Fire is always rife with spiritual wisdom. Reflect daily on Christ’s journey to Calvary from the comfort of your office chair or living room couch. Email reflections are available in both English and Spanish.

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Ignatian Workout for Lent an Online Retreat

Ignatian Spirituality Lenten Resources

Join Bishop Boyea in reading through the Holy Bible starting this Advent and continuing through the next 12 months.  Together, it will be our Year of the Bible.  Each day, Bishop Boyea will text you a chapter of Sacred Scripture directly to your cellphone.  We will then read it and meditate upon it. Over the weeks, he will also text you invitation to events; share video reflections with you; and let you know about other Year of the Bible updates. To sign up, simply text BYOB, which stands for Bishop’s Year of the Bible to 84576.  If you would like to receive the Bishop’s message via email, visit:  www.dioceseoflansing.org/byob and click on the sign-up icon.