Welcome to our Lenten Resources Page for Adults
"I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the
observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word. And, to make a right beginning of repentance . . . " |
from the Ash Wednesday Exhortation Book of Common Prayer, p. 265 |
After St. Teresa of Avila, a spiritual giant and superior of a Carmelite monastery in Spain, participated in the sacrament of reconciliation, she would stand outside the confessional and wait for all the sisters in her convent to also finish their individual confessions. And as the sisters came out, she would greet each one, put her hands on their shoulders, look them in the eye and say, "Begin Again, Begin Again!" This sums up the core of our Lenten observance. It is especially relevant in these days as we look for the end of our confinement and emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a perfect time to consider how we shall Begin Again in so many ways.
We all face challenges as individuals and as a community of faith. The opportunity that Lent provides for us to take a step back, to read, to contemplate, to consider, and to pray will help fit us for the challenges that lie before us. To this end, at St. Luke's we will undertake our traditional Lenten disciplines with renewed vigor as we together seek to discover the great graces that God has in store for us.
We all face challenges as individuals and as a community of faith. The opportunity that Lent provides for us to take a step back, to read, to contemplate, to consider, and to pray will help fit us for the challenges that lie before us. To this end, at St. Luke's we will undertake our traditional Lenten disciplines with renewed vigor as we together seek to discover the great graces that God has in store for us.
Below you will find resources for our personal renewal and for our renewal as a faith community.
Take advantage of any or all of these opportunities.
Take advantage of any or all of these opportunities.
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Wednesday Morning Eucharist - 10 AM (in person & online) |
Wednesday evening Presentations - 7 PM (Online)
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Join us for Eucharist on Wednesday mornings at 10 AM.
The celebration occurs in person and will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. You can access the livestream through our website under "This Week at St. Lukes" Sunday Adult Forum 1:30 PM (online)
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Join us in our virtual auditorium (ZOOM) for a five weekly presentations through Lent. The series seeks to set a firm foundation for our emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic as we strive to Begin Again! as a faith community grounded in the love of God. [You can access the virtual auditorium through our website under "This Week at St. Lukes"]
You can access other information and session recordings here.
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