Monday through Thursday: Adoration at 7:10, Rosary at 7:40, Mass at 8am
Wednesday: Stations of the Cross at 12:01pm followed by a soup lunch
Thursday: Stations of the Cross at 7pm led by Ryan Beke

Throughout the season of Lent, we are called to deepen our prayer life so as to become ever more deeply aware of God’s loving presence in our lives.  I rejoice that we had two dozen souls come to daily Mass each day and the Stations of the Cross during the first week of Lent.  Have you tried to deepen your prayer life in any way during this past week?

My prayer life began as it did for many of us with my Mom teaching me my prayers at bedtime.  I still love the prayers I learned as a child, but now I pray in a more adult fashion.  This is a basic outline of the examen which I use as the foundation of my night prayer:
1. Become aware of God’s presence.
2. Review the day with gratitude.
3. Pay attention to your emotions.
4. Choose one feature of the day and pray from it.
5. Look toward tomorrow.   (Details can be found at https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/)

With all the activities surrounding St. Patrick’s Day I encourage you not to lose sight of your Lenten journey.  Keep the spiritual energy flowing.  Plan to attend the Parish Mission.  It will be a time of Grace.  It will be a time for conversion and a closer relationship with Christ.  On these three amazing mission nights, we will highlight our faith journey together.

March 20 | March 21 | March 22
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

We are gathering for a free meal next Sunday at 5pm. Please reply no later than Wednesday, March 16^th for dinner reservations to Delia – 912-786-4505 or [email protected]


March 13, 2022 | Second Sunday of Lent | by the Faithful Disciple
Gn 15:5-12, 17-18 | Phil 3:17—4:1 | or Phil 3:20—4:1 | Lk 9:28b-36
GROW: In today’s Gospel from Luke, Jesus is transfigured before the disciples: They see a glorious vision of him wearing dazzling white, with a “face changed in appearance,” and conversing with Moses and Elijah about the “exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem.” This is in marked contrast to what Luke had recounted just prior to these verses: Jesus’ prediction of his suffering and death, and the assertion that his disciples must take up their crosses daily in order to follow him. So, it is no surprise that Peter, likely somewhat stunned after being a part of both moments, “did not know what he was saying.” Then a cloud passes over and, while they are frightened, they hear God’s voice affirm what they have just seen: “This my chosen Son; listen to him.” We all experience these extremes – days where all seems lost; others where we feel as though we’ve had glimpses of heaven. Today’s Gospel encourages us to look to Jesus, who has experienced the frailty of humanity and the glory of divinity. Through his suffering, death, and resurrection, we are redeemed, and ultimately – as the disciples glimpsed today – “he will change our lowly body to conform with his glorified body.”
GO: Life can bring unexpected joys and disappointments. One day we celebrate a birth; another we grieve the loss of a loved one. We fall in love; we experience broken relationships. Many of us may find ourselves in flux much of the time: Will this pandemic ever end? Will the cancer recur? What’s next now that the kids are grown? Today’s readings give me great hope in the knowledge that God is with us through all the twists and turns and ups and downs of our lives. Just as God fulfilled his promises to Abraham, God has given us a Savior in Jesus Christ and promises that we will someday share in his glory. To that end, we can strive to ensure that no darkness in our world prevents us from becoming a source of light to others. Jesus and the saints walk before us. We pray, then, for the grace to listen to God’s chosen Son, and to “stand firm in the Lord.”
PRAY: Lent is a good time to try a new form of prayer. Do you often pray silently? Try the rosary or spoken prayer. Do you normally pray out loud.? Try centering prayer or another form of quiet or silent prayer, such as Lectio Divina.