Lent 2025

Fr. Scott will provide an overview of the major components of Mass beginning with a discussion of the Introductory Rites and conclude with a reflection on the relationship between the Eucharist and Christian Service.  

This first class (March 12th) will introduce the participants to some principles of the Church’s liturgical prayer, our preparation for the Mass, the place and function of the Penitential Rite, the Gloria and the Opening Prayer.  We will also discuss the role of silence as an integral part in Catholic worship. 

In the second class, (March 19th) we will reflect on the Church’s use of Scripture in the Liturgy of the Word.  We will discuss the Lectionary and how the readings from the Bible are incorporated into worship.  The selection of Scripture passages, the Homily, the Creed and the Universal Prayer (the Petitions) will be our topics for discussion. 

Our third class (March 26th) will address the Liturgy of the Eucharist proper with the Presentation of the Gifts, the Eucharistic Prayer and the Communion Rite as topics for our consideration. 

During the last class (April 9th) we will review the Concluding Rites with its Closing Prayer, Final Blessing and Dismissal with a reflection on Eucharist’s Relationship to Christian Service and the Works of Mercy. 

This Lent on Sunday mornings, we will explore prayer using this new little book by Fr. Paul Murray O.P.  This book and study are part of the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025!  

March 9 - Introduction to Prayer with Bishop Barron’s Catholicism Series Episode 9 “Prayer and the Life of the Spirit”  

March 16 - Preface by Pope Francis and Introduction by Fr. Paul Murray O.P.  

March 23 - Augustine of Hippo at Prayer 

March 30 - Theresa of Avila at Prayer  

April 6 – Therese of Lisieux at Prayer  

Copies of Praying for Saints and Sinners available for $10. To reserve your copy, please contact Christina at [email protected]. All are welcome, and it’s okay if you cannot attend all the sessions.