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Right to Life Mass and Rosary

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Bonhoeffer Showing and Discussion

Winter Jam

Taize

The Passion of Christ

Patristic Quote of the Week

Prayer Requests

Saint of the Day

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Hey Newman,

 

There’s lots of new stuff coming up at Newman, so read on…

 

·         Dinner after Mass continues this weekend.  Please join us at 7pm for food and fellowship.

·         A reminder that the Right to Life Mass and Rosary will be tomorrow (Saturday) at St. Andrew’s Benedictine Abbey.  Confession is at 8:45am, Mass begins at 9:30, and the Rosary follows after Mass at two abortion clinics on Shaker Blvd.  If you are interested in going, please contact Jonathan (mjonathanryan@juno.com).

·         This Sunday, the 8th, is the last day to sign up for the Catch the Spirit Retreat!  Please let Kirsten (kkolaja@dioceseofcleveland.org) know if your are interested in going.  The retreat is an overnight retreat on February 21st and 22nd at the Loyola of the Lakes Jesuit Retreat House in Clinton and the cost if $5.  This is a great opportunity for fun, reflection, and meeting other Newman students in the Diocese of Cleveland.

·         Also, this Sunday at 2:30pm, the Inter-Religious Council is sponsoring a showing of the Bonhoeffer film followed by a discussion at Hallinan.  Bonhoeffer is the new 90-min documentary that tells the dramatic story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the young German theologian who challenged his church to stand with the Jews and eventually joined the plots to kill Adolf Hitler.  Please join us on Sunday if you are interested.

·         Winter Jam, a contemporary Christian music concert, is coming up on February 13th at the CSU Convocation Center and it features such artists as Newsong, Audio Adrenaline, and Relient K.  If you are interested in going, Melissa Olenik (melissa.olenik@cwru.edu) is getting a group together from Newman to go.  Please contact her for more information.

·         Taize resumes this month on February 18th at 9pm.  Please join us at Hallinan for prayer consisting of the repetition of simple Christian phrases through quiet chanting as well as a psalm, scripture readings, intercessions, silence, and candlelight.

·         A group from Newman will be going to see Mel Gibson’s new movie, The Passion of Christ, either opening day (February 27th) or sometime that weekend.  If you are interested in going, please contact Lauren (skyedwards@aol.com) and look for more details in upcoming newsletters.

·         And, as always:

 

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Patristic Quote of the Week

 

St. Cyprian of Carthage: “After this we say: “Hallowed by thy name [Matt. 6:9],” not that we want God to be made holy by our prayers, but because we seek from the Lord that His name may be made holy in us.  Indeed, by whom could God be made holy, when it is He that sanctifies?  But because He Himself said, “Be holy, as I too am holy. [1 Peter 1:16],” we ask and seek that very thing, so that we who have been made holy in Baptism may persevere in what we have begun to be.  For this we do pray daily.  We have a daily need of being made holy, so that we who sin daily may be cleansed again of our sins by continual sanctification.” (The Lord’s Prayer 12 [A.D. 251/252]).

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Prayer Requests

 

Please pray for

·         Husbands and wives who are separated, or hurting, for the renewal of their relationships

·         Those experiencing financial difficulties or struggling with the loss of a job, for relief

·         A spirit of charity towards our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ

·         Unity among the body of Christ and for an end to all schisms and misunderstandings

·         All unborn children, and especially women who are facing difficult choices in their pregnancies, that they would choose life

·         The Holy Father, for his continued strength and energy as he guides the Holy Catholic Church

·         And for peace in the world and in our own hearts.

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Saint of the Day for 2/10/04 (from AmericanCatholic.org)

St. Scholastica

(480-542?)

Twins often share the same interests and ideas with an equal intensity. Therefore, it is no surprise that Scholastica and her twin brother, Benedict, both established religious communities within a few miles from each other.

Born in 480 of wealthy parents, Scholastica and Benedict were brought up together until he left for Rome to continue his studies.

Little is known of Scholastica’s early life. She founded a religious community for women near Monte Cassino at Plombariola, five miles from where her brother governed a monastery.

The twins visited each other once a year in a farmhouse because Scholastica was not permitted inside the monastery. They spent these times discussing spiritual matters.

According to the Dialogues of St. Gregory the Great, the brother and sister spent their last day together in prayer and conversation. Scholastica sensed her death was close at hand and she begged Benedict to stay with her until the next day.

He refused her request because he did not want to spend a night outside the monastery, thus breaking his own Rule. Scholastica asked God to let her brother remain and a severe thunderstorm broke out, preventing Benedict and his monks from returning to the abbey.

Benedict cried out, “God forgive you, Sister. What have you done?” Scholastica replied, “I asked a favor of you and you refused. I asked it of God and he granted it.”

Brother and sister parted the next morning after their long discussion. Three days later, Benedict was praying in his monastery and saw the soul of his sister rising heavenward in the form of a white dove. Benedict then announced the death of his sister to the monks and later buried her in the tomb he had prepared for himself.

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Thanks for reading and have a wonderful weekend!

 

In Him,

Cheryl

 

“Whatever you do, think not of yourself, but of God.”

St. Vincent Ferrer