Join us for the first day of the Lenten Series 2026 at the Capuchin Retreat Center on the theme, “THE HUMAN AND DIVINE LOVE OF THE HEART OF JESUS CHRIST,” which is the title of the Encyclical letter of Pope Francis from 2024. The 5 days of the Lenten series will offer a reflection on each of the chapters of the encyclical that teach us that devotion to the heart of Jesus can open our own hearts to renewed ways we can love God and our neighbor. Along with your Lenten practices of Prayer, Penance, and Charity, join us to be nourished by the deep spiritual insights of this Encyclical.
Dates, chapters, and preachers:
Feb 25 – CHAPTER ONE – THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HEART – Br. Antony Julius Milton
Mar 4 – CHAPTER TWO – ACTIONS AND WORDS OF LOVE – Br. Nick Blattner
Mar 11 – CHAPTER THREE -THIS IS THE HEART THAT HAS LOVED SO GREATLY – Br. Javier Rodriguez
Mar 18 – CHAPTER FOUR – A LOVE THAT GIVES ITSELF AS DRINK – Br. Jose Vera
Mar 25 – CHAPTER FIVE – LOVE FOR LOVE – Br. Kennedy Njau
Schedule
5.30 pm – Soup, salad, and bread (donated from the Soup Kitchen)
6.00 pm – Presentation on the theme
6.40 pm – Group sharing
6.50 pm – Closure
7.00 pm – Mass
Cost: $20 per day
You can read the full encyclical here: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/20241024-enciclica-dilexit-nos.html
Join us for the first day of the Lenten Series 2026 at the Capuchin Retreat Center on the theme, “THE HUMAN AND DIVINE LOVE OF THE HEART OF JESUS CHRIST,” which is the title of the Encyclical letter of Pope Francis from 2024. The 5 days of the Lenten series will offer a reflection on each of the chapters of the encyclical that teach us that devotion to the heart of Jesus can open our own hearts to renewed ways we can love God and our neighbor. Along with your Lenten practices of Prayer, Penance, and Charity, join us to be nourished by the deep spiritual insights of this Encyclical.
Dates, chapters, and preachers:
Feb 25 – CHAPTER ONE – THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HEART – Br. Antony Julius Milton
Mar 4 – CHAPTER TWO – ACTIONS AND WORDS OF LOVE – Br. Nick Blattner
Mar 11 – CHAPTER THREE -THIS IS THE HEART THAT HAS LOVED SO GREATLY – Br. Javier Rodriguez
Mar 18 – CHAPTER FOUR – A LOVE THAT GIVES ITSELF AS DRINK – Br. Jose Vera
Mar 25 – CHAPTER FIVE – LOVE FOR LOVE – Br. Kennedy Njau
Schedule
5.30 pm – Soup, salad, and bread (donated from the Soup Kitchen)
6.00 pm – Presentation on the theme
6.40 pm – Group sharing
6.50 pm – Closure
7.00 pm – Mass
Cost: $20 per day
You can read the full encyclical here: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/20241024-enciclica-dilexit-nos.html
Join us for the first day of the Lenten Series 2026 at the Capuchin Retreat Center on the theme, “THE HUMAN AND DIVINE LOVE OF THE HEART OF JESUS CHRIST,” which is the title of the Encyclical letter of Pope Francis from 2024. The 5 days of the Lenten series will offer a reflection on each of the chapters of the encyclical that teach us that devotion to the heart of Jesus can open our own hearts to renewed ways we can love God and our neighbor. Along with your Lenten practices of Prayer, Penance, and Charity, join us to be nourished by the deep spiritual insights of this Encyclical.
Dates, chapters, and preachers:
Feb 25 – CHAPTER ONE – THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HEART – Br. Antony Julius Milton
Mar 4 – CHAPTER TWO – ACTIONS AND WORDS OF LOVE – Br. Nick Blattner
Mar 11 – CHAPTER THREE -THIS IS THE HEART THAT HAS LOVED SO GREATLY – Br. Javier Rodriguez
Mar 18 – CHAPTER FOUR – A LOVE THAT GIVES ITSELF AS DRINK – Br. Jose Vera
Mar 25 – CHAPTER FIVE – LOVE FOR LOVE – Br. Kennedy Njau
Schedule
5.30 pm – Soup, salad, and bread (donated from the Soup Kitchen)
6.00 pm – Presentation on the theme
6.40 pm – Group sharing
6.50 pm – Closure
7.00 pm – Mass
Cost: $20 per day
You can read the full encyclical here: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/20241024-enciclica-dilexit-nos.html
Join us for the first day of the Lenten Series 2026 at the Capuchin Retreat Center on the theme, “THE HUMAN AND DIVINE LOVE OF THE HEART OF JESUS CHRIST,” which is the title of the Encyclical letter of Pope Francis from 2024. The 5 days of the Lenten series will offer a reflection on each of the chapters of the encyclical that teach us that devotion to the heart of Jesus can open our own hearts to renewed ways we can love God and our neighbor. Along with your Lenten practices of Prayer, Penance, and Charity, join us to be nourished by the deep spiritual insights of this Encyclical.
Dates, chapters, and preachers:
Feb 25 – CHAPTER ONE – THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HEART – Br. Antony Julius Milton
Mar 4 – CHAPTER TWO – ACTIONS AND WORDS OF LOVE – Br. Nick Blattner
Mar 11 – CHAPTER THREE -THIS IS THE HEART THAT HAS LOVED SO GREATLY – Br. Javier Rodriguez
Mar 18 – CHAPTER FOUR – A LOVE THAT GIVES ITSELF AS DRINK – Br. Jose Vera
Mar 25 – CHAPTER FIVE – LOVE FOR LOVE – Br. Kennedy Njau
Schedule
5.30 pm – Soup, salad, and bread (donated from the Soup Kitchen)
6.00 pm – Presentation on the theme
6.40 pm – Group sharing
6.50 pm – Closure
7.00 pm – Mass
Cost: $20 per day
You can read the full encyclical here: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/20241024-enciclica-dilexit-nos.html
Join us for the first day of the Lenten Series 2026 at the Capuchin Retreat Center on the theme, “THE HUMAN AND DIVINE LOVE OF THE HEART OF JESUS CHRIST,” which is the title of the Encyclical letter of Pope Francis from 2024. The 5 days of the Lenten series will offer a reflection on each of the chapters of the encyclical that teach us that devotion to the heart of Jesus can open our own hearts to renewed ways we can love God and our neighbor. Along with your Lenten practices of Prayer, Penance, and Charity, join us to be nourished by the deep spiritual insights of this Encyclical.
Dates, chapters, and preachers:
Feb 25 – CHAPTER ONE – THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HEART – Br. Antony Julius Milton
Mar 4 – CHAPTER TWO – ACTIONS AND WORDS OF LOVE – Br. Nick Blattner
Mar 11 – CHAPTER THREE -THIS IS THE HEART THAT HAS LOVED SO GREATLY – Br. Javier Rodriguez
Mar 18 – CHAPTER FOUR – A LOVE THAT GIVES ITSELF AS DRINK – Br. Jose Vera
Mar 25 – CHAPTER FIVE – LOVE FOR LOVE – Br. Kennedy Njau
Schedule
5.30 pm – Soup, salad, and bread (donated from the Soup Kitchen)
6.00 pm – Presentation on the theme
6.40 pm – Group sharing
6.50 pm – Closure
7.00 pm – Mass
Cost: $20 per day
You can read the full encyclical here: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/20241024-enciclica-dilexit-nos.html
Saints are often viewed as extraordinary people of unattainable holiness. We often grieve our inability to match their devotion to God. We put them on pedestals and marvel at their holiness from afar. As a result, we convince ourselves that their holiness and their intimacy with God are well out of range of our meager reach. Spoiler alert! The saints of the Church usually came from very ordinary backgrounds, not unlike ourselves. Their lives were often rooted in the drab, dull, drudgery of life. During this session, we will study the lives of a few saints and learn how their ordinariness gave birth to their holiness.
Schedule for the day
– Optional Mass at 8 am
– Optional Confessions at 8.30 am
– Registration at 9 am
– Reflections at 9.15 am
– Lunch at noon
Suggested Donation $ 40 includes
– Continental breakfast
– Coffee & Tea
– 2 preached Reflections
– Lunch
Throughout his life, St. Francis of Assisi was drawn to the Humility of Jesus and desired to live that through poverty and penance. Time and again, he meditated upon Christ’s Incarnation, the Passion, and the Eucharist to learn Humility from Christ Himself.
During the “Food and Francis” series this year, we will reflect on these three profound expressions of the humility of Christ and learn to desire humility like St. Francis of Assisi.
Please, join us to reflect more on the humility of Christ in the Eucharist.
Throughout his life, St. Francis of Assisi was drawn to the Humility of Jesus and desired to live that through poverty and penance. Time and again, he meditated upon Christ’s Incarnation, the Passion, and the Eucharist to learn Humility from Christ Himself.
During the “Food and Francis” series this year, we will reflect on these three profound expressions of the humility of Christ and learn to desire humility like St. Francis of Assisi.
Please, join us to reflect more on the humility of Christ in His Passion.
Throughout his life, St. Francis of Assisi was drawn to the Humility of Jesus and desired to live that through poverty and penance. Time and again, he meditated upon Christ’s Incarnation, the Passion, and the Eucharist to learn Humility from Christ Himself.
During the “Food and Francis” series this year, we will reflect on these three profound expressions of the humility of Christ and learn to desire humility like St. Francis of Assisi.
Please, join us to explore more on the humility of Christ at His Incarnation.
In coordination with the Solanus Casey Center in Detroit, the Capuchin Retreat Center is offering a six-week Wednesday evening lecture series during Lent called “The Gracious Gift of Lent”.
Each evening will offer an opportunity for confession, followed by a simple dinner and a presentation in the dining room, and conclude with Mass in the chapel.
Agenda:
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Confession
6:00 p.m. | Simple Dinner
6:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. | Presentation
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Mass
Our list of topics and speakers are as follows:
March 01: “Spiritual Meaning of Lent” – by Sally McCuen, OFS
March 08: “Lenten Prayer” – by Br. Igor de Bliquy, OFM Cap.
March 15: “Fruits of Abstinence” – by Br. Steve Kropp, OFM Cap.
March 22: “Works of Charity” – by Br. Gary Wegner, OFM Cap.
March 29: “The Power of the Cross” – by Br. Truyen Nguyen, OFM Cap.
April 05: “The Victory of the Passion” by Br. Julius Milton, OFM Cap.
Each event has a suggested donation of: $40
To register, call (248) 651-4826 or email us at [email protected].
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