Join us for evenings of reflection during this season of Lent.
Agenda:
5:30 PM – Registration
6:00 PM – Dinner is served.
6:10 PM – Talk followed by Q&A
7:00 PM – Mass in the Chapel
Tag: Lent
Lenten Evening Series
Join us for evenings of reflection during this season of Lent.
Agenda:
5:30 PM – Registration
6:00 PM – Dinner is served.
6:10 PM – Talk followed by Q&A
7:00 PM – Mass in the Chapel
Lenten Evening Series
Join us for evenings of reflection during this season of Lent.
Agenda:
5:30 PM – Registration
6:00 PM – Dinner is served.
6:10 PM – Talk followed by Q&A
7:00 PM – Mass in the Chapel
Lenten Evening Series
Join us for evenings of reflection during this season of Lent.
Agenda:
5:30 PM – Registration
6:00 PM – Dinner is served.
6:10 PM – Talk followed by Q&A
7:00 PM – Mass in the Chapel
Lenten Evening Series
Join us for evenings of reflection during this season of Lent.
Agenda:
5:30 PM – Registration
6:00 PM – Dinner is served.
6:10 PM – Talk followed by Q&A
7:00 PM – Mass in the Chapel
2023 Lenten Series
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].
For online registration, click the register button below
Lenten Stations of the Cross
Please join us on Sunday, February 26, 2023 and Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. for our Outdoor Lenten Stations of the Cross led by Chaplain Bridget Theodoroff, M.A.P.S.
As we pray the Stations of the Cross, we look to Jesus and reflect on how each of us is to take up our cross and follow him.
We will walk the paved path around the Stations of the Cross on the grounds of Capuchin Retreat Center using Lenten Scripture and hymns as we pray.
These events are completely free with no registration required. Freewill donations are graciously accepted. Bring your family and friends!
Día de Reflexión
Únase a nosotros para nuestro Día de Reflexión español “Del Pesebre a le Cruz y Más Allá: Experimentando y Viviendo el Amor Crucificado de la Encarnación”.
Disfruta de varias charlas y reza las Estaciones de la Cruz. También habrá Exposición y Adoración del Santísimo Sacramento, confesiones y Santa Misa a las 17:00 horas.
Registro: [email protected]
Libre de costo. Se aceptarán donativos.
Morning of Reflection: Lent and Franciscan Penance
Join us for a Morning of Reflection with Br. Roach Gaspar, OFM Cap. who will be presenting the topic, “Lent and the Franciscan Penance”.
The season of Lent is a time for renewing our faith, hope, and love with God and with one another. It is the season of conversion by means of penance and we will reflect upon Lenten penance from the Franciscan perspective.
Agenda:
- Optional 8:00 a.m. Mass
- Registration at 9:00 a.m.
- Program starts at 9:15 a.m.
- Lunch served at Noon
($40 dollar suggested donation includes coffee, tea and snacks)
To register, call: (248) 651-4826 or click below to register online via Eventbrite.
To register, call: (248) 651-4826 or click below to register online via Eventbrite.
A Lonely Figure
By Fr. Tom Zelinski, OFM Cap.
As I reflect on the Gospel passages of these past two weeks and look to Palm Sunday and Holy Week, I see Jesus as presented as a lonely figure. In the Gospel of John, Jesus is shown confronting his critics by himself. If his disciples are present, they are not in evidence.
Then we come to the familiar story of Palm Sunday and Holy Week. Again, he seems to be so much alone. He is with his disciples at the Last Supper, but then they seem to run away and hide. Peter, when challenged, denies that he knows Jesus.
Many thoughts and images come to mind as we follow the liturgy of Holy Week, starting with the reading of the Passion on Palm Sunday. What is stirred in any of us as we again encounter the familiar story?
What occurs to me is the perceived loneliness of anyone who suffers. When there is sadness, or depression, or severe illness, or a serious accident, the feeling within us might be “no one else can really understand what I am experiencing.” The first thing that we might recall is that, yes, there are lots of people suffering similar things. We can be with them in spirit. A proper part of our response to this condition is to reach out, somehow, to others.
And, in terms of our life of faith, we can reflect on that lonely figure of Christ who suffered so much and who is somehow with us. He leads us through all our experiences to Resurrection and new life. Suffering is hard because we feel alone and not in control. We reach out to the One who “emptied himself,” became a part of us, and who walks with us on the journey.