Walking Through Lent + Holy Week – A Virtual Retreat
Walking Through Lent + Holy Week
A Two-Part Virtual Retreat
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Journey through Lent with The Church in the 21st Century Center'sÌýWalking Through Lent & Holy WeekÌýRetreat!ÌýThis two-part virtual retreat isÌýno-costÌýand will be led with author, retreat facilitator, founder ofÌý, and friend of C21,ÌýLaura Kelly Fanucci.
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Part I | Walking Through Lent | Thursday, February 27th |Ìý12–1:15pm ET | Zoom
Our faith gives us an opportunity to delve into ancient spiritual practices that awaken in us a new way to walk through Lent. Learn about the history of the labyrinth in the Church andÌýits modern use as a place and practice of prayer. We’llÌýlook at Lent as a timeÌýto walk with God and explore 5 ways to use the labyrinth with Scripture andÌýprayer to guideÌýour 40 days of preparation for Easter.
Part II | Walking Through Holy WeekÌý| Thursday, April 10th |Ìý12–1:15pm ET | Zoom
What if we could journey through the Triduum in aÌýwhole new way this year, guided by the wisdom of theÌýlabyrinth? We’ll walkÌýthrough each day of Holy Week, finding God in new places from Palm Sunday throughÌýEaster.ÌýJoin us to learn how the labyrinth can lead us into the center of Christ’sÌýsuffering, death, and resurrection.
Weekly Lenten Resources
Receive questions and resources each week of Lent from Laura and the C21 team to bolster your Lenten journey.
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Questions? Please email church21@bc.edu.
Retreat Resources
Opening Prayer:ÌýAdapted from
Closing prayer:Ìý
Resources:
Find a labyrinth near you with theÌý
Use
Ìýfrom Chartres Cathedral
A Guide to Walking the LabyrinthÌýby BC professor Rebecca Valette
Opening Prayer:
God Almighty, Holy and loving one, Eternal, ever-present one, Walk with us.Ìý
Earth maker, life giver,ÌýPain bearer,ÌýLover of our souls,ÌýWalk with us.
Through all the twistsÌýAnd turns of life,ÌýWhen clouds obscure the way,ÌýWalk with us.Ìý
When what once seemed close,ÌýNow looks so far away,ÌýWalk with us.Ìý
Light bringer, faith builder,ÌýJustice bringer,ÌýWalk with us,
Until we trust in you,ÌýAnd walk the path,ÌýThat leads to the center,ÌýOf your love.Ìý
Amen.Ìý
(Christine Sine)
Closing prayer:
Jesus, you are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. As we walk in your way this Holy Week,Ìýhelp us to find your truth and life in each day: In our Hosannas and holy walking on Palm Sunday, In our preparations on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, In the twists and turns of Holy Thursday,Ìýfrom the Last Supper to the Garden of Gethsemane, In the long road to Calvary on Good Friday, In the aching waiting of Holy Saturday,ÌýAnd finally in the glorious race to—and from—Easter Sunday’s empty tomb.
May we walk close to you, our companion and guide,Through each day of this holiest week.Open our eyes, our hearts, our bodies, and our mindsTo your presence among us.Transform our lives in the light of Easter joy and hope.May we know we never walk alone.
Amen.
(Laura Kelly Fanucci)
Resources:
: takes about 5 minutes
Ìýfor Holy Week from the Catholic Lectionary
Ìýfor the Seven Churches Visitation (Holy Thursday)
Reflections on Holy Week:
Ìý(Palm Sunday)
Ìý(Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)
Ìý(Good Friday & Holy Saturday)
Meet our retreat facilitator
Laura Kelly Fanucci - Retreat Facilitator
Ìýis an author, speaker, and retreat facilitator. She earned her BA from the University of NotreÌýDame and her Master of Divinity from Saint John's School of Theology in Collegeville, MN, where she spent 11 years working onÌýtheological initiatives on vocation with theÌýCollegeville Institute.
LauraÌýis an award-winning columnist for Catholic News Service, and her nationally syndicated “Faith at Homeâ€�Ìýcolumn runs monthly in Catholic newspapers across the U.S.ÌýLauraÌýspeaks nationally on topics ranging from vocation and calling to grief and parenting, and her work can be heard on the Hallow and Ritual apps.
Laura has authored seven books, includingÌýEveryday Sacrament: The Messy Grace of ParentingÌýandÌýTo Bless Our Callings:ÌýPrayers, Poems, andÌýHymns to Celebrate Vocation. She and her husband live in Minnesota with their five sons.Ìý
To learn more about Laura, visit: .Ìý
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For more of Laura's work, sign up forÌýÌýfor essays on spirituality and Scripture or follow theÌýÌýfor (humorous) cancer updates and the chance to join others in spreading compassion. If you’re interested in the grief ministry that Karen mentions during the retreat, you can check out Laura's new 30-day series on grief on . Laura also writes regularly onÌýInstagramÌýat
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