Loyola Jesuit Center, Morristown, NJ
Loyola Weekly Newsletter
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January 27, 2022 | Issue #4
Memorial of St. Angela Merici
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"Today the Church raises up for our prayer and pondering the life and legacy of St. Angela Merici, foundress of the Ursulines and a visionary in responding to new ways for women to live a Christian life in the world.
Born in 1474 in a small town in northern Italy, Angela was orphaned at age ten and soon thereafter lost a beloved sister. She had a lifelong openness to the needs of children, and even in her youth, moved by the poverty and ignorance of her neighbors, began providing small classes in religious education for their children. Gradually other women were drawn to this work and the radical model of religious life Angela offered -- an alternative to marriage or the enclosure of the convent, living a consecrated life embedded in the family life of the community. They chose as their patron St. Ursula, a legendary fourth-century martyr who was popularly venerated as a protector of women, and dedicated their mission to the education of poor girls. Angela died on this date in 1540 after a long illness. Four years later Rome approved a constitution for her religious order, which in time came to number tens of thousands of women. She was canonized in 1807." -- Linda Baratte, PhD.
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We are fully into our Spring Season and have already hosted a couple of our most established retreat groups. This coming weekend, we will welcome the Fr. Storck group. Omicron has meant that the numbers have not matched those of pre-Covid years, but with the variant abating – at least in our neck of the woods – I hope that more and more people will feel comfortable “coming home” to Loyola Jesuit Center.
By early next week, we plan on launching our revised website. [www.loyola.org] Our goal is to make it easier to use, simpler to find events and more convenient for you to book online. Please visit the new site and let us know what you think.
Our volunteer archivist, Kat Kurylko, keeps bringing forgotten parts of our heritage to light. Recently, she showed me a long article in a 1970s Loyola newsletter about our sacristy. [Can you imagine a detailed article about the room where we keep vestments?] I ended up taking her to the sacristy so that she could see it and find for herself the stained-glass window of St. Anthony that is ‘hidden’ inside. The article mentioned the sacristy having been bricked off from the chapel but, as we examined edging of the floors in St. Katherine’s Chapel and sacristy, it was clear that nothing had been altered from the original floorplan. So, what was bricked off? The mystery deepens…
I keep telling you how grateful I am because I continue to be humbled and astonished by your generosity. We have closed out our Christmas/Winter Appeal and I am thrilled that the amount raised exceeded my fondest hopes. You are amazing. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
- Paul Brian Campbell, S.J., director
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(All Days of Prayer begin with registration at 9:00am-9:30am & end by 3:00pm)
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Retreat Leader: Mrs. Anna Graziano
9:00am - Registration; 9:30am - 3:00pm
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways
submit to him, and he will make your paths straight”
Proverbs 3:5-6
The Scriptures do not offer us certitude but rather a different way of knowing: an intimate relationship where we must discover that grace, love, mercy and forgiveness necessary for survival-in an always uncertain world. Live this way and you will not be easily defeated.
Isaiah 42:3
This Day of Prayer is being offered on-site and virtually.
(9:30am – 3:00pm) Includes Lunch, Reconciliation and Mass
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Anna is a certified spiritual director, retreat director, supervisor of spiritual directors, director of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius and a bereavement facilitator. She helps men and women in their efforts to listen for the voice of God in Scripture, prayer, dreams, and in the ordinary events of life. Anna has served for over 40 years in the Newark Archdiocese, Paterson Diocese and Trenton Diocese offering adult spirituality in parishes and retreat centers.
Anna and Tom are married with 4 married children, eight grandchildren and a new great grandson. Their parish is St Thomas the Apostle in Bloomfield, NJ. where she has been offering adult spirituality for 40 yrs.
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Fr. Storck Retreat Group
(Space is still available for tomorrow's weekend retreat)
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Traditionally sponsored by St. Isaac Jogues; Fr. Washington, VanAlen, et al
Retreat directors:
Kirk Reynolds, S.J. & Marie Santana
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Retreat director: Anna Graziano
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Traditionally Sponsored by Garibaldi & OLM
Retreat directors: Tom Marciniak, S.J. & Karen Florance
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Please join us on this exciting adventure of faith and discovery. On this weekend, instead of the traditional silent retreat format, we will use a format that encourages engagement and community building by integrating conversation at meals and in various group settings, but also allows for plenty of time for silent reflection and personal prayer. |
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Christ the King Parish, New Vernon, NJ
Retreat director:
Thomas R. Marciniak, S.J.
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Our weekend retreat will help us understand this new landscape in mind and heart with a particular emphasis on accompanying men in the joys and struggles they face to understand the Word of God in our contemporary circumstances and to deepen our call to be co-laborers with Christ for the salvation of this world during our unique time in history. |
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"I Call You Friend"
A weekend retreat for men and women inspired by the friendship between Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier as we celebrate the 400th anniversary of their canonization on March 12.
Retreat Leaders: Linda Baratte, PhD & Paul Brian Campbell, S.J.
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What is a friend? — a friend in the Lord? – a friend with the Lord?
As part of his tender farewell recorded for us in the Gospel of John, Jesus offered his disciples a vision of friendship as a deeply holy practice, a living out of a life of love that mirrors the very heart of the Trinity. Both Ignatius and Francis Xavier embodied this understanding in their commitment to the Spiritual Exercises — a way of encountering God as a God of affection and companionship, our friend — and in their own personal friendship, where that divine love for us was made more credible.
What might this invitation to holy friendship mean in the age of social media, where the answer to “Will you friend me?” is only a click away, and where we are free to be anyone we pretend to be? During our retreat, we will explore models of friendship from Scripture and our Catholic and Jesuit heritage, plus witnesses of holy friendships in contemporary times. We will leave with a deeper gratitude for the God-given, holy friendships in our lives — a love in the particular.
For those who wish, there will be time for shared conversation after our presentations and at meal times. Although we won’t follow the traditional weekend retreat format this weekend, there will be ample opportunity for personal time spent in meditation and prayer, walking in our beautiful gardens, participating in the sacrament of Reconciliation and a healing Mass, and sharing in the Sunday Mass together.
Bring a friend or make a new one!
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Hispanic Ministry at Loyola |
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Estimados amigos de Loyola:
Cancelación: Tarde de Oracion programada para Febrero 6, 2022. Pronto les informamos de la nueva fecha.
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REIGNITE: Loyola Young Adult Ministry |
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Loyola Jesuit Center's "Reignite" young adult ministry is meeting regularly throughout the year. Join Fr. Tom Marciniak, S.J. & young adults from New Jersey and New York for evenings of prayer, social events, and service opportunities. Any young adult from 18 to 39 is welcome to attend any or all events.
Jesus tells us that He is the meaning of life and that encountering His Sacred Heart – full of love for us – will fill our lives with abundant joy, happiness and peace. An encounter with God reignites our hearts and inspires us to love and serve God with our entire lives.
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Sunday, February 6, 2022 - Reignite Praise & Worship, Prayer, Meeting (Starts 4:00PM)
Sunday, March 6, 2022 - Reignite Praise & Worship, Prayer, Meeting (Starts 4:00PM)
Sunday, April 3, 2022 - Reignite Praise & Worship, Prayer, Meeting (Starts 4:00PM)
Sunday, May 15, 2022 - Reignite Praise & Worship, Prayer, Meeting (Starts 4:00PM)
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Show the way to God through the Spiritual Exercises and discernment
Walk with the poor, the outcasts of the world, those whose dignity has been violated, in a mission of reconciliation and justice
Accompany young people in the creation of a hope-filled future
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