The Passionists of Holy Cross Province

The Love that Compels

Steering Committee: Formation Alumni

Good day, one and all!

“Summertime…a special time for addressing special projects, and renewing relationships with some vacation time. With this summer greeting, I’m also attaching the compiled notes from the May 2016 Think-Tank session regarding our Passionist alumni. The wheels are turning, and we invite you to share in the progress thus far; we plan to move forward – and your involvement is welcome! Summertime peace and blessings upon us all!”

Fr. John, C.P.

Passionist Alumni Steering Committee Notes

After you’ve have a chance to read through the notes, please let us know what you think.  Send your ideas, comments and suggestions to [email protected].

Ash Wednesday

On March 2, the Church celebrates Ash Wednesday. 

Most of us learned early in our Catholic lives that Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, and that is a time of special sacrifice in preparation for the Easter celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection.

Dear brothers and sisters, every moment of our lives is a time for believing, hoping and loving…. These words of Pope Francis, taken from his Lenten Message of last year, 2021, and echoing the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity, can still inspire our answer to the question: “What am I giving up for Lent?” 

We can draw our Lenten sacrifices out of our daily life: 

Share our faith in God’s presence by sharing in prayer with our family or with those in our parish community.
Share our hope in God’s promises by encouraging positive and respectful dialogue in our family circle and among our friends. 
Share the charity God has bestowed on us in the Passion of Jesus, with those whose sufferings are ignored or aggravated.

Let us pray for one another as we enter the season of Lent. Our Passionist “motto” can be our daily prayer during Lent, “May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts.”