The Passionists of Holy Cross Province

The Love that Compels

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The Passionists of Holy Cross Province
660 Busse Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Tel: 847.518.8844
Toll-free: 800.295.9048
Fax: 847.518.0461

Sacred Heart Passionist Community
1924 Newburg Road
Louisville, KY 40205-1400
Tel: 502.451.2330
Fax:502.451.0192

St. Vincent Strambi Passionist Community
5417 S. Cornell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615
Tel: 773-324-2704
Fax: 773-324-2557

Holy Family Passionist Community
1910-19th Street, Ensley
Birmingham, AL 35218
Tel: 205-780-9683
Fax: 205-780-5272

Please contact our retreat centers directly by using the links below. 

Christ the King Retreat Center
6520 Van Maren Lane
Citrus Heights, CA 95621-4919
Tel: 916.725.4720
Fax: 916.725.4812
Email: [email protected]

Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center
700 N. Sunnyside Avenue
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
Tel: 626.355.7188
Fax: 626.355.0485
Email:  [email protected]

Holy Name Retreat Center
430 Bunker Hill Road
Houston, TX 77024-6308
Tel: 713.464.0211
Fax: 713.464.0671
Email: [email protected]

St. Paul of the Cross Retreat and Conference Center
23333 Schoolcraft
Detroit, MI 48223-2405
Tel: 313.535.9563
Fax: 313.535.9207
Email: [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.”