THIRD SUNDAY LENT
C ATH O LI C C AM P US M I N IS TR I E S
STAFF
DIRECTOR
Fr. Matthew Laffey OSB • mtl10@psu.edu
CAMPUS MINISTERS
Fr. David Griffin OSB • drg14@psu.edu
Deacon Laszlo Ivanits • lxi2@psu.edu
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
Phillip Torbert • ptorbert@psu.edu
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
28 FEBRUARY 2016
C
O M I N G U P
M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N I N S I D E
Project Haiti Spaghetti Dinner S.C. PRESBYTERIAN
Lenten Lunches WEDNESDAYS
Spring Break Schedule in effect SEE INSIDE
Stations of the Cross RESUMES AFTER SPRING BREAK
LITU RGY SC H ED U LE
Erik Bjalme • ebjalme@dioceseaj.org
OFFICE MANAGER
Irene Wells • catholic@psu.edu
KOREAN MINISTRY
Yeon Ji Seo • yxs180@psu.edu
SPANISH MINISTRY
Eunice Hockenberry • emf133@psu.edu
The mission of the Catholic Campus Ministry at Penn State
is to give witness to a Catholic Presence in University Life and
to promote and sustain the well being of the whole Catholic
Person. We welcome students, faculty, staff, resident community
members, and alumni. Grounded in the tradition of the Church,
Catholic Campus Ministry provides an environment and fellowship that challenge members to encounter the Living Christ and
be transformed by His Spirit. Liturgies, retreats, service projects,
Bible studies, prayer groups, programs for Catholic critical thinkers, and other activities nurture our faith and open our hearts to
hear God’s message for us today.
Feb 29
Mar 2
Mar 4–13
Mar 18
Weekend Liturgies ACADEMIC YEAR
Saturday | 4p
Sunday | 9:30a • 11:30a • 9p
Worship Hall | Pasquerilla Spiritual Center
Weekday Liturgies ACADEMIC YEAR
MON–THU
MON–THU
WED–THU
FRI
8:55a Morning Prayer | 9:15a Mass
Paterno Catholic Center
5:05p Mass
Eisenhower Chapel
4–5p Confessions • Meditation Chapel
ALSO AVAILBLE BY APPOINTMENT
9:15a Mass (followed by all-day Adoration)
5:15p Benediction / Communion Service
Meditation Chapel
Spanish Mass Mar 20 1p • The Holy Family Chapel
PATERNO CATHOLIC CENTER
psucatholic.org
@psucatholic phone 814.865.4281 fax 814.865.2972
catholic@psu.edu
psucatholic
office 205C Pasquerilla Spiritual Center
Byzantine Mass Feb 28 2p • Meditation Chapel
PASQUERILLA SPIRITUAL CENTER
SPRING
BREAK
MARCH 4–13
March 5 • 4p March 6 • 10:30a
March 12 • 4p March 13 • 10:30a & 9p
March 4 (Fri) – March 11 (Fri): No services, Masses, Adoration, confessions, Stations of the Cross, or Lenten Lunch
Our regular schedule will resume on Monday, March 14
U P CO M I N G E VENTS
FEB
29
SPAGHETTI DINNER Join Project Haiti for their all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner on February 29 at State
5–7:30P • SC PRESBYTERIAN
College Presbyterian Church.
Tickets: $5 in advance (see PH members or come to the office) / $6 at the door
OPERATION RICE BOWL
THIRD WEEK OF LENT
Hungering For a Healthy Start
12:15P
WEDNESDAYS
EISENHOWER CHAPEL (PRAYER)
GARDEN ROOM (LUNCH)
(PASQUERILLA)
A PRAYER SERVICE
FOLLOWED BY A SIMPLE LUNCH
ABSTINENCE GUIDELINES
(All Fridays of Lent)
ABSTINENCE
No meat; those 14 years old and older are bound to abstain.
ADURO • WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY
Interested in taking your faith more seriously? Have you
always been curious about exploring what it really means
to be a Catholic? Come join us for Aduro, a Catholic small
group discussion and bible study group hosted by the
Newman Catholic Student Association. Individual groups
meet weekly on Tues., Wed., and Thurs. evenings at
different times at the Paterno Center. All are welcome!
MORE INFO
Brennan Heiser brh5224@psu.edu
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Bread of Life Tuesdays at 7:15p MEDITATION CHAPEL
SNAC Mar 19 at 7p EISENHOWER CHAPEL
Contact the office • catholic@psu.edu
Grad Group Feb 29 at 6:15p PATERNO CENTER
Luis Ocampo • lio5000@psu.edu
Mission Mexico Feb 28 at 6p PATERNO CENTER
Elaine Ripepi • ezr5050@psu.edu
Newman Mondays at 7p FRIZZELL
The next stop on our journey is the African nation of
Rwanda, where we’re reminded to care for the unborn.
This week we pray for pregnant mothers, that they may
have the medical and nutritional support they need to
raise healthy, thriving children. MORE AT crsricebowl.org
GOD IS MERCIFUL
That’s the message we read again and again in Sacred
Scripture. And we are called by God to pattern our own
lives on His abundant mercy—to let the love that the Lord
pours into our hearts flow out to those around us, toward
anyone in need whom we meet along life’s way.
The Catholic Church encourages the “practice of merciful
love,” offering as a guide the corporal works of mercy,
charitable acts for the common good and basic human
welfare. These actions are rooted in our love for the Lord,
and as Jesus tells us, knowing that whatever we do for
the most vulnerable among us we do for Him.
The corporal works of mercy have a social Dimension to
be sure, as we compassionately reach out to those who
hunger or thirst, those without possessions or home, and
those who are ill or in prison. But each of these works
also has a deeply personal element, as through them we
fulfill the call to follow the Lord with a compassionate,
mercy-filled heart.
The 7 Corporal Works of Mercy
Feed the Hungry
Give Drink to the Thirsty
Clothe the Naked
Shelter the Homeless
Visit the Sick
Visit the Imprisoned
Bury the Dead
Brennan Heiser • brh5224@psu.edu
Project Haiti Feb 23 at 8p ROOM 212
Paul Wright • pres.projecthaiti@gmail.com
If you have an upcoming event or activity, let us know! Deadline for
bulletin announcements is Noon on Tuesday for the upcoming weekend.
A PRAYER FOR THE YEAR OF
Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us to be merciful
like the heavenly Father. You are the visible face of the invisible Father, of the God who manifests his power above
all by forgiveness and mercy. Let the Church be your visible face in the world of our risen and glorified Lord.
Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its
anointing, so the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace
from the Lord. And may your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, bring good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to
captives and the oppressed, and restore sight to the blind.
We ask this through the intercession of Mary, Mother of
Mercy, you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy
Spirit for ever and ever. Amen.
What better proof of your pride could you
have given than to claim you were not proud?
ST. JOHN CLIMACUS
I AM
Kindness and mercy are what the enslaved people of
Israel needed, and they came in the form of deliverance.
They came through a leader, Moses, who was once
plucked from the Nile River and was now herding his
father-in-law's sheep in the land of Goshen. The bush
that burned but was not consumed shows us that God is
inexhaustible mystery.
ASH WEDNESDAY COLLECTION
Thanks to your generosity, we were able to collect $2,050
on Ash Wednesday to be distributed to Catholic Charities
and to our local charities.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Ash Wednesday is not observed by Eastern Christians,
perhaps because, at least in Orthodox practice,
weekdays are not proper days for the Divine Liturgy.
Typically, "Great Lent" has a bit of a prelude. On
"Meatfare Sunday" the faithful have their last chance
to eat meat for the entire period of Great Lent. A week
later, "Cheesefare Sunday" has dairy on the menu for the
last time until Pascha (Easter). At twilight on Cheesefare
Sunday, officially called "Sunday of Forgiveness." the
church gathers for "Forgiveness Vespers." The faithful
identify with Adam and Eve, forgiving one another in
order to experience God's forgiveness. The desire to
set aside all bitterness, and to achieve harmony and
reconciliation in the family and with one's neighbors
gives a remarkable energy to the transition into the days
of penitence. At the end of the vespers liturgy, the dÈcor
of the church is changed to reflect the new season.
How is your Lenten fast going? Imagine the Eastern
tradition. No meat, no fish, no dairy, no wine or oil. Some
traditions permit vegetable oil; everyone goes without
olive oil. Happily, strict fasting is not permitted on the
Sabbath or the Lord's Day, so on Saturday and Sunday
the fast is somewhat mitigated, and wine and oil are
allowed. If the Feast of the Annunication falls during
Great Lent, then fish may be served.
Moses' awe and deference are mixed with a touching
conversational tone as he seeks to learn God's name. And
God sweetly responds. The somewhat abstract "I AM"
distinguishes the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob
from the minor gods in the territory who "are not." They
are helpless, powerless, and useless. Moses is to step
out into an amazing future, and God will be there with
outstretched arm. Just go and see, God seems to say.
Those who cannot forgive others break the
bridge over which they themselves must pass.
CONFUCIUS
Hatred does more damage to the person
in whom it is stored than to the person
on whom it is poured.
ANONYMOUS
THIRD WEEK
LENT
MON
2 Kgs 5:1-15ab; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4; Lk 4:24-30
TUES
Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc, 8-9; Mt 18:21-35
WED
FAMILIES & THE GOSPEL Lk 13: 1–9
The gardener in today’s gospel gave the fig tree another
chance to produce fruit. In families we need to grasp every
opportunity to give another chance to each other. Don’t
cut them out of your life. Love asks us to be connected, not
productive.
Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19
THU St. Katharine Drexel
Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23
FRI St. Casimir / World Day of Prayer
LENT Abstinence
Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34
SAT
Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14 Mt 16:13-19
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