Ignatian Gospel Contemplation

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT  I March 19-20
4pm; 9am; 10:30am Masses
ALL ARE WELCOME


Fr. David Blanchfield will use the practice of Ignatian Contemplation in a guided meditation on the Gospel at three of our Masses: 4pm, 9am; 10:30am.

This practice can help the congregant enter into a deeper relationship with Jesus, to experience the power of the Scriptures to help one encounter God, and to help us see Scripture as that which communicates the living Word of God and not as just another source of information.

In contemplation, we first use our five senses to “enter into” the Gospel scene. Further, we use this method to engage Jesus and the Gospel characters in “spiritual conversation”—speaking and listening “heart to heart” —or, as St. Ignatius simply puts it,“as one friend speaks to another.”