Lift Up:
Praying with the Triumphal Arch


Tuesdays During Lent
6:00 p.m. Mass | Church
7:00 p.m. Speaker | Church or Online
Due to restrictions at this time, the Lenten Series will not include the traditional soup supper. We invite all to attend Mass and the Speaker following the safety guidelines for the church. 

The Catechism of the Catholic Church beautifully describes prayer at "the raising of one's mind and heart to God" (CCC 2559).  When we pray, we lift up our minds and hearts to the Lord, who simultaneously lifts us to His heart.  During this year's Lenten Speaker Series, we will lift our eyes to the top of the Triumphal Arch, reflecting on how it's images teach us to pray, to be lifted humbly into God's love, and to let God lift others through us.

Tuesday, February 23
Lift up your hearts
The Eucharist - Heaven on earth
PRAYER: Evening Prayer
SPEAKER: Fr. Dan Scheidt, Pastor, Saint Vincent de Paul, Fort Wayne

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Recap:
Fr. Dan Scheidt describes the architecture of Saint Pius X church, particularly some background on columns and arches.  The Church is designed to be a place of prayer and worship where the Church gathers, both those physically inside the church building, along with the saints and angels.  The Church community is much larger than the visible community that we can see.  We are welcomed into a community of believers that worship night and day, enveloping the whole earth and extending to our own time and location.  Also, our triumphal arch describes our relationship to the Good Shepherd, with all of the sheep traveling to Christ from Bethlehem, Galilee, and Jerusalem.  Finally, the covenants of the Old Testament, located in the center aisle, bring forward the blessings of the Body of Christ, which culminates in the covenant of the New Testament, the Eucharist, which is celebrated upon the altar.

Tuesday, March 2
You have lifted up the lowly
Praying to recognize Christ in the poor
PRAYER: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
SPEAKER:  Dr. Timothy O’Malley, Director of Education, McGrath Institute for Church Life, University of Notre Dame
 

Tuesday, March 9
That He may lift you up in due time
Peter: repentance and humility as the fruit of prayer
PRAYER:  Liturgy of the Word
SPEAKER: Fr. Peter Jarret, C.S.C.
Assistant Provincial, Congregation of Holy Cross
 

Tuesday, March 16
He went up to the mountain to pray
Sharing Jesus' intimacy with the Father
PRAYER:  Evening Prayer
SPEAKERS:
Josh Noem, Senior Editor, Grotto Network, University of Notre Dame

Stacey Noem, Dir. of Human & Spiritual Formation, Master of Divinity Program, University of Notre Dame
 

Tuesday, March 23
Carrying the Lambs
Praying as part of the flock
PRAYER:  Liturgy of the Word
SPEAKER: Fr. Craig Borchard
Saint Vincent de Paul, Elkhart