Catholic Campus Center 

All Activities and Events at the Center have been cancelled until further notice. We pray for your health and safety in this challenging time in our Nation.

The next Sunday Mass at the Center will be announced at a later date.

Spiritual resources during this challenging time. 

If you are unable to attend Sunday Mass the Capuchin Franciscan province in Denver will offer live streaming Mass at 8am on Sunday at capuchins.org

Mass live every Sunday at 7am and 11am on EWTN can be found at EWTN.com

Finally, here is a prayer for all of us if we are unable to receive Our Lord in Holy Communion:                                                                                                
 
An Act of Spiritual Communion:
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.
                                            Amen

(The closest Parish to the Center is Most Pure Heart of Mary located at 17th & Stone.)

LIVING LENT IN A TIME OF SOCIAL DISTANCING
PRAYER
Cancelled events and self-imposed social distancing are rare opportunities well-suited to spend some quality time with God, speaking and listening about the matters which reside within one’s heart. Below are a few ideas to help take advantage of this time:
• While washing one’s hands, recite an Our Father for the safety and consolation of the sick or isolated.
• Pray for the intercession of the saints when you hear of new infections. Consider the following saints who have interceded during outbreaks of the past: St. Anthony of the Desert, St. Edmund, St. Roch (pronounced like “rock”), St. Rosalie, and St. Sebastian.
• Grab a bible or pull up the daily Mass readings online and spend some time practicing lectio divina. The Book of Psalms is also a great choice during times of uncertainty.
• Ask Jesus to help increase trust in Him, followed by praying a Divine Mercy Chaplet.
• Reflect on the life of Christ and ask for the intercession of Mary and Joseph while
praying the Rosary.
• Join in solidarity with the Universal Church by praying the Liturgy of the Hours.
• Engage in a time of recollection, meditation, and contemplation with such activities
  as journaling, drawing, painting, knitting, sewing, writing, or spiritual reading.

 FASTING
Through acts of fasting, one can lovingly offer their personal sacrifices for the physical, psychological, and spiritual betterment of others. Below are a few ideas for how to intercede for others through voluntary self-denial in a time of pandemic:
• Offer your Lenten sacrifice for those who are suffering with COVID-19.
• Offer one daily sacrifice, as an individual or as a family, for those who are sick or
isolated.
• Avoid purchasing more than you reasonably need at this time. Unnecessarily
depriving others of necessities is contrary to Christian charity

ALMSGIVING
When one gives alms to those in need, they affirm that all created goods come from God for the purpose of the common good. Below are a few simple ways to attend to the needs of others, which respect the need to avoid physical contact:
• Make a donation to your local parish or community charity. This can usually be done online.
• Volunteer to make and/or deliver care packages of food or necessities for the sick or isolated.
• Give words of encouragement by means of phone calls, text messages, mailed letters, or social media posts.


NEW STUDENTS
Find us on Facebook at: Catholic Campus Center at Washburn University & God’s Bods and register at BODSCONNECT.  We look forward to meeting you in the Fall!

Peace & all good in Christ,

Patti Lyon, OFS, MS
Director & Campus Minister