Alumni Lenten Retreat

Retreat Date:
March 26, 2022
Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent
Chapel of Christ the King
Christendom College

Retreat Master:
Alumnus Fr. Joseph Mary Brown, CSJ, ’85

Retreat Topic:
"Human Suffering: A grace-filled opportunity to unite with Jesus in the saving work of the Cross."

Retreat Cost:
Retreat Only: FREE*
Breakfast: $5.00/person
Lunch: $10.00/person**

*Free-will donations will be accepted throughout the day.
**Meal tickets are separate from normal retreat registration tickets. Please purchase each meal ticket individually (i.e., if you wish to enjoy both breakfast and lunch, you will need to purchase a breakfast ticket AND a lunch ticket).

Retreat Schedule:
8:30am - Continental Breakfast  (chapel crypt)
9:30am – Talk #1 (chapel) - "Why do good people suffer?"
10:00 am - Rosary (chapel)
10:30am – Talk #2 (chapel) - "Is there a purpose to suffering, or is it completely meaningless?"
11:00am - Confessions
11:30am - Mass
12:15pm – Chapel Tour (tentative – depends on status of construction that day)
1:15pm – Lunch (chapel crypt)
2:30pm – Talk #3 (chapel) -  "Jesus Christ Crucified: the definitive light on human suffering"
3:00pm - Chaplet of Divine Mercy (chapel)
3:15pm – Talk #4 (Chapel) - "'I fill up what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ': Redemptive suffering, a royal path to holiness"
3:45pm – Retreat Ends (confession available)

Questions:
Please Contact the Alumni Relations Office at (540) 551-9180 or aidan.fletcher@christendom.edu

Schedule for the Weekend:

SATURDAY, APRIL 9

11:00 am Soccer Alumnae vs. Lady Crusaders
Crusader Fields
12:00 pm Volleyball Alumnae vs. Lady Crusaders
Crusader Gymnasium
12:30 pm Soccer Alumni vs. Crusaders
Crusader Fields
2:00 pm Rugby Alumni vs. Crusaders (Unveiling of National Championship Banner)
Crusader Fields
5:00 pm Crusader Network Reception
Shenandoah Valley Golf Club

SUNDAY, APRIL 10

1:00 pm Baseball Alumni vs. Crusaders
Bing Crosby Fields
1:30 pm Softball Alumnae vs. Lady Crusaders
Bing Crosby Fields

Questions?  Call 540-551-9212 or email patrick.quest@christendom.edu

Divine Mercy Novena - Christendom College

The remembrance of your living and deceased loved ones in the Divine Mercy Novena will be offered by the Christendom Community from April 15, 2022 (Good Friday) through April 23, 2022 (Eve of Divine Mercy Sunday). The names of your loved ones will be placed on the altar of Christ the King Chapel during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday.

How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet
1. Using rosary beads, begin with the Sign of the Cross, say one “Our Father,” one “Hail Mary,” and “The Apostles’ Creed.”

2. Then on the “Our Father” beads say the following: Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

3. On the ten “Hail Mary” beads say the following:
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. (Repeat step 2 and 3 for all five decades.)

4. Conclude with (three times):
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Closing prayer: O Blood and water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a Fount of Mercy for us, I Trust in You!

St. Faustina, pray for us!
St. John Paul II, pray for us!

Excerpts taken from the Diary of St. Faustina Kowalska – Divine Mercy in My Soul:

“Souls that make an appeal to My mercy delight Me. To such souls I grant even more graces than they ask… before I come as a just Judge, I first open wide the door of My mercy."
- Notebook III, #1146

“My daughter, encourage souls to say the chaplet which I have given to you. It pleases Me to grant everything they ask of Me by saying the chaplet. When hardened sinners say it, I will fill their souls with peace and the hour of their death will be a happy one.
- Notebook V, #1541

“Write this for the benefit of distressed souls; when a soul sees and realizes the gravity of its sins, when the whole abyss of the misery into which it immersed itself is displayed before its eyes, let it not despair, but with trust let it throw itself into the arms of My mercy, as a child into the arms of its beloved mother.
- Notebook V, #1541

Details Coming Soon . . . 

Homecoming 2022 will be held on October 7-9, 2022.  To see a schedule of events, review the commencement programs for the reunion classes, or to register, go to:

https://christendomalumni.com/homecoming/

Christendom will host the 13th Annual Thomas S. Vander Woude Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, October 10, 2022, at the Shenandoah Valley Golf Club, which Golf Digest named one of the ten best places for a round of golf in Virginia.

To register to play or become a sponsor, go to: https://alumni.christendom.edu/e/2022-thomas-s-vander-woude-memorial-golf-tournament/

For specific questions about the golf tournament, please contact Patrick Quest at 540-551-9212 or at patrickquest@christendom.edu.