Join us on Saturday, February 25 at 9am for our annual Lenten Day of Recollection with Sister Patricia A. Parachini, SNJM, DMin. Sr. Prachini will lead us in prayer and reflection on John 4:5-42, the Woman at the Well, and on our own thirsts, longings and desires that we Christians believe, in faith, can only be satisfied by Jesus, the One who gives us eternal life.

"… those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty…" (John 4:14).

Lent is the forty-day liturgical season during which the Church invites all Christians to renewal and reconciliation. Through the disciplines of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, we journey with our Lord Jesus to the Cross on Good Friday and to His resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Join us the morning of Saturday, February 25 for our annual Lenten Day of Recollection from 9am to 1pm (including 12:10pm Mass). Sister Patricia A. Parachini, SNJM, DMin returns to lead us in prayer and reflection on the gospel passage of John 4:5-42, the Woman at the Well, which has a long tradition of being proclaimed in the Church during the season of Lent. You will have the space and time to get in touch with your thirsts, your longings, your deepest desires, which we, in faith, believe only Jesus, the One who gives us eternal life, can satisfy. The morning will include presentations by Sister Parachini, time for private reflection, opportunities to mingle, and Mass to close our time together.

Prepare to proclaim Christ’s glorious Resurrection this Easter by joining us for our annual Lenten Day of Recollection!

Sister Parachini, a Sister of the Holy Names, holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from The Catholic University of America. She has more than forty years of experience as a pastoral theologian, educator, and spiritual director. She currently teaches at Washington Theological Union.

Please register with hkinney@stmatthewscathedral.org (subject line: Lenten Day of Recollection RSVP) or 202-347-3215, x530.

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