L.I.V.E. – Renewing Our Relationship with God: Praying the Psalms in Lent
With Sr. Teresa Jackson, OSB
March 18, 2023
The season of Lent is a chance to push the “re-set” button in our spiritual lives. It’s not about how ascetical we can be or how guilty we feel for our sins. Lent is a chance to re-commit to our relationship with God, to start over again. We will see that praying with the Psalms in Lent can give us a language to explore the depths of what this means. The retreat will use a combination of presentation, sharing, lectio, and creative exercises to help us “look forward to holy Easter with joy and spiritual longing” as Benedict says.
ZOOM familiarity is a prerequisite
St. Gertrude’s L.I.V.E. (Living In a Virtual Environment) offers online programs to further opportunities for prayer, learning, community, and spiritual growth from a Benedictine perspective. We look forward to bringing the Monastery of St. Gertrude to you, wherever you are.
Leader
Sister Teresa was elected prioress of the monastic community at the Monastery of St. Gertrude in November 2023. She made her first monastic profession in 2000 and began working in retreat ministry. As part of an outreach program, she traveled across Idaho, Washington, and Oregon facilitating retreats as well as organizing meaningful experiences for often overlooked groups – parish secretaries and women pastors, for example – at the monastery. In 2007-8, Sister Teresa earned her Certificate in Monastic Studies from St. John’s University in Minnesota. She previously served as co-coordinator of the monastery’s oblate community and co-director of the Oblates…
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