St. Augustine's Seminary presents this talk as part of its Spirit & Life Series for the 2023-2024 Academic Year.
Title: Journeying with the Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer (Our Father): An Advent Reflection
Speaker: Dr. Josephine Lombardi
Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: In-Person event only at St. Augustine’s Seminary (2661 Kingston Rd, Scarborough ON)
Cost: $35 plus HST
Schedule
9:00 AM Welcome/Announcements/Opening prayer
9:15–11:00 AM First Conference
Break
11:15 AM Mass
12:00–1:00 PM Lunch (time for confessions)
1:00–3:15 PM Second Conference
Break Discussion
3:30–4:00 PM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Presentation Description
The Our Father is perhaps the most familiar of the Christian prayers, the prayer given to us by Jesus himself. As the Lord’s own prayer, it holds immense riches in its seemingly simple invocations. In this retreat, Dr. Lombardi will walk us through the petitions of the Lord’s Prayer, showing us how the fulfillment of the petitions helps us to prepare and wait during the Advent season. Each reflection will be followed by time for personal prayer or small group discussion.
Dr. Lombardi’s book on the Lord’s Prayer, On Earth as it is Heaven, has been revised and updated for the Jubilee Year of 2025. Pope Francis has exhorted the Church to reflect on the rich insights of the Lord’s Prayer in preparation for the Jubilee year of 2025. Archbishop Salvatore Rino Fisichella, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, prepared the foreword for this jewel of a book. The book is published by Paulist Press in the USA and by Novalis Publishing in Canada.
If you have any questions, please contact our Event Coordinator, Chère MacLean at chere.maclean@utoronto.ca