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Mystagogy

By: Barbara Nicolosi Harrington
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  • In a tradition that dates back to the first centuries of Christianity, many newly initiated Christians were prepared for lives of faith through a formation with spiritual, liturgical, and communitarian dimensions. This period of formation was called mystagogy, a word which, in Greek, means "leading through the mysteries." Our program of mystagogy will have four primary goals: 1) To break open Magisterial teaching on the lay state (selections from Vatican II as well as letters/encyclicals from recent popes) as well as classic spiritual texts to build a thoughtful, practical devotional life; 2) To introduce the various spiritual charisms in the Church (i.e. Dominican, Carmelite, Franciscan, Salesian, etc.) so that they may develop a personal program of spirituality rooted in the uniquely Catholic legacy; 3) To deepen the prayer life through study, communal prayer, the practice of meditation, Mass, and the Liturgy of the Hours; and 4) To establish a fully Catholic life and mission, including a formation in the art of the Church, the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, and the commitment to a specific personal work of service.
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  • Sayings of the Desert Fathers

    Sayings of the Desert Fathers
    May 6 2022

    To kick off our summer series, we will reflect on some writings that go way back to the third century of Christendom. While the Church was suffering under the Roman persecutions, hundreds of thousands of Christians fled into the desert first to survive, but then to encounter the Lord in simplicity, silence, Scripture, and prayer. What they learned in the desert became the foundation for Christian spiritual practice, and the keynotes of the Desert Fathers are still very much the essence of what it means to grow in holiness as a Catholic.

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    Sayings of the Desert Fathers

    The music in the introduction and close of this podcast is provided by George Sarah.

    This program of mystagogy is hosted by the Adult Faith Programs at Saint Stephen Martyr Church in Chesapeake, Virginia.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Elements of Catholic Prayer

    Elements of Catholic Prayer
    May 13 2022

    This week, we consider the nature and elements of Catholic prayer from The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), and also a short passage on the four ways to God from the book Psychology and Spirituality by Fr Benedict Groeschel, OFM.

    The readings are:
    CCC #31-35, #2623-2643 and #2697-2719
    Psychology and Spirituality, pages 6-11

    The music in the introduction and close of this podcast is provided by George Sarah.

    This program of mystagogy is hosted by the Adult Faith Programs at Saint Stephen Martyr Church in Chesapeake, Virginia.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Saint Teresa of Avila on Prayer as Watering the Garden

    Saint Teresa of Avila on Prayer as Watering the Garden
    May 27 2022

    This week we launch a month in the company of the Church’s great Doctor of Prayer, St. Teresa of Avila. We will begin by reading the famous metaphor of the soul as a garden from her autobiography. With Don Quixote, The Book of Her Life is still considered to be the greatest work of Spanish letters.

    You can prepare for the discussion by reading Chapters 11-15 of her autobiography.

    The music in the introduction and close of this podcast is provided by George Sarah.

    This program of mystagogy is hosted by the Adult Faith Programs at Saint Stephen Martyr Church in Chesapeake, Virginia.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
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