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9:00 Gather for Opening prayer and lighting of the candles illuminating the Theotokos icon of Blessed Mother Mary and the baby Jesus.

We also pray for all our lay Cistercian sisters and brothers in the US and around the world.  Specially we pray for our Gethsemani monks.  Finally, we pray this month specially for these Gethsemani monks:

Fr. Michael Casagram

Br. Giuseppe Nazionale

Br. William Leone

 9:10 Lectio. Our lectio piece will be led by .

9:50 Reading.  Our reading this month continues Story of a Soul by Therese of Lisieux (Books 2 & 3).

10:45 Housekeeping.   Volunteer to lead lectio next month?  Report on LCG Advisory Council activity; report of 1/28/23 IALCC Anglophone Zoom meeting; host October LCG retreat. Select reading for March.

11:00 Update.   Share how the Holy Spirt has entered our lives as lay Cistercians since our last meeting.

11:45 Closing worship and prayer.  We will pray the liturgical hour of None as with our Gethsemani monks (identical Psalms as done today at Gethsemani Abbey.)

We look forward to our continuing LCG Chicago journey at our next meeting: March 11, 2023.