LCG Chicago

November 11, 2023

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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:

Maximilian Pickerill

Abel Arbuckle

Joseph Bender

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

9:50 Reading.  Our reading this month is chapter 12 in The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr.

10:45 Housekeeping.   Volunteer to lead lectio next month?  Summary of the Fall 2023 LCG Retreat led by our Chicago community.  What can we learn and what can be developed from the retreat? Election to replace Tom Kosnik as Council member.  Chicago Report on LCG Advisory Council activity.

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.)