Spirit and Truth NJ ~ Friday, December 23rd, 2016

Sing to the Lord a New Song!
…2Let Israel be glad in his Maker; Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King. 3Let them praise His name with dancing; Let them sing praises to Him with timbrel and lyre. 4For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.…

It's here!!!

Our Annual Christmas Caroling Night

Join us as we share the joy of welcoming the newborn King with the neighbors

Meeting at 8pm in the McGuiness Center

bring flashlights, a friend and lots of Christmas cheer!

Spirit and Truth NJ ~ December 16, 2016

"Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident -- in the most audacious way -- in His Fatherly goodness."

- St. Therese of the Infant Jesus

Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

Opportunity for Confession and more....

Begins 8:30 pm

Holy Family Chapel

Spirit and Truth NJ ~ Friday, December 9th, 2016

McGuinness Center 

8:30 pm

Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

We will read this Sunday's Gospel  together 

in preparation for the Third Sunday of Advent~ Gaudete Sunday

Matthew 11: 2-11

Reflection Questions:

1. What struck you most in this passage?  

What did you notice that you hadn't noticed before?

2. If God really wanted people to recognize Jesus as the Messiah, couldn't he have made it more obvious?  Many of Jesus' contemporaries didn't believe in him.  Could God have done anthing more to convince them?

3. Today's Christian can see many more signs than John the Baptist's disciples could, especially the endurance and growth of the Catholic Church and the lives of thousands of saints.  Why do Christians still struggle to obey God's will? Why do nonbelievers resist all these signs?  

4. How can we be better signs of Christ's truth for those around us? 

Further reading: Catechism of the Catholic Church, 210,436-445, 453,547, 1716-1729

From the Better Part:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Better-Part-Christ-Centered-Resource/dp/0991603869

Spirit and Truth NJ ~ Friday, December 2nd, 2016

First Friday Mass

8:30 pm

Holy Family Chapel

McGuinness Center

Saturday:

Women of Truth meeting 11am - 12:30 


Mc Guiness Center

Spirit and Truth NJ on the Road ~ Friday, November 25th, 2016

Union with God, then, is the spiritual height God calls everyone to achieve – any one, not only religious but any one, who chooses, who wills to seek this pearl of great price, who specializes in the traffic of eternal good, who says 'yes' constantly to God…The imitation of Christ in the lives of saints is always possible and compatible with every state of life. The saints did but one thing – the will of God. But they did it with all their might. We have only to do the same thing; and according to the degree of intensity with which we labor shall our sanctification progress. (Greater Perfection, pp. 264-266)

Blessed MiriamTeresa Demjanovich 

Shrine

Depart Saint John the Apostle 9:00 am 

or meet us at the Shrine(in front of Holy Family Chapel)

Mass, Talk and More! 

College of Saint Elizabeth

Holy Family Chapel

2 Convent Rd, Morristown, 

New Jersey 07960

Lunch approx 12:00pm at a local restaurant

Click below for more information 

on Blessed Miriam Teresa

http://www.scnj.org/index.php/a-saint-in-new-jersey

Spirit and Truth Will NOT

 meet Friday Evening

Spirit and Truth NJ ~ Friday, November 18th, 2016

This Friday 

Holy Hour 

Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

Rosary, Opportunity for Confession and more....

Begins 8:30 pm

Holy Family Chapel

Spirit and Truth NJ ~ Friday, November 11th, 2016

McGuinness Center 

8:30 pm

Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

We will read this Sunday's Gospel  together 

in preparation for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Luke 21:8-24

Reflection Questions:

1. What struck you most in this passage?  

What did you notice that you hadn't noticed before?

2. "He will come again to judge the living and the dea, and His Kingdom will have no end."  What impact do you think this doctrine should have on our daily lives?

3. Knowing that fidelity to Christ and his Church will bring with it persecution, misunderstanding, and opposition, how should we prepare ourselves for these eventualities>  What form will they take in our current life situation?

4. How can we avoid falling into the frustrating trao of trying to tackle difficulties and challenges of life all by ourselves, forgetting that Christ is alwaus with us, working in our hearts and in others through us?

Further reading: Catechism of the Catholic Church, 668-682

From the Better Part:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Better-Part-Christ-Centered-Resource/dp/0991603869

This Friday, November 4, 2016

“From the beginning, the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God.”CCC1032

First Friday Mass

8:30 pm

Holy Family Chapel

McGuinness Center

Saturday:

 Men:Opportunity to Serve: 
Convent Restoration/Painting 9:30am-1pm 


Women of Truth meeting 11am - 12:30 

FEMM class 1-3pm

Mc Guiness Center

contact 732-491-1223 for more information

Spirit and Truth NJ ~ Friday, October 28th, 2016

Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

Opportunity for Confession and more....

Begins 8:30 pm

Holy Family Chapel

Spirit and Truth NJ~ October 21st, 2016

"From the Eucharist comes strength to live the Christian life and zeal to share that life with others." -St. Pope John Paul II

Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

Rosary, Opportunity for Confession and more....

Begins 8:30 pm

Holy Family Chapel

Spirit and Truth NJ ~ October 14th, 2016

One day St. Teresa of Avila heard someone say: "If only I had lived at the time of Jesus... If only I had seen Jesus... If only I had talked with Jesus..."
To this she responded: "But do we not have in the Eucharist the living, true and real Jesus present before us? Why look for more?"
"In the presence of Jesus in the Holy Sacrament we ought to be like the Blessed in heaven before the Divine Essence,"
- St. Teresa of Avila

This Friday 

Holy Hour 

Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

Rosary, Opportunity for Confession and more....

Begins 8:30 pm

Holy Family Chapel

Spirit and Truth NJ ~ October, 2016

“I believe that were it not for the Holy Mass, as of this moment the world would be in the abyss.” St. Leonard of Port Maurice

First Friday Mass

8:30 pm

Holy Family Chapel

McGuinness Center

Spirit and Truth NJ ~ Friday, September 30th, 2016

This Friday 

Holy Hour 

Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

Rosary, Opportunity for Confession and more....

Begins 8:30 pm

Holy Family Chapel

Spirit and Truth NJ ~ Friday, September 23rd, 2016

This Friday 

Holy Hour 

Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

Rosary, Opportunity for Confession and more....

Begins 8:30 pm

Holy Family Chapel

Spirit and Truth Service Opportunity ~ Saturday, September 24th, 2016

Volunteers needed!!!

Join us Saturday, September 24th when we will help restore/ transform the former Saint Mary's Convent into a retreat center.

Please wear comfortable clothes that can get dirty and closed toe shoes

We will begin the day at 9:30 and end 12:30pm



Carpool leaving Saint John the Apostle 9:00 am

or meet us there by 9:30

263 Augusta Street
South Amboy, NJ

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4826391,-74.2834862,19z

few blocks from South Amboy Train Station!!!!

Spirit and Truth NJ ~ Friday, September 16th, 2016

McGuinness Center 

8:30 pm

Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

We will read this Sunday's Gospel  together 

in preparation for the Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Luke 16:1-13

Reflection Questions:

1. What struck you most in this passage?  

What did you notice that you hadn't noticed before?

2. Why do we tend to be more ingenious and proactive when it comes to wordly pursits than when it comes to spiritual things?

3. What has helped you most in keeping your financial life as Christian as possible? What has hindered you? HOw can we know where to draw the line between responsibility and generosity?

4. We call ourselves Christians, followers of Christ.  If someone were to follow us around for a day, what evidence would there be that this is truly the case?  What evidence might they find that could be the opposite- that we serve some other Lord?

Further reading: Catechism of the Catholic Church, 450-67, 2822-2827, 2850-2854,2401-2418

From the Better Part:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Better-Part-Christ-Centered-Resource/dp/0991603869