Magis, April 9, 2020

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Issue Twenty-Six

April 9, 2020

Blessed Triduum and Happy Easter to All!

Letter from Assistant Dean of Students, Paul Kircher

Dear JST Community,

As our Jewish brothers and sisters began their celebration of Passover yesterday evening, we enter into the Holy Triduum this evening. May we be open to the abundant graces of these three days, and may this time be one of liberation and hope for our suffering world.

In this issue of the Magis, we list resources for the Triduum. Please also see our new web page, Together in Faith and Hope: JST Responds to COVID-19. This page lists resources for prayer and reflection, wellness, financial assistance, and service during this time of COVID-19 and shelter-in-place.

This Tuesday evening, April 14, at 6:45 p.m., you are invited to a virtual school community gathering, to reflect on our experience of the Triduum this year. Let us share our Resurrection stories! Please see more information in the calendar entry for April 14.

Blessings of these three days, and Joyous Easter!

Paul

Liturgy News

Evening prayer gatherings via zoom are scheduled from 8:00-8:30 p.m., Sunday through Thursday. This weekend, there will be a Holy Thursday guided meditation on Jesus washing the feet of his disciples at 8:oo; on Good Friday, the Seven Last Words of Christ at 4:00; and on Holy Saturday, Taize and the Exultet at 8:00. If you are interested in helping to lead a session in the coming weeks, please email Sebastian Budinich at sbudinich@scu.edu. Contact Sebastian for the zoom link as well.

We list below some online resources for liturgy and prayer. If you find something that you think would be beneficial for the community, please send the link to Mary Beth Lamb, melamb@scu.edu. For all previous listings, please turn to our new COVID-19 Resources page. Only new items will be posted here in weeks to come.

Livestreams, virtual gatherings and presentations

SCU Holy Thursday Zoom Gathering, 7:00 p.m., Jack Treacy, SJ, presiding. Please register here.

SCU Good Friday and Stations of the Cross Zoom Gathering, 1:00 p.m., Kyle Shinseki, SJ, presiding. Please register here.

SCU Holy Saturday Zoom Retreat, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Victor Lemus directing. Please register here.

SCU Easter Sunday Mass, 10:00 a.m., Kevin O’Brien, SJ, presiding, Dennis Smolarski, SJ, preaching. Livestreamed on Facebook and Panopto.

Saint Ignatius Parish, San Francisco, livestreamed Triduum liturgies. Greg Bonfiglio, SJ, Pastor, JST alumnus; Maggie Warner, Coordinator of Parish Worship, JST MA student and cantor for the liturgies.

Virtual Witness for the Healing of the Nations and the Peaceful Conversion of Livermore Nuclear Weapons Laboratory, 8:00 a.m., Ken Butigan, GTU alumnus, preaching.

Stations of the Cross from Ignatian House, Jesuit Retreat Center, Atlanta, GA.

An Ignatian Digital Retreat for a Pandemic

Text only online resources

Guides for the Triduum at Home prepared by Louis Hotop, SJ, JST MDiv student.

Examen for Life during COVID-19 created by Susan Haarman, JST alumna

Stations of the Cross in Time of Pandemic created by Suzanne Gagné Bregman.

JST Announcements

Good Friday, April 10, is a GTU and SCU holiday. There are no classes.
JST updates on COVID-19 can be found here. This page links also to the SCU and GTU updates.
JST students who are experiencing financial need as a result of COVID-19 developments:
1) Please see the SCU Financial Aid page for information on the SCU Special Assistance Fund, and submit the request at this link.

2) For those who require additional assistance, a separate JST application will be sent out as soon as possible. For more information, please contact Paul Kircher at pkircher@scu.edu
The new JST Resource page for COVID-19 lists resources for faith and prayer, wellness, financial assistance and service.
If you are a JST student and would like to lead or participate in a faith-sharing or prayer group virtually with other students, please e-mail pkircher@scu.edu.

Heart shape with jigsaw puzzle pieces, Community Resources

Local Community Resources

Berkeley Mutual Aid Network connects individuals more at risk of developing serious complications from COVID-10 to low-risk individuals who can help supply their daily needs. If you need assistance or can offer assistance, check it out. Their website also has a list of non-profits and community organizations needing volunteer assistance.

National Daily Health Survey to track and fight the spread of COVID-19, conducted by Stanford Medical Center. They will use the information to inform local and national responses, such as redirecting medical resources or improving policies and public guidance.

Community Offerings

Full Moon over water and road

The image and following poem submitted by Paul Kircher, with the permission of local poet, Rafael Jesús González.

Luna llena/Full Moon

Esta noche se me antoja

la luna amable enfermera con su

bálsamo de luz suave y fresca

para ponerle en la frente febril

de la Tierra enferma y en delirio.

Tonight I fancy

the moon a kind nurse with her

balm of soft, cool light

to place on the fevered brow

of Earth, ill and delirious.

Virtual Labyrinth Walk

Last week this post led to a google drive which most of you could not get access to. This week, it has been uploaded to youtube.

Sara Postlethwaite, VDMF, JST S.T.L. student, created this video reflection for the Art & Pilgrimage seminar taught by Kate Barush. Sara composed and performed the music. Virtual Labyrinth Walk

Entrance of JST Building with columns and ramp.

JST Events

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