Come spend some quiet time in prayer with Jesus this Lent.

We will be holding Eucharistic Adoration:

Sunday, March 5 from 1-4p
Thursday, March 16 at 7p.
Sunday, April 2 from 1-4p

Come for an hour or a few minutes. Never been to a Holy Hour before? Not sure what to "do?"

Fr. Josh Johnson, with Ascension Presents, has some great Adoration tips, click here to watch. 

Also, check out this great list from the Maronite Monks of Adoration for what to "do" during a Holy Hour:

1. Slowly read Sacred Scripture until something hits you. Then listen.
2. Say the Holy Rosary.
3. If you can’t say 15 decades, say five decades.
4. If you can’t say five decades, say one decade (something Pope Benedict XVI has mentioned).
5. If you can’t say one decade, say one Hail Mary very slowly.
6. If you can’t say one Hail Mary, say “Holy Mary”, like a little child saying “Momma”.
7. Pray as you can, not as you can’t.
8. Look at the Good God, and let Him look at you.
9. Consider that the Sacred Body of Jesus came from Holy Mary. Thank her.
10. Tell Jesus something that made you happy. Then listen.
11. Tell Him what you are afraid of. Then listen.
12. Tell Him what angers you. Then listen.
13. Speak about your loved ones.
14. Pray for an enemy.
15. Talk with Him about work.
16. Pray to St. Joseph for a happy death.
17. Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
18. Sing a song for Him in your heart.
19. Promise to trust Him.
20. See the Blessed Virgin kneeling next to you, adoring her Son and praying with you.
21. Realize that your Holy Guardian Angel is with you. Ask him to coach you in holiness.
22. Renew your loyalty to His Church.
23. Ask your patron saint to pray for you to know and do God’s Will.
24. Lean on Him. Tell Him you love Him.
25. Thank Him for the Sacraments.
 26. For a time, don’t DO anything. Be with Him, as a friend, while He works.
27. Ask Him if that is perhaps what he wants you to “do” more often.
28. Tell Him your failures. Ask for help. Then listen.
 29. Slowly recite the Beatitudes.
30. Say one Our Father slowly.
31. Say the Creed slowly.
32. Slowly recite a favorite psalm.
33. Pray for a great love of the Cross.
34. See Our Lord in His Passion...stand there, with Him, as Our Lady does.
35. Lean into the hurricane of graces coming from the monstrance.
36. Consider the blinding Uncreated Light shining out from Him.
37. Be aware that He is sending out graces to the world right then through you.
38. Pray the ‘Jesus Prayer’: Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
39. Pray Jesus, mercy... and listen. Pray Mercy, Jesus... and listen.
40. Tell Him: Jesus, I trust in You...strengthen my trust.
41. Ask Him: Lord, what do you what me to do? And how do you want me to do it?
42. Ask Him to show you the next step.
43. Talk to Him heart to Heart.
44. Pray for the Holy Father.
45. Pray for vocations.
46. Look at yourself. Count your gifts. Then thank Him.
47. Pray for the world.
48. Enjoy just being in His Presence.

Join us every Friday during Lent for Confession, Mass and praying the Stations of the Cross: a great addition to your Lenten prayer plans this year! 

What are Stations of the Cross? Stations of the Cross is an active and contemplative prayer that helps us meditate on the Passion of Jesus. While Stations can be done anytime, Lent is a great time to get familiar with this long-standing devotion. Also, did you there is a  plenary indulgence available for praying the Stations of the Cross? 

“God is love,
and he who abides in love
abides in God,
and God abides in him”
(1 Jn 4:16). 

Join us for "Abide in God's Love", the 2023 Nativity Lenten Retreat. It's happening February 26-28th, starting at 7pm each evening in the chuch.  Each session will include prayer, music and a talk and will run for one hour.  Fr. Eric will be the presenter for the talks all three nights. Each night will focus on one of three encyclicals from Pope Benedict XVI (listed below). 

• Sunday, February 26th: Deus Caritas Est (God is Love)
• Monday, February 27th: Spe Salvi (In Hope We were Saved)
• Tuesday, February 28th: Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth) 

Join us for an afternoon of activities focused on the season of Lent and Easter! February 26th, 2-3pm located in the Parish Center. Suitable for grades K-5.

Click here to RSVP!

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered for 12 hours on March 8th at Nativity Catholic Church from 7a-7p. Several area priests will be taking shifts at Nativity to hear your confession. Been a while since you've been to confession? Don't even know what to say in confession? We are here to help guide you along the way. Confession is a place of victory, click here to find out why.

Here are the 10 steps of confession: 

Confession begins with the (1) Sign of the Cross and the penitent greeting the priest with the words, (2) “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. My last confession was ….” (weeks, months, years).

The penitent (3) confesses sins to the priest, who stands in the name of Christ and the Church. The priest will help you make a good confession. If you are unsure or uneasy, ask the priest to help. Place your trust in God, a merciful Father who wants to forgive you. Following the confession of sins, say, (4) “This is all I can remember. I am sorry for these and all my sins.”

The priest will assign you a (5) penance. The penance takes into account your personal situation and supports your spiritual good. It may be a prayer, an offering, works of mercy, service, or sacrifice; whatever the penance, the individual is joined in some way to Christ and the cross.

The penitent will then pray an (6) Act of Contrition. This prayer expresses true sorrow for the sins confessed. This prayer may be expressed in one’s own words or one may use one of the formal prayers of sorrow.

My God,
I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong
and failing to do good,
I have sinned against you
whom I should love above all things.
I firmly intend, with your help,
to do penance,
to sin no more,
and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Our Savior Jesus Christ
suffered and died for us.
In his name, my God, have mercy.
(Rite of Penance, no. 45)

The priest, acting in the person of Christ, will absolve you from your sins by saying the prayer of (7) Absolution. As the prayer is ending, the penitent makes the (8) Sign of the Cross and responds, “Amen.”

The priest will express some (9) words of praise and blessing. The penitent leaves, completing the (10) assigned penance.

You can pick up your Rice Bowl after Mass on Feb. 18/19.

Join our faith community—and more than 12,000 Catholic communities across the United States—in a Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl. During the 40 days of Lent, we will reflect on how hunger and malnutrition affect our human family, and on the need to take action to end this global injustice. In addition to helping to alleviate global poverty, 25% of your contributions also go to local charities such as God's Bounty Food Pantry.  

Pick up your family’s CRS Rice Bowl from the baskets in the church gathering area, from Nativity school, or from the parish office. 
Or click here for more information.