Finding God During a Pandemic (Resources)
Prayers and Reflections to Help During this Time
Each day brings an inundation of news stories and uncertainty about what the future holds. Here, we have collected some of the best prayers and reflections that we have seen.
Pope Francis' Urbi et orbi [VATICAN NEWS]
Pope Francis meditated on the calming of the storm from the Gospel of Mark during last week's prayer service over which he presided on the steps of St Peter's Basilica on Friday evening.
COVID-19: Discerning a path to God [JESUITS GLOBAL]
"The current experience of COVID -19 is showing us many things about ourselves and our world. In particular, I want to focus on how it is lighting up various aspects of our path to God and how, even in difficult times, there is consolation to be found."
Click here to watch Fr. Arturo Sosa's message as the Society of Jesus, in solidarity with the whole world, lives in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Webinar: The Jesuit Mission in a Time of Uncertainty and COVID-19 [JESUITS GLOBAL]
General Arturo Sosa, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, spoke to Jesuits, Jesuit partners, and people of good will around the world about the challenges of looking forward in a time of uncertainty.
Click here to watch this webinar with Fr. Sosa.
A Coronavirus Prayer [AMERICA MAGAZINE ]
Jesus Christ, you traveled through towns and villages “curing every disease and illness.” At your command, the sick were made well. Come to our aid now, in the midst of the global spread of the coronavirus, that we may experience your healing love.
Click here for the full prayer in English. In Spanish. In Italian.
Spirituality in a Time of Quarantine [RELIGION NEWS SERVICE]
"What would Jesus do? Jesus would tell you to stay home for your own good and the good of your neighbor.
But is that it? As Christians, we know that spirituality is not just about avoiding evil. It is also about doing good. Every crisis is an opportunity to do good. Here are some suggestions about what individuals, families, neighbors and parishes can do during this quarantine." Click here for more.
Reflections and Resources in Light of COVID-19 [IGNATIAN SOLIDARITY NETWORK]
An Examen for Life During COVID-19
Responding in Prayer, Reflection, and Solidarity: Coronavirus Resources, as the Jesuit and broader Catholic network responds in unique ways with love, compassion, and new means of building community, ISN will compile them in this space.
Hope & Community in the Time of Coronavirus, a reflection by Rachel Drotar, from ISN's daily Lenten reflection series, Radical Hope: Lent 2020
Coronavirus: A Reminder that We Are All Connected, a letter to students from Dr. Philip Metres, professor of English and the director of the peace, justice, and human rights program at John Carroll University.
Coronavirus: News, Reflections, and Analysis [AMERICA MAGAZINE ]
Faith in the time of Coronavirus, by Fr. James Martin, S.J.
Pope Francis' Prayer to Mary During Coronavirus Pandemic
How Catholics Should Respond to Coronavirus, by the Editors
Information on the Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Jesuit Colleges and Universities [ASSOCIATION OF JESUIT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES]
As of Monday, March 16, staff members for the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) are working from home for at least the next two weeks. Click here for links to webpages with information from Jesuit colleges and universities on ways that they are addressing the coronavirus (COVID-19) on their campuses, along with video messages from presidents.
When I’m Social Distancing I Need Christ: Finding God During the Coronavirus Pandemic [THE JESUIT POST]
We have put together a list of resources that could aid your discovering God’s presence through virtual communities in a time of social distancing.
Pray at Home Resources [HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH]
Pandemic
What if you thought of it
as the Jews consider the Sabbath—
the most sacred of times?
Cease from travel.
Cease from buying and selling.
Give up, just for now,
on trying to make the world
different than it is.
Sing. Pray. Touch only those
to whom you commit your life.
Center down.
And when your body has become still,
reach out with your heart.
Know that we are connected
in ways that are terrifying and beautiful.
(You could hardly deny it now.)
Know that our lives
are in one another’s hands.
(Surely, that has come clear.)
Do not reach out your hands.
Reach out your heart.
Reach out your words.
Reach out all the tendrils
of compassion that move, invisibly,
where we cannot touch.
Promise this world your love–
for better or for worse,
in sickness and in health,
so long as we all shall live.