Monitor Magazine Lent 2021

From the Bishop

This Lent, ‘give God more time to speak to us’

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he season of Lent has arrived, and with it the importance of prayer and penance become a special focus of our attention once again as we “journey to Jerusalem” with our Lord Jesus Christ.

Our Holy Father Pope Francis, in his “2021 Lenten Message,” asks us to spend these 40 penitential days of Lent “renewing our faith, hope and love.” Such Lenten renewal invites us to “fasting, prayer and almsgiving,” the traditional Lenten paths to conversion. I recommend that all Catholics take a few moments to read and reflect upon the Holy Father’s beautiful Lenten Message this year.

As your Shepherd, I humbly offer you some simple thoughts for Lent.

ON FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE.

FAITH. The Letter to the Hebrews gives us a profound description of faith: “confident assurance concerning what we hope for and conviction about things we cannot see (Hebrews 11:1).” Confidence and hope! Let’s make that disposition of faith our own this Lent, especially as we continue to face the A Message from COVID-19 pandemic.

BISHOP DAVID M. HOPE. St. Paul wrote to the O’CONNELL, C.M. Ephesians: “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people (Ephesians 1:18).” Let’s open the “eyes of our heart” this Lent to see beyond the limits of this world to the glories that are ours in Christ and share that vision with one another.

LOVE. Our Lord’s greatest command was/is that we “love one another.”

This Lent, let’s remind ourselves, “greater love than this no one has, than to lay down one’s life for his/her friends ( John 15:13).” Let’s be willing to sacrifice for others.

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ON FASTING, PRAYER AND ALMSGIVING.

FASTING. 800 years before Christ, the prophet Isaiah proclaimed: “Fasting will loose the bonds of wickedness, undo the heavy burdens, let the oppressed go free and break every yoke (Isaiah 58:6).” This Lent, let our fasting create the empty space in our lives that only Christ can fill.

PRAYER. No moments in my life are as important as those I spend with the Lord. Whether alone before the Lord ever-present in the Blessed Sacrament in the silence of my little chapel or in a parish church; whether quietly enjoying the beauties of nature and God’s creation; whether reciting the Rosary or reading the Word of God; whether celebrating Mass or praying with others, my prayer is fundamentally an act of faith in and thanksgiving for the presence of God in my life and in my world. This Lent, let’s give God more time to speak to us and give ourselves more time to listen.

ALMSGIVING. The old saying rings true: “Don’t tell me that you love Continued on 6

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From the Bishop

Lenten Regulations Observing Lent Continued from 5

me, show me.” This Lent, let’s make a real, concerted effort to show our love for God by sharing our love for others. Give up something. Give something. Put your faith and hope into loving action.

Spiritual writer, Catholic social worker and foundress of “Madonna House,” Catherine de Hueck Doherty (1896-1985), wrote, “Lent is a time of going very deeply into ourselves. ... What is it that stands between us and God? Between us and our brothers and sisters? Between us and life, the life of the Spirit? Whatever it is, let us relentlessly tear it out, without a moment’s hesitation.”

As Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, permit me to suggest three things for you to consider this Lent: First, pray more and pray more deeply. Don’t make excuses. You can do it.

 “Show genuine kindness as part of your Lenten resolutions.”

Second, sacrifice. Lent is a season of penance. Let it hurt a little in reparation and amendment for sin.

As Archbishop Fulton Sheen used to say, “If there is no Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday!”

Third, care. Let someone else know they matter. Show genuine kindness as part of your Lenten resolutions.

Let me conclude with a prayer of Catholic spiritual writer Henri Nouwen (1932-1996): “O Lord, make this Lenten season different from the other ones. Let me find you again. Amen.”

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

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uring the days and weeks of penance that lie ahead — from Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2021 until Holy Thursday, April 1, 2021 — the Catholic Church throughout the world commemorates the penitential season of Lent ending with the Sacred Triduum of Holy Week. The model Jesus gave us for “these forty days” was his own experience in the desert and the temptations that followed him there where he encountered Satan face to face. And yet, Jesus, there in the desert — alone, fasting and in intense prayer — beat back the devil and triumphed over temptation, as strong and as unrelenting as it was throughout those forty days.

We enter the desert of Lent like Jesus, led by the Holy Spirit, to face our devils, our temptations head on. But we are not alone. The Lord Jesus Christ is with us. And so, too, is the Church, the entire community of faith observing Lent. Here is what the Catholic Church in the United States requires of us as baptized Catholics: 1. The days of FAST (only one full meal) and ABSTINENCE (no meat) are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. No dispensations are granted on these solemn days except for reason of sickness or those provided in canon law below. The pastor of a parish has the authority to give a dispensation to individual parishioners in his parish.

The Bishop alone has the authority to dispense groups of Catholics but only for a serious reason.

2. Those who are automatically dispensed from fast and abstinence regulations outside the age limits noted below include: the physically or mentally ill, especially individuals suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes. Also included in the dispensation are women who are pregnant or nursing. In all cases, common sense should prevail and ill persons should not further jeopardize their health by fasting (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops).

Those between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to FAST (only one full meal) as above. From the age of 14, people are also obliged to ABSTAIN (no meat: this obligation prohibits the eating of meat, but not eggs, milk products or condiments of any kind, even though made from animal fat).

The obligation to observe the laws of fast and abstinence is a serious one for Catholics. Failure to observe one penitential day in itself is not considered a serious sin. It is the intentional failure to observe any penitential days at all, or a substantial number of penitential days, that must be considered a serious matter.

The obligation, the privilege really, of receiving the Eucharist at least once a year — often called “Easter duty” — for those in the state of grace should still be fulfilled during the period from the First Sunday of Lent, April 20-21, 2021 to Trinity Sunday, May 30, 2021. However, the Church’s law does permit this precept to be fulfilled at another time during the year when there is a just cause.

I want to encourage all Catholics, especially those conscious of serious sin, to go to confession and to make use of the sacrifices and traditions that have always been part of our Lenten practices in the Church.

We do, indeed, fast and pray with the Lord Jesus and with our fellow Catholics.

May this Lent be a time of penance leading to grace and joy for us all at Easter.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, C.M.; Bishop of Trenton

ASH WEDNESDAY WITH THE BISHOP  Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will lead a videotaped liturgical service and deliver a homily for Ash Wednesday Feb. 17. The video can be viewed beginning at 6 a.m. on Youtube.com/trentondiocese.

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Lent  Father Garry Koch, pastor of St. Benedict Parish, Holmdel, and longtime Scripture columnist for The Monitor, has provided a special column for Ash Wednesday 2021. To view Father Koch’s regular Sunday columns for February, see page 46.

‘Turn Away From Sin’ ASH WEDNESDAY  FEB. 17

Our Lenten journey begins with hope

A woman kneels in prayer during Mass on Ash Wednesday 2020 in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton. Mike Ehrmann photo

Jl 2:12-18; 2Cor 5:20-6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18

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e begin our Lenten journey amid the global pandemic, and we are reminded that it was during the last Lent when all of this got started. While the Lenten season takes us into the wilderness where we can hopefully reflect more deeply and strive to bring about some conversion and correction to our lives, this Lent already seems to be different, perhaps more intense.

We have, over the past year, experienced life in different and peculiar ways. In addition to dealing with the stress and anxiety that the pandemic has caused, there have also been some positive side effects resulting from the pandemic protocols. As we begin our Lenten journey and take assessment of our lives and our relationship with the

THE WORD

Father Garry Koch

Lord, we are reminded that the Lord is calling us to redemption, to set aside our sinfulness, pettiness and selfishness and to instead focus on him. He challenges us to set things right with him and certainly also with one another.

The Gospel passage for this Ash Wednesday calls us to do almost exactly the opposite of what we are accustomed to doing on Ash Wednesday. Yes, we are embarking on a season of fasting and abstinence, and while many of us might feel that it has already been a yearlong fast from the ordinary ways in which we enjoy life with family, friends and coworkers, this year it is quite different.

We are called to set aside the many

hurtful, petty and selfish ways we have responded to this time in our lives and to the people who are important to us.

Many of us are not dealing with our frustrations well, and the scowls on our faces are shielded by the masks we wear in public.

Jesus is inviting us to accept the challenges of the moment. He wants us not to see this as a time of condemnation and gloom, but as an invitation to grow deeper in our relationship with him, with his Church and with one another as brothers and sisters bound together in love.

This time has seen some of us at our best and has also seen some of us at our worst. The Lord calls us, not to wear a false front of fasting, gloom and penitence, but to live a life of penance and fasting with grace and dignity.

Father Garry Koch is pastor of St. Benedict Parish, Holmdel.

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Lent

‘Heart of the Home’ Pandemic offers chance to regroup virtually at kitchen table during Lent

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here have been many unintended consequences of the pandemic that arrived last year during Lent. Most have been painful and hard to bear.

But conversations with family and friends during meals since last March have led me to believe that one unintended consequence – the re-establishment of the kitchen as the heart of the home – has been a blessing.

Though we may not be able to gather in person, we have relearned how to eat together in the kitchen – by tablet, Smartphone, text and yes – landline. We have been calling at dinnertime, Zooming during meals and watching our screens with joy as little kids smear gravy all over their faces while they eat.

In the past year, every phone call from relatives and friends seems to begin with the same question: “What are you making for dinner?” They enjoy hearing my meal plan, and in return, they share treasured memories and cooking traditions of their own.

A lot of the conversations lately have revolved around, “What are you cooking for Lent this year?” The dishes here are my answer. In a special way, they are meant as gentle and tasty reminders that we are entering a special period of fasting, spiritual renewal, almsgiving and above all, grace.

SPINACH QUICHE Quiche, a French tart composed of a pastry crust filled with savory egg and cheese custard, is a dish I enjoy serving throughout the year. It’s always on the menu at home during Lent, but, of course, without the usual bacon or sausage.

KEEPING THE FEAST

By Lois Rogers

For Lenten meals, I substitute the meats with seafood or more often than not, vegetables. This year’s choice ingredient was spinach, and at a test run, two friends who joined me for a socially distanced meal gave it a thumbs-up. Also, on the recommendation of a fellow home chef, I substituted Jarlsberg cheese for my usual Muenster. This Norwegian cheese is sweet and nutty and melts easily.

INGREDIENTS

• 9-inch, good quality, deep-dish pie crust • 10 oz. box frozen spinach • 1 tbsp. olive oil • 1 small sweet onion, finely diced • 3/4 tsp. salt, divided • 4 eggs • 1 cup heavy cream • 1/2 cup milk • 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg • 1/8 tsp. ground cayenne • 1 1/2 cups shredded Jarlsberg cheese • Black pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400 degrees with a rack in the center – this is important as the quiche can quickly overbake if placed on a low rack. Follow the package directions on the pie crust for pre-heating and remove from oven.

Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees.

To cook the spinach, place it and two tablespoons of water in a microwave-safe, lidded

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PASTA PRIMAVERA container. Cook on high until just hot, about four minutes depending on your microwave.

When cool enough to handle, place spinach in a fine-mesh strainer, and press out as much liquid as you can.

Warm olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat, adding onion and stirring until soft, about five minutes.

Remove from heat and add drained spinach and 1/4 teaspoon of salt to the pan and mix thoroughly. Spread the spinach mixture evenly over the bottom of the pie crust.

In a medium bowl, beat eggs well, add cream, milk, shredded cheese, remaining salt and pepper and blend well.

Carefully pour the egg mixture onto the spinach in the crust and place the quiche into the oven.

Bake quiche until it puffs and is lightly brown (about 40 minutes). Test by inserting a knife to make sure it is set. Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 15 minutes before serving with a tossed salad. Serves 4 generously.

VEGETABLE COD SOUP Cod is a white fish that’s low in fat and high in vitamins A and D and omega-3 fatty acids. While best known as the main ingredient in classic fish and chips, the mild-tasting fish is easy to cook and offers a lighter side that makes it a prime candidate for a variety of healthy dishes, including the soup featured here.

Dishes featuring cod have always been Lenten favorites in our family, and this year a good friend with fond memories of her own sent a recipe for Vegetable Cod Soup. It was so good and sounded so healthy that once I tested it, it seemed only right to add it to this year’s Lenten recipes. It is a bit labor

VEGETABLE COD SOUP

over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook until softened, two to three minutes. Add asparagus, mushrooms and squash; cook until tender. Add tomatoes, carrot, garlic, oregano, black pepper, salt and red pepper flakes; cook until tomatoes begin to soften, about one minute.

Drain penne, reserving 1 cup of pasta water. Stir into vegetable ESCAROLE and CANNELLINI mixture along with pasta water BEAN SOUP if needed and 1/4 cup of Romano cheese. Top with remaining Romano Add fish to saucepan, and return to boiling. cheese and serve with lemon wedges for the adults.

Reduce heat and simmer covered until fish flakes Serves 6. easily. Serves 4.

PASTA PRIMAVERA

with mushrooms, asparagus, squash and tomatoes

SPINACH QUICHE intensive, as all of the vegetables are chopped. But the end result is more than worth it. It is possible to save time by using one of the really good vegetable broths readily available in the supermarket.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lb. cod fish fillet, skin removed • 1/2 cup sweet red pepper, chopped • 1/2 sweet onion, chopped • 1 tbsp. butter • 3 1/2 cups vegetable broth • 1 cup frozen cut green beans (defrosted) • 1 cup cabbage, coarsely chopped • 1 cup carrot, sliced • 1 cup zucchini, chopped • 1/4 tsp. dried basil, crushed • 1/4 tsp. dried thyme, crushed • 1/8 tsp. dried rosemary, crushed • 1/4 tsp. teaspoon pepper

DIRECTIONS

Thaw cod, if frozen; cut into 1-inch pieces.

In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, cook red sweet pepper and onion in margarine or butter until tender. Stir in vegetable broth, green beans, cabbage, carrot, basil, thyme, rosemary and pepper. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for five to eight minutes, or until vegetables are nearly tender.

This pasta dish was concocted by a good friend who saw it as a way to get as many vegetables as possible into the mouths of her children – who didn’t always enjoy their “greens.” She found the onion added a lovely amount of sweetness to the dish, and the cherry tomatoes were especially appealing to younger diners.

Any shape of pasta can be used, but small pasta – such as penne or bow ties – is preferable. Varying the vegetables according to the tastes of children is certainly OK! INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups penne pasta • 1 tbsp. olive oil • 1/2 cup sweet onion, chopped • 1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces • 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms • 1 small yellow summer squash, halved lengthwise and sliced thin • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved • 1/2 cup shredded carrot • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper • Salt to taste • Lemon wedges

DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally until firm, about 11 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat oil in an extra-large skillet

ESCAROLE and CANNELLINI BEAN SOUP This is a recipe adapted over the years from memories of the escarole soup my grandmother Mae used to make. I can still recall watching the huge bunch of greens seemingly melt down to small shavings in the steaming pot of broth.

INGREDIENTS

• 3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil • 2 chopped garlic cloves • 1 small sweet onion, diced • 1 medium carrot, chopped • 4 cups vegetable broth • 2 15-oz. cans cannellini beans, drained • 1 14-oz. can diced tomatoes with liquid • 1 lb. torn escarole

DIRECTIONS

In a large Dutch oven over a medium-high flame, add the oil, onion and garlic. Sauté until the onion is soft and translucent and the garlic is just about to brown.

Add the broth and carrot; simmer over medium-high heat for five minutes or until carrots are almost tender. Stir in tomatoes with their juice.

Add white beans and escarole; cover and cook until escarole is tender and the flavors blend.

Top with hearty amounts of grated Romano cheese and serve with crusty bread. Serves 6.

The Holy Season of Lent is a time when folks may be looking for tasty, easy-to-prepare meatless meals. Over the years, The Monitor’s freelance writer Lois Rogers has created a library of meals in her Keeping The Feast column. See them at, TrentonMonitor.com/ Keeping-the-feast.

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Lent

ONLINE TEMPLATES, GIVING AVAILABLE FOR CRS RICE BOWL PARTICIPATION As part of the Lenten traditions of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, Catholic faithful are encouraged to participate in the Catholic Relief Services’ annual Rice Bowl program for those in poverty throughout the world.

The official relief and development agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, CRS’s Rice Bowl Lenten collection has helped faith communities in dioceses throughout the nation put their faith into action.

Many Catholics can remember the cardboard collection boxes of their childhood for families to collect spare change throughout the Lenten season and learn about how our sisters and brothers across the globe overcome hardships like hunger and malnutrition, and how through Lenten alms, we have the power to make the world a better place for all.

Because the pandemic has changed parishes’ and schools’ abilities to distribute boxes, participants can instead visit www.CRSRiceBowl.org/families, and find templates to create a rice bowl at home, as well as meatless recipes, “Stories of Hope” that highlight CRS’s impact across the globe, Lenten calendars, prayers and other Lenten resources. Also listed are options for how to send donations to

CRS. The resources may also be accessed through the diocesan website: https:// dioceseoftrenton.org/catholic-social-services.

Since its inception in 1975 in Allentown, Pa., CRS Rice Bowl has raised nearly $300 million in donations. The program came about as a response to the famine in Africa, as Catholics looked for a way to provide aid. Lenten alms donated through this program support the work of CRS in more than 100 different countries each year. Additionally, 25 percent of donations to CRS Rice Bowl remain in the local diocese, supporting poverty and hunger alleviation efforts.

In 2019, nearly 14,000 Catholic parishes and schools across the U.S. participated in CRS Rice Bowl.

VIRTUAL LENTEN RETREAT FOR CATECHISTS, FAMILIES FEB. 16 Catechists and families can enrich their Lenten experience by learning how to carry out the three pillars of prayer, penance and almsgiving during a virtual retreat Feb. 16.

The webinar will give families guidance on navigating the six weeks of Lent, especially during the pandemic, as well as offer suggestions for resources, online inspiration and ways to connect their homes to parish life.

The webinar, which will run from 6 to 7 p.m., is being presented by the William H. Sadlier Publishing Company. The presenter will be Kathy Hendricks, a national catechetical consultant. She is the author of several books, including “Seeking Spiritual Balance in Off-Kilter World” and “Forming Families in Faith: Catechesis in the Home.”

For more information, contact Lauren Marchesini, Sadlier representative, at 201966-8625 or lmarchesini@sadlier.com. To register online, visit https://dioceseoftrenton.org/lenten-retreat-2021.

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ASH WEDNESDAY COLLECTION FOR CENTRAL, EASTERN EUROPE The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops take up a special collection every year on Ash Wednesday through its Subcommittee on Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. This year the USCCB is highlighting the Catholic community of the former Soviet-controlled country of Kyrgyzstan as its beneficiary.

The collection will take place in most parishes on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17. Those unable to attend Mass in person are encouraged to contact their local parish for giving options, including online donations.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, countries in Central and Eastern Europe have been laboring to rebuild religious life as well as governments, social welfare activities and economies. Catholics of that region endured decades of religious persecution under Soviet rule, and are in urgent need of help.

Each year the Collection for Central and Eastern Europe helps to support seminaries, youth ministry, social service programs and pastoral centers, as well as church construction and renovation in 28 nations once under communist control.

Kyrgyzstan, an impoverished nation compared to Switzerland for its beauty, was used as a Soviet gulag. Brutal communist dictator Joseph Stalin inadvertently revived the Catholic Church there when he used it as a prison for ethnic Poles and Germans who were deported from western Russia for refusing to abandon their faith.

In 2020, the Subcommittee on Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe awarded $6.1 million in funding for 323 projects in 25 countries.

By EmmaLee Italia, contributing editor

Lent

ANNUAL CATHOLIC MEN’S RALLY TO HOLD VIRTUAL WEEKEND FEB. 19-21

“Simon the Cyrenian Compelled to Carry the Cross with Jesus” by 19th century French painter James Tissot – one of his 14 Stations of the Cross in watercolor. Brooklyn Museum, public domain image

Stream the Stations with Bishop O’Connell this Lent

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will lead a special, multimedia experience of the Way of the Cross, which will be available for streaming on the Diocese of Trenton’s YouTube channel beginning Friday, Feb. 19. The presentation will feature the watercolor portrayal of the 14 stations by popular 19th century French painter James Tissot, one of Bishop O’Connell’s favorite artists.

After experiencing a spiritual vision while visiting the Church of St. Sulpice in Paris, Tissot dedicated his artistry to portraying the life of Christ in 350 watercolors based upon the Gospels – 14 of which depict the Stations of the Cross. The entire collection was purchased by and remains on display with the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Bishop O’Connell observed that the Stations’ portrayal has been “selected to help us prayerfully envision the Passion and Death of the Lord Jesus Christ.”

Leading prayers first composed by St. Alphonsus Liguori, the Bishop invites the faithful to join him in commemorating the Way of the Cross this Lent. To stream the Stations, visit youtube.com/trentondiocese.

COMING UP IN MARCH Look for the March issue of The Monitor Magazine that will include personal Lenten reflections from four clergy serving in parishes in the Diocese. Each share how they have come to regard their experiences with COVID-19 as part of their Lenten journey and how they relied on their Catholic faith as they dealt with isolation, sacrifice, recovery, quarantine and mourning the loss of life.

When men from around the Diocese gather for the annual Catholic Men for Jesus Christ Rally this year, it won’t be for just a day, but an entire weekend.

This year, because of the pandemic restrictions, the rally will not be held in-person but virtually from Feb. 19-21. Highlights of the event, according to organizers, include more than 50 speakers, many of whom are nationally and internationally known, who will address topics including “The Idolatry of Sports;” “Leaving Boyhood Behind: Rights of Passage and the Crisis of Maturity,” and “Your God Is Too Boring.”

Participants will also have an opportunity to attend a virtual pre-recorded Mass celebrated by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M.  For more information, visit catholicmenforjesuschrist.org. To register for the rally, visit go.virtualcatholicconference.com/NCM2021?r_done.

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