Meditations

Taizé for Lent: Encountering God in prayerful silence

March 8, 2023

Lent is an opportunity for the community of faith to pause and reawaken to the bounty of God’s love. As we deepen our communal and individual awareness that God deeply loves us, our awareness deepens, and so too do our relationships. This month, let us rest in God’s mercy and love.

February Taizé: We present ourselves to God

February 3, 2023

Feb. 2, the Feast of the Presentation, marks when Mary and Joseph showed fidelity and dedication to God by presenting the infant Jesus in the Temple. In baptism, you too were welcomed into the community of believers and promised to be a sign of Christ’s Light in the world.

January Taizé: Epiphany sends us home ‘a new way’

January 5, 2023

This evening we mark the Feast of Epiphany, when a star led the Magi to honor the Christ Child with treasures. You know, the Magi did not return home the same way they came to Bethlehem. Are we leaving Christmas different than we were a month ago?

December Taizé: Mary Speaks to Juan Diego

December 12, 2022

The story of the origin of the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is well known. Juan Diego was a quiet, humble man, a poor peasant. Our Lady spoke to Juan Diego in his own language, with an appearance that reflected the indigenous people and their culture.

November Taizé: Surrounded by a Cloud of Witness

November 11, 2022

Many cultures and traditions set aside special days to remember and prayer for their deceased. During our November Taizé prayer service, we will remember those who have passed on before us. Our theme is “Surrounded by a Cloud of Witness.”

October Taizé: St. Francis of Assisi, Lover of Creation

October 7, 2022

Taizé is an ecumenical, meditative prayer experience using music, chants and scripture. We gather on the first Thursday of every month. The theme for October is "St. Francis of Assisi, Lover of Creation."

September Taize: National Hispanic Heritage Month

September 6, 2022

Our September Taizé prayer service marks National Hispanic Heritage Month and commemorates the contributions made by the ancestors of American citizens who came from Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, and South- and Central America

August Taize: We are a new creation

August 5, 2022

This August, we will celebrate the creation of the U.S. Province of the Precious Blood and the Feast of the Assumption of Mary.

July Taizé: Freedom, sacrifice and responsibility

July 8, 2022

Taizé is an ecumenical, meditative prayer experience using music, chants and scripture. We gather on the first Thursday of every month. The theme for July is Freedom, sacrifice and responsibility.

June Taize: Come Holy Spirit, Empower Us

June 3, 2022

Tonight we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit and the ways in which the Spirit inspires, guides, and strengthens us to live as Christian disciples.

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