Lent is a season of spiritual renewal. It provides Christians a chance to reflect and to draw closer to God in faith and in action.

This Lenten season, the Jesuit community will have the opportunity to refocus on their faith and deepen their relationship with God through the Eucharist Renewal.

Utilizing the teachings of St. Ignatius’s Spiritual Exercises, this Lenten program provides each Blue Jay with the prospect to experience, reflect, act, and evaluate his faith centered upon the Holy Eucharist. The students' own Lenten penances will be supplemented with reflection upon the experience of receiving Christ in the Eucharist.  In this way penance becomes a prayer in which the desire for earthly satisfaction is replaced with a desire for the love of God.

Although our school’s Eucharistic Renewal will run throughout Lent, the Jesuit community, upon our return from the Mardi Gras break, will find many opportunities to explore their spiritual life through special activities.

Please visit the Agenda of Activities which will open the Eucharistic Renewal at Jesuit High School.

Check back to this page for updates and details about upcoming events during this Lenten experience.

The Eucharist and the Meaning of Human Life

Blue Jays Encouraged to Deepen Prayer Life to Find True Happiness

Fr. Nile Gros, ’95, spoke to the Blue Jays at morning assembly on Friday as part of the Eucharistic Renewal program. Fr. Gros encouraged the Jays that by discovering God’s will through prayer, each person will discover true happiness.

Blue Jays Commit to Abstain from Meat on Thursday

Donning purple bans, Blue Jays like junior David Sanchez (left), freshmen Larry Schwall, and Evan Bailey agree to abstain from eating meat on Thursday as part on the Eucharistic Renewal.

Jays Commit to Attending Morning Mass During Lent

Junior Stephen Baay signs up to attend morning Mass during Lent. At Jesuit, Holy Mass is offered every school day at 7:15 AM in the Holy Name of Jesus Chapel.  During Lent, Blue Jays volunteer to attend at least one Eucharistic service.

Eucharistic Renewal: Archbishop Gregory Aymond Celebrates Mass with Jesuit Community

As part of the Eucharistic Renewal, a program created to enhance a Blue Jay’s Lenten experience, Archbishop Gregory Aymond joined the Jesuit Fathers Wednesday morning to celebrate Mass for the Jesuit community in the Chapel of the North American Marytrs. In his homily, Archbishop Aymond encouraged Blue Jays to use Lent to focus on a specific weakeness rather than a vast array of challenges in their goal to deepen their relationship with God and with others. Archbishop Aymond Mass Photo Gallery

Blue Jays Reflect on Their Faith and Their Relationship with God Before the Holy Eucharistic

Junior Chip Arnold reads from Scripture as his classmates listen and reflect before the Holy Eucharist on Tuesday in the Holy Name of Jesus Chapel. As part of the Eucharistic Renewal celebration during Lent, theology classes are taking the opportunity to explore their faith during Adoration.

Eucharistic Renewal: Focus On the Cross 

Monday during morning assembly, forty Blue Jays process on the second floor balcony to remind the Jays to reflect on Jesus and the Eucharistic during the Lenten season. Fr. McGinn talks to the Blue Jays about the Eucharistic renewal.