| Archdiocese of Newark Youth & Young Adult Ministry Office

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youth and young adult ministry and the parish communities of the Archdiocese of Newark, NJ.

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Today's Readings
- Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
  
  Reading 1 1 Sm 15:16-23
  Responsorial Psalm 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23
  Gospel Mk 2:18-22
liturgy of hours
Grotto Blog
- Amy Biehl’s Work for Justice in South Africa
  
  Amy Biehl didn’t live a long life, but she gave everything she had to promote racial justice. The connections she made have transformed into something deeper than justice: reconciliation. As a...
- How to Utilize Poetry as a Creative Expression
  
  A woodsman. A designer. A cloistered nun. A Star Trek actor. A pope. What do all of them have in common? They are all people who knew the power of evocative and expressive language. Poetry is the...
- Building Community with House Concerts
  
  Hannah and John Hoefer have a goal to give local musicians a space to share their music. They do that by hosting house concerts for their community in Granger, Indiana. These events have grown in...

Daily Scripture and Reflections

- Going deeper with an Ignatian Spirituality prayer session of 10-13 minutes based on daily reading (podcast)
- Scott Hann’s “Sunday Bible Reflections” (podcast and text)
- Daily Scripture based meditation (text)
Homilies

- Daily Homilies (podcast)
- “About One-Minute” Sunday Homilies (video)
- Sunday Homilies (blog)
Catholic Bibles

- USCCB’s Catholic approved Bible translations
- Bible reviews (includes non-Catholic Bibles)
- “Catholic study Bibles reviews”
- Study Bible: The Didache Bible; “…a Bible with commentaries that reference the Catechism [to] facilitate a better understanding of how a particular verse or verses are directly related to the teachings of the Catholic Church.” Also includes apologetical explanations, maps, timeline of Biblical events, and more.
- Study Bible: Ignatius Catholic Study Bible New Testament; includes study notes, text charts, maps, word studies, and more.
Scripture Study

- “Understanding the Bible…10 points for fruitful Scripture reading.”
- “Books of the Bible”
- “The Understanding the Scriptures Podcast”
- “Read the Bible & the Catechism in a year”
- Additional Catholic tools for Bible study: The Catholic Bible Dictionary, The Catholic Bible Concordance, and The Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture.
Ways to Pray

- 7 Postures of Prayer
- Lectio Divina; praying with the Scriptures
- Visio Divina; praying with images
- How to keep a prayer journal (article)
- Coloring as part of your prayer life
Prayers and Devotions

- Pray with today’s saint
- Prayers, Novenas, Litanies, and Spiritual Bouquet; includes Jesus, Mary, the Saints, common for Catholics, and more.
- Daily Reflections on Divine Mercy
- Liturgy of the Hours; what is it? (You can pray the Divine Office through “Breviary” on the sidebar).
- “The Daily Examen”
Personal Retreats and Meditations

- Minute meditations
- Making “a 'Sacred Space' in your day…with the help of scripture chosen every day and on-screen guidance.”
- 3-Minute Retreat
- Virtual Retreats on a variety of topics
- An eight-day retreat based on Scripture and echoing an Ignatian Dynamic
- The Wild Goose is a series to help you (or your small group) open up to the Holy Spirit.
Additional opportunities

CHECK OUT our Events+ page for additional opportunities for growing in faith and community.