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  • Welcome
    • New to the Parish
      • New Parishioner Registration
      • Our Patron Saint
      • Parish Map & Directions
      • Careers
    • Who We Are
      • Parish History
      • Staff Directory
      • Contact Us
    • Events & News
      • Calendar
      • Parish News
      • The Bulletin
      • Open Carry Policy
      • Facility Access Policy
    • Support
      • Online Giving
      • Planned Giving
      • Gift Shop
  • Prayer & Liturgy
    • Schedules
      • Mass Times
      • Confession Times
      • Adoration Schedule
      • Ministers' Scheduling Tool
    • Funerals
      • Funeral Information
      • Cremation & The Columbarium
    • Weddings
      • Wedding Information
      • Wedding Music
    • Liturgical Ministries
      • Altar Servers
      • Art & Environment
      • Hospitality Ministry
      • Lectors
      • Linen Care
      • Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
      • Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to the Homebound
      • Music Ministry
    • Prayer Opportunities
      • Prayer Ministries
      • Contemplative Prayer
      • Eucharistic Adoration
      • Evening Prayer
      • Prayer Blanket
      • Prayer Line
      • Rosary
    • Retreat Centers
      • Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center
      • Eagle's Wings Retreat Center
      • Together Encounter Christ (TEC)
      • Children's Bulletins
      • Homilies
  • Sacraments
      • Baptism
      • Reconciliation
      • Eucharist
      • Confirmation
      • Marriage
      • Holy Orders
      • Anointing of the Sick
  • Faith Formation
    • Children/Youth Formation
      • General Information
      • Elementary Faith Formation
      • Middle School Faith Formation
      • Life Teen (High School)
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      • The Catechism in a Year
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      • Theresians
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      • St. Dominic Savio Catholic High School
      • Becoming Catholic
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      • Book Discussions
  • Ministries
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      • Marriage & Family Life Info
      • Called to be Mom (CTBM)
      • Catholic Single Parents
      • Childcare Center
      • Marriage Preparation
      • L.O.V.E. Marriage Couples Ministry
      • Worldwide Marriage Encounter
      • Marriage & Family Life Resources
    • Pastoral Care
      • Cancer Support Group
      • Columbarium
      • Gabriel Project (Crisis Pregnancy)
      • Good Samaritan Meal Ministry
      • Grief & Loss Support Group
      • Helpers in Need
      • Project Rachel
      • Respect Life
      • Senior Care Ministries
      • Stephen Ministry
    • Social Outreach
      • Social Outreach Ministries
      • Advent Giving Tree
      • All Parish Service Day
      • Blood Drive
      • Creation Care Team
      • Drive a Senior Northwest
      • Habitat for Humanity
      • Kairos Prison Ministry
      • Mobile Loaves & Fishes
      • Social Justice Ministry
      • Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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    • Spend more time with Jesus this Lent.
      Join the 1% Challenge and kick-start a habit of prayer.

      Commit to spending 1% of your day- 15 minutes- in conversation with God through scripture. 
      15 minutes each day spent in God’s presence – reading, reflecting, responding and resting with his Word – adds up to 90 hours in one year.  
      That is time well spent, and a testimony to how a little at a time turns into something remarkable!
       
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    Lent starts February 22nd

    • Decide on your daily when and where.  Add it to your calendar.

      Each day, open your bible to the scripture for the day.

      Follow the steps of lectio divina to spark a conversation with Jesus through the scripture.

  • Read   Reflect   Respond   Rest

    • Trust in these four basic components of the time-tested, saint-recommended,
      ever-ancient, ever-new way of prayerfully reading Scripture: lectio divina.

    • PREPARE

      • Begin with the sign of the cross.
      • Take a moment to be quiet and still.
      • Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you in this prayer time.
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      • Read

        • Read a Scripture selection slowly and attentively.
        • Note any word, phrase, or image that catches your attention.
        • Consider reading more than once, and/or out loud.
      • Reflect

        • Think about the meaning of whatever caught your attention.
        • Possibly imagine yourself in the scene.
        • What is the Lord saying to you through this text?
        • Are there any: promises to claim, commands to obey, examples to follow, errors to avoid, praises to sing…
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          • Respond

            • Talk to God about the passage or anything else on your heart.
            • Thank him for blessings received; Ask him for what you and others need.
            • Note any changes or actions you are drawn to live out.
          • Rest

            • Spend a few minutes in restful silence with him.
            • “Be still and know that I am God.” (Ps 46:11)
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              for more tips and support as you grow into a habit of daily prayer with scritpure.

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          10205 N FM 620

          Austin, TX 78726

          Phone: (512) 258-1161

          Fax: (512) 258-8812

          Email: info@stmaustin.org

           
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