{"id":24622,"date":"2026-01-29T13:58:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=24622"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:09:38","slug":"university-ministry-opens-mission-week-with-rosary-devotion-feb-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2026\/01\/29\/university-ministry-opens-mission-week-with-rosary-devotion-feb-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosary devotion opens Mission Week, Feb. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-24620\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/January-Rosary-Group-flyer.jpg?resize=232%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Flyer titled \u201cMonthly Rosary Group.\u201d Event details read: \u201cMonday, Feb. 2 at 3:30 p.m. at Holy Spirit Chapel, located on the lower level of the Student Union.\u201d The background image shows a close-up of hands folded in prayer resting on an open Bible. A rosary graphic frames a passage at the bottom that reads: \u201cLet us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church.\u201d\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/January-Rosary-Group-flyer.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/January-Rosary-Group-flyer.jpg?resize=792%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 792w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/January-Rosary-Group-flyer.jpg?resize=768%2C993&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/January-Rosary-Group-flyer.jpg?resize=425%2C550&amp;ssl=1 425w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/January-Rosary-Group-flyer.jpg?w=825&amp;ssl=1 825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>To open Mission Week (<strong>Feb. 1-6<\/strong>), University Ministry will host a special time of prayer and reflection on <strong>Monday, Feb. 2, at 3:30 p.m.,<\/strong> in the Holy Spirit Chapel, located in the Lower Level of the Student Union.<\/p>\n<p>Together, we will pray the rosary, a traditional Catholic devotion, in support of Pope Leo XIV\u2019s monthly intention for January: <em>Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While the rosary is a traditional Catholic prayer, all are welcome to participate. Rosary beads and easy-to-follow &#8220;how-to&#8221; guides will be provided.<\/p>\n<p>For any questions, please contact <a href=\"mailto:glafond@udmercy.edu\">glafond@udmercy.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join University Ministry in the Holy Spirit Chapel, located in the Lower Level of the Student Union, on Monday, Feb. 2 at 3:30 p.m. to pray the Rosary for Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s monthly intention in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":677,"featured_media":24620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6],"tags":[6801,7273,5315,655],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/January-Rosary-Group-flyer.jpg?fit=825%2C1067&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbwnTV-6p8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24622"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24622"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24652,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24622\/revisions\/24652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}