Albertus Magnus College Engages in Lent 2024: Be Peace, Live Peace

Marks Pilgrimage With Annual Outdoor Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross Truth Marker

Stations of the Cross "Truth" Marker

New Haven, Conn., March 13, 2024 – Albertus Magnus College, the most diverse Catholic College in New England, will hold its Outdoor Stations of the Cross pilgrimage on its New Haven campus to shine a light on suffering in the world as well as the peacemakers trying to make a difference. This year’s theme is Be Peace, Live Peace. Often done during the Holy Season of Lent, Stations of the Cross is a 14-part prayer devoted to what Christians believe was Jesus Christ’s path of suffering leading to the cross.

Who:

Albertus students, faculty, and staff.
What:

Outdoor Stations of the Cross for the Suffering of the World: Lent 2024: Be Peace, Live Peace.
When:

Gather at Rosary Hall, 700 Prospect Street, New Haven, Conn.
Where:

Monday, March 18 at 3:30 p.m. (rain date is Tuesday, March 19).

Stations:

  1. Those who seek truth – Rosary Hall;
  2. Those who have died since last year and those who are ill – tree by Soccer Field;
  3. Those who provide the Arts to us – Siena Hall;
  4. Those who need food – Community Garden;
  5. Those who are elderly – Mohun Hall;
  6. Those who are homeless – Nilan Hall;
  7. Those children who need safety and the joy of play – Athletic Center;
  8. Those who need education – Weldon Hall;
  9. Those who are trafficked, victims of gun violence, or incarcerated – Campus Center Parking Lot;
  10. Those who need peace – Peace Pole, Campus Center;
  11. Those who need spiritual help – Chapel, Walsh Hall;
  12. Those seeking racial justice and equity -- Racism is a Sin sign – Walsh Hall;
  13. Those who suffer because of the devastation of Earth – Chapel window, Walsh Hall.
  14. Those who are immigrants, especially DACA students — St. Albert Statue, Tagliatela Center.

“All God wants from us is a peaceful heart,” Meister Eckhart.

About Albertus Magnus College

Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925, is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition.  As New England's most diverse Catholic College, Albertus' values and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School.  For seven consecutive years, graduating classes at Albertus have achieved post-graduate employment and graduate school success at a rate of at least 95%.  The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and 11 graduate programs. Proud to enroll a student body where more than half of its students come from minority backgrounds with nearly the same percentage of undergraduates receiving Federal Pell Grants and being first generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor’s degree programs in Game and Computer Arts, General Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Project Management, Public Health, Social Media, and Supply Chain Management; among its graduate programs is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program. Just two years from its historic 100th Anniversary Year, the College is implementing its Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, which articulates an inspiring, bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success."  To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.