Albertus Magnus College Observes Lent 2025; Hope: Light in the Darkness

New Haven, Conn., March 25, 2025 – Albertus Magnus College 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 Hope: Light in the Darkness. 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 2025: Hope: Light in the Darkness.

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

When: Monday, March 31 at 3:30 p.m. (Rain date is Monday, April 7).  

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;  
10. Those who need spiritual help – Chapel, Walsh Hall;  
11. Those seeking racial justice and equity -- Racism is a Sin sign – Walsh Hall;  
12. Those who suffer because of the devastation of Earth – Chapel window, Walsh Hall.  
13. Those who are immigrants, especially DACA students — St. Albert Statue, Tagliatela Center. 

“What keeps us alive, what allows us to endure? I think it is the HOPE of loving or being loved.”  — Daniel Ladinsky, from a poem inspired by Meister Eckhart, Dominican