Evening Prayer (Vespers) is celebrated occasionally throughout the year at St. Nicholas and St. Mary churches. Incorporating light, music, and silence, along with the fragrance of incense, this lay-led celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours marks key seasons of the year and celebrates the feast days of particular saints, including the four women named as Doctors of the Church. The group which leads vespers also hosts annually a ReLent group incorporating Lectio Divina into the evening prayer which is open to all, no sign-up required.

Evening Prayer is held in the sanctuary in St. Nicholas or St. Mary. Times and dates are listed below.
2023
  • Thursday, March 2, 7 p.m. – ReLent Prayer with Lectio Divina/Sharing
  • Thursday, March 9, 7 p.m. – ReLent Prayer with Lectio Divina/Sharing
  • Thursday, March 16, 7 p.m. – ReLent Prayer with Lectio Divina/Sharing
  • Thursday, March 23, 7 p.m. – ReLent Prayer with Lectio Divina/Sharing
  • Thursday, March 30, 7 p.m. – ReLent Prayer with Lectio Divina/Sharing
  • Friday, April 28, 7 p.m. – Saint Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church
  • Sunday, May 28, 7 p.m. – Pentecost
  • Friday, July 21, 7 p.m. – Saint Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles
  • Sunday, September 17, 7 p.m. – Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Doctor of the Church
  • Sunday, October 1, 7 p.m. – Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church
  • Sunday, October 15, 7 p.m. – Saint Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church
2024
  • Sunday, January 7, 7 p.m. – Baptism of the Lord
  • Thursday, February 22, 7 p.m. – ReLent Prayer with Lectio Divina/Sharing
  • Thursday, February 29, 7 p.m. – ReLent Prayer with Lectio Divina/Sharing
  • Thursday, March 7, 7 p.m. – ReLent Prayer with Lectio Divina/Sharing
  • Thursday, March 14, 7 p.m. – ReLent Prayer with Lectio Divina/Sharing
  • Thursday, March 21, 7 p.m. – ReLent Prayer with Lectio Divina/Sharing
  • Monday, April 29, 7 p.m. – Saint Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church
  • Sunday, May 19, 7 p.m. – Pentecost
  • Monday, July 22, 7 p.m. – Saint Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles
    • Weather permitting, this session will be held in the courtyard on the south side of St. Nicholas Church
  • Tuesday, September 17, 7 p.m. – Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Doctor of the Church
  • Tuesday, October 1, 7 p.m. – Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church
  • Friday, October 11, 7 p.m. – Saint John XXIII, Patronal Feast
  • Tuesday, October 15, 7 p.m. – Saint Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church
2025
  • Sunday, January 12, 7 p.m. - Baptism of the Lord
  • Thursday, March 13, 7 p.m. - Re-Lent/Lectio Divina
  • Thursday, March 20, 7 p.m. - Re-Lent/Lectio Divina
  • Thursday, March 27, 7 p.m. - Re-Lent/Lectio Divina
  • Thursday, April 3, 7 p.m. - Re-Lent/Lectio Divina
  • Thursday, April 10, 7 p.m. - Re-Lent/Lectio Divina
  • Tuesday, April 29, 7 p.m. - Saint Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church
  • Sunday, June 8, 7 p.m. - Pentecost
  • Wednesday, September 3, 7 pm at Saint Nicholas - Saint Phoebe Prayer Service
  • Wednesday, September 17, 7pm at Saint Nicholas - Saint Hildegard of Bingen
  • Wednesday, October 1, 7 pm at Saint Nicholas - Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
  • Friday, October 10, 7 pm at Saint Mary - Saint John XXIII
    Saint Teresa of Avila
  • Wednesday, October 15, 7 pm at Saint Nicholas - Saint Teresa of Avila
2026
  • Sun Jan 11, 7 p.m. - Baptism of the Lord
  • Thu Feb 26, 7 p.m. - ReLent/Lectio Divina
  • Thu Mar 5, 7 p.m. - ReLent/Lectio Divina
  • Thu Mar 12, 7 p.m. - ReLent/Lectio Divina
  • Thu Mar 19, 7 p.m. - ReLent/Lectio Divina/St Joseph
  • Thu Mar 26, 7 p.m. - ReLent/Lectio Divina
  • Wed Apr 29, 7 p.m. - St Catherine of Siena
  • Sun May 24, 7 p.m. - Pentecost
  • Thu Sep 17 7 p.m. at Saint Nicholas - Saint Hildegard of Bingen 
  • Thu Oct 1 7 p.m. at Saint Nicholas - Saint Thérèse of Lisieux 
  • Sun Oct 11 7 p.m. at Saint Mary - Saint John XXII 
  • Thu Oct 15 7 p.m. at Saint Nicholas - Saint Teresa of Avila

Evening Prayer Reflections

These parishioners have agreed to share their reflections prepared for Evening Prayer.  We thank them for their willingness to enrich our celebrations with their insights!

On St. Thérèse of Lisieux​ 

"Cloistered in the northwest corner of France in the late 1800’s, Thérèse became a Saint 28 years after her death and was named a Doctor of the Church in 1997, known today as the most popular Saint of modern times. Each year we wonder how this young, cloistered nun became a sensation on a massive scale shortly after her death with the publication of her memoir The Story of a Soul, in which she laid forth her spiritual treatise called The Little Way. The Little Way is a brilliant roadmap to living a spiritual life, one that people all over the world embraced. They thought – we think – 'I can do that.'"
​Download the full reflection by Cynthia Judge.
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St. Thérèse at age 15