Spiritual renewal opportunities

Holy Hour with Bishop Michael G. Duca, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 6 – 7 p.m., St. Margaret Queen of Scotland Church, 30300 Catholic Road, Hammond. The hour will include eucharistic adoration, praise, Scripture, community and silence. For more information, call the St. Margaret church office at 225-567-3573.

St. Agnes Reflection Series “The Mass is …” reflection series, St. Agnes Church, 749 East St., Baton Rouge, Wednesdays, March 1 – April 5, Divine Mercy Chaplet at 5 p.m., Mass at 5:30 p.m., reflection at 6:15 p.m. Topics and speakers will be March 1,“The Mass is Sacrifice,” Dr. P Brian Pedraza, associate professor of theology at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University in Baton Rouge;  March 8,“The Mass is Adoration,” Deacon Michael Parker, deacon assistant at Holy Rosary Church in St. Amant;  March 15, “The Mass is Our Life,” Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas; March 22, “The Mass is Listening, “Sister Marie-Therese, Sister Servants of Jesus Crucified, St. Martinville; March 29, “The Mass is Prayer,” Danielle Van Haute, associate director of Evangelization and Catechesis of the Diocese of Baton Rouge; and April 5, “The Mass is Salvation’s Source,” Father Mathew Dunn, parochial vicar at Christ the King Church and Student Center at LSU. The series will be live streamed at facebook.com/StAgnesbr.  For more information, visit stAgnesBR.com.

Lenten mission, Our Lady of Mercy Church, 445 Marquette Ave., Baton Rouge, “The Calming of the Storm,” Deacon Michael Parker, deacon assistant at Holy Rosary Church in St. Amant,  Monday, Feb. 27 – Wednesday, March 1. For more information, call the Our Lady of Mercy church office at 225-926-1883.

St. Stephen Ministry Lenten events, St. Aloysius Church, Baton Rouge, 2025 Stuart Ave., Baton Rouge: “Broken, Burdened and Blessed” Candlelight Service Tuesday, March 28, 6:30 p.m.; and Lenten mission, “Redemptive Suffering,” Dr. Durwin Walker, family medicine specialist in Denham Springs, Monday, March 13 – Wednesday, March 15, 6 – 7:30 p.m., in the parish hall. For more information about the Stephen Ministry program, call the St. Aloysius church office at 225-343-6657.