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

Marks Pilgrimage With Annual Outdoor Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross

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

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 eight 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 12 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 Nursing, General Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Public Health, 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 100 th 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.