Lenten Season
The holy season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Thursday with the celebration of the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Lent is a preparation for the celebration of Easter. The Lenten liturgy disposes the faithful to celebrate the Paschal Mystery, the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus.
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Please check the Parish Bulletin and the Parish Website for additional information concerning our Parish observance of Lent
Ash Wednesday
February 14, 2024
Blessed Ashes will be distributed at all the Masses. Mass will be celebrated on Ash Wednesday at:
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7:00 AM
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8:30 AM
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12:00 PM
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5:15 PM
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7:00 PM
Abstinence From Meat And Fasting During Lent
The Bishops of the United States prescribe, as a minimal obligation, that all persons who are fourteen years of age and older are bound to abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday, on all the Fridays of Lent, and Good Friday. Further, all persons eighteen years of age and older, up to and including their fifty-ninth birthday, are bound to fast by limiting themselves to a single full meal on Ash Wednesday and on Good Friday, while the other two meals on those days are to be light. Keeping a voluntary fast throughout Lent is encouraged on the part of all.
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Colletion of Old Blessed Palm
You are invited to bring your old blessed palm to church on Sunday, February 4 and Sunday, February 11. Please place it in the baskets near the entrance to the church. This palm will be burned for the ashes to be used at Ash Wednesday. You may also reverently dispose of your blessed palm by burning it and burying it at home.
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THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE & RECONCILIATION WILL BE AVAILABLE
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Sundays at 9:45 AM
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Weekdays at 9:00 – 6:00 PM
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Saturdays at 10:30 & 7:00 PM
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Anytime by appointment
THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS
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Each Wednesday of Lent at 7:00 PM
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Each Friday of Lent at 12:00 PM
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR EVENTS DURING THIS LENT
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Morning Prayer (Monday Through Friday) at 6:30 AM
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Each Thursday and Friday of Lent, there will be a Holy Hour at 5:00 PM.
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Confessions will also be available.
To know more about the meaning of Lent, click here.
To Listen the Stations of the Cross, click here.
LENTEN RESOURCES
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Formed.org – formed.org/promo/lent
FORMED is the revolutionary digital platform that gives your unprecedented access to video-based study programs, feature films, audio presentations, and eBooks from the Church’s foremost presenters. ​
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Black Catholics on the Road to Sainthood by Michael R. Heinlein
Available at local Catholic Stores and online
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Pope Benedict’s Book Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From Entrance Into Jerusalem to the Resurrection.
Available at local Catholic Stores and online