You Don’t Know Jack!…about Lent

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What is Lent? What are the three practices the Church suggests we do during Lent based on the teachings of Jesus? Why do Catholics eat fish on Fridays and why is it called “Good” Friday, anyway? Fr. Jack Collins, CSP, is once again hitting the streets, this time on Ash Wednesday near St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York asking these questions and more.

Lenten Schedule and Opportunities 2023

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The Minimum Lenten Observance

Abstinence: All Catholics who have reached their 14th birthday are bound to abstain totally from meat on the following days: Ash Wednesday, all Fridays of Lent and Good Friday.

Fasting: All Catholics between their 18th and 59th birthdays are also bound to observe the Law of Fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. This practice involves limiting oneself to a single full meal and avoiding food between meals. Light sustenance may be taken on two other occasions in the course of the day.

Self-denial: Is encouraged voluntarily. Acts might include daily Mass, spiritual study, Lenten devotions, the Rosary, deeds of kindness etc.

Lenten Schedule

Weekday Masses: 7 AM (see bulletin)

Taize Prayer: Sundays of Lent at 6:30 PM

Stations of the Cross: Fridays at 12:00 PM

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesdays 7:30 AM – Noon, First Friday 7:30 – Noon

Rosary for Peace: Third Thursday of each month at 5:30 PM

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday – 4:30 PM

Lenten Devotion

Stations of the Cross will be held in the church every Friday during Lent, starting this Friday, February 24th. They will begin at Noon.

Lenten Evening Prayer

Taize prayer services will be held each Sunday evening during lent at 6:30p.m. Beginning on Sunday, February 26th and continuing through Sunday, April 10th. Taize prayer blends song, silence, and scripture into a meditative experience. Each service lasts about 40 minutes. All are welcome, from any parish as well as any Christian denomination. Feel free to bring a friend.

Soup and Scripture

It’s time to look forward to Lent (and Spring!!). This year we will be having Soup and Scripture every Wednesday for the 6 weeks of Lent. It will begin with soup at 6pm and then followed by scripture at 6:30. The book we will be using is Philippians “A Letter to Friends” by Kevin Perrota space is limited. Call the rectory to sign up.

Sessions will be held on (March 1, March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5) Please join us!