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Our Lenten Schedule and Opportunities

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Lent_2011_40daysLenten Schedule

  • Ash Wednesday Masses:

7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., Noon(Scripture with ashes only),
and 7:00 p.m.

  • Weekday Masses: 7:00 a.m.
  • Taize Prayer: Sundays of Lent at 6:30 p.m.
  • Soup and Scripture: Wednesdays of Lent at 6:30 p.m.
  • Stations of the Cross: Fridays at 4:30 p.m.
  • Adoration of Blessed Sacrament: Tuesdays 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. First Fridays 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
  • Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. and Wednesdays 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Minimum Lenten Observance

    1. LentAbstinence:
      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.
    2. 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.
    3. An Invitation:
      In the name of peace, and in union with the Bishops of our country, the faithful of this Diocese are invited to add voluntary fasting to the practice of penance during the Fridays of the year. Together with works of charity and service toward our neighbors, this practice would become a sign of our commitment to conversion, reconciliation and peace. (The Challenge of Peace, Art. 298).

Lenten Devotion

The Stations of the Cross are an extended reflection on the Jesus’ final journey toward the cross, death and resurrection. They are celebrated each Friday of Lent at 4:30 p.m. All are welcome.

Taize Prayer

Lenten Evening Prayer in the Taize Tradition will again be held here each Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. in our church. The Taize prayer form is borrowed from a famous interdenominational monastery in France and blends, song, scripture and silence. All are welcome to attend.

Soup and Scripture

A Lenten Scripture discussion based on the Gospel of St. Luke will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. We start with a simple soup dinner followed by an hour session based on the booklet “Luke, The Good News of God’s Mercy.” The sessions are held in the meeting room below the rectory. If you will attend please call the rectory at 366-1750 x 6 by Feb. 8th. Guide books will cost $8. Note that soup will be provided for the first week. On subsequent Wednesdays, a designated participant will be asked to provide soup.

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