The Season of Lent

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 6th, and concludes quietly and without ceremony in the late afternoon of Holy Thursday, April 18th, before the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper. These six weeks of Lent are dedicated to a deeper conversion to Christ.

A Time for Intercessory Prayer

A Cross of “Human Need” will be set up in the entrance to the Church on which parishioners can affix special prayer intentions they would like the parish to pray for during Lent.

A Time for Scripture Reading and Study

For easy and meaningful Lenten study: Go to the website, www.usccb.org, for daily readings to review Lenten scriptures.

A Time for Conversion

A Parish Lenten Retreat will take place on Monday, March 18, 19., and 20th at 7:30 PM in the Church.

A Time to Prepare for Baptism and Baptismal Renewal

On Holy Saturday, one candidate will complete her initiation receiving Confirmation and Eucharist. Six catechumens will be fully initiated in the Catholic Faith receiving the Sacrament of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation at the Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 20th.

A Time for Almsgiving

There will be a noticeable box near Mary’s altar which will allow you to drop your supermarket gift cards for the purchase of food for poor families in our area.

A Time to Focus on the Suffering Christ

Stations of the Cross will be prayed every Friday evening at 7:30PM in the Church. Our Spanish prayer group will celebrate the stations in Spanish every Thursday evening at 7:30 PM in the Church. All are welcome.

A Time for Penance

Individual Penance is offered every Saturday 4-4:30 PM. On the Monday of Holy Week, April 15th, a Communal Penance Service will take place at 3:00 PM-confessions will follow till 9:00 PM that evening.

A Time for Fasting

All Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

A Time for Abstinence

All Catholics of 14 years of age and older are asked to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays in Lent.