Lent begins on February 18th, Ash Wednesday. Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation, but it is an important day to start your Lenten Season. It is a day of fasting and abstinence.
Fasting and Abstinence during Lent is on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are permitted one full meal and two lesser meals per day (which together should not equal one full meal), with no eating between meals. All other Fridays are days of abstinence, which means we abstain from eating meat. Catholics who are 14 years or older should abstain from meat entirely. Soups and gravies made from meat are permitted.
Lenten Activities
Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Friday at 8:00 a.m., Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. and Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Make this Lent a Retreat. Allow the Lord to draw you closer to His Heart each day through Word and Sacrament.
Stations of the Cross: Every Friday during Lent. Come make a spiritual pilgrimage of prayer each Friday and meditate upon the final hours of our Lord’s life as he carried the cross for our salvation.
- February 20th at 4pm followed by fish fry
- February 27th at noon followed by soup
- March 6th at noon
- March 13th at noon
- March 20th at noon followed by soup
- March 27th at 4pm followed by fish fry
- April 3rd Good Friday, noon in garden and 7pm in the church
Eucharistic Adoration: A time of prayer and contemplation in the Presence of Our Eucharistic Lord. Adoration of the Holy Eucharist will be every Wednesday from 5:00 to 5:50 p.m. during lent. There is also Eucharistic Adoration on first Friday, March 6th from 8:30am – 5pm. There is no Eucharistic Adoration on Good Friday, April 3rd.
Penance service: Sunday, March 8th at 4:00 p.m. The Lord always showers us with His grace. During Holy Week, and Easter, the Lord’s graces flow in abundance. Prepare yourself to fruitfully receive those graces during the celebration of the Lord’s passion, death, and resurrection by purging yourself of your sins at our Lenten penance service. Several priests will be available to hear your confession and grant absolution.
Fish Frys: Friday, February 20th and March 27th, from 4:45 – 7:00 pm. The Fish Frys will follow a special time for the Stations of the Cross at 4:00 p.m.