Lent and Holy Week

Holy Week Mass Schedule

March 28th at 7:30pm – Transfer of the Eucharist to the repository in Stack Center follows the Liturgy & Adoration follows until 12 Midnight.

 

Fasting:  Everyone 18 years of age and older, but under the age of 60, is bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On these days, the law allows only one full meal a day, but does not prohibit taking some food during the day, so long as this intake does not constitute another full meal. Taking liquids during the day is permitted. When health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige. If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the “paschal fast” to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily his Resurrection.

Abstinence:  Everyone 14 years of age and older is bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent. In the spirit of penance, the faithful should not lightly excuse themselves from the obligation.

Almsgiving:  By teaching us to separate ourselves from material possessions and by freely giving of our money and possessions, we learn to trust the Lord more deeply for our own daily needs.

Prayer:  This is a way to stir up our love and ardor by having a deepening conversation with the Almighty.

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Other Suggestions During Lent