Lent
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Lent, a path to deeper healing and unity
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40 Days of Prayer, Fasting and Penance for Unity and Healing
Lent is a season of 40 days of prayer, fasting, and penance in preparation for Easter. Like Jesus, in preparation for a major event in His life, we take 40 days of our lives and go into the desert for prayer, fasting and penance. This year the 40 days will begin on Wednesday, March 5th, and end on Wednesday, April 16th. We want to dedicate this Lenten season to unity and healing in our parish.
A host of opportunities are available to you to help you stay focused on this 40 day Lenten journey. Prayer can be personal or communal. Prayer can be spoken or silent. Fasting can be from food but it can also be from other pleasures or distractions. Penance can start with the Sacrament of Reconciliation but also includes action to cure relationships.
The opportunities for you are divided into three areas:- Personal prayer and sacrifice
- Communal prayer and worship
- Parish-wide activities.
These are detailed below.
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- Pray every day at 3 PM, the hour of Christ’s death, by setting an alarm and answering the alarm to pray. Pray one Our Father and Hail Mary followed by the prayer “Jesus I trust in You” for unity and healing in our parish.
- Make a sacrifice of a gift of your time by attending Daily Mass at least one time a week. Father Michael is adding a Daily Mass on Mondays of Lent as his gift of time to help you.
- Focus on the Passion of Jesus by Praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet on each of the 40 days.
- Pray in silence during the periods of Adoration which are Monday through Friday from 7:30 until 8 AM and Friday after Mass until 9:30 AM.
- Go to Confession at least once during the 40 days. Confession is every day 30 minutes before Mass. Our Penance Service is on Monday, March 31st at 6:00 PM.
- Pray in silence for 15 minutes each day for the intention of parish unity.
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- Daily Mass Monday through Friday at 8 AM
- Prayer Warriors intercessory prayers on each Tuesday at 9 AM
- Rosary after each Daily Mass
- Divine Mercy Chaplet at 7:30 AM on Monday and Friday before Daily Mass.
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- Lenten Book Study - "Everybody Needs To Forgive Somebody"
- Weekly small group discussions every Thursday in Sheehan Hall...
- March 13th from 9:00 - 10:30 AM
- March 20th thru April 10th from 1:30 - 3:00 PM
- Weekly small group discussions every Thursday in Sheehan Hall...
- Stations of the Cross each Friday at 5:00 PM (Good Friday at Noon)
- Lenten Book Study - "Everybody Needs To Forgive Somebody"
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stations of the crossEvery Friday during Lent at 5:00 PM
(Come and pray with us or view by livestream)
Follow along with
Replies for the Stations of the Cross
Stations will be led by:March 7th Knights of Columbus
(soup supper to follow)March 14th Parish Life Ministry March 21st CCW
(soup supper to follow)March 28th Pastoral Care Ministry April 4th Faith Formation - The Glories
(soup supper to follow)April 11th Music Ministry Good Friday -
April 18thStations will be held at
12:00 PM led by
Liturgy & Music
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Adoration of the blessed sacramentMonday thru Friday at 7:30 AM
Friday after Mass with Benediction at 9:30 AM
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Resources for stations of the cross
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Bp. Barron's Reflections
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