SCHEDULE for HOLY WEEK
- Holy Thursday, April 1st
- Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 6:30pm, followed by Adoration until midnight with solemn night prayer at 11:45pm at St. Catherine Labouré.
- Good Friday, April 2nd
- Stations of the Cross, outside, at 12pm at St. Colman Church. (Weather permitting – otherwise at St. Catherine Labouré)
- Celebration of The Passion of the Lord at 3pm with Veneration of the Cross and Communion.
- Stations of the Cross at 7pm at St. Catherine Labouré.
- Easter Vigil, April 3rd
– St. Catherine Labouré at 8pm
- Easter Sunday, April 4th
- St. Catherine Labouré at 7:45am and 10:15am
- St. Colman Church at 9am
THE SEASON OF LENT – A TIME OF PRAYER, PENANCE, AND CHARITY
This Wednesday we begin the season of Lent, a time when we return to a right relationship with God and neighbor. It is a time to take stock in our lives and a time to renew our practice of faith. We begin by coming together on Ash Wednesday to sign ourselves with the cross of ashes.
Ashes will be given at Masses at St. Catherine Labouré at 12pm and 6:30pm and at the Service at St. Colman at 5:30pm on Wednesday the 26th. This day is also marked by fast and abstinence.
We can increase our prayer life during these next forty days by daily reading of scripture, daily Mass, and activities like adoration and Stations of the Cross at St. Catherine Labouré.
Stations of the Cross take place on Fridays immediately after Mass and again at 7pm with benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence. “Abstinence” prohibits individuals from eating meat or poultry. Abstinence obliges all those who have reached the age of 14 and continues to oblige throughout their entire life. Those not specifically obliged to abstain from eating meat are encouraged to join in this discipline to the extent that they are able.
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. “Fasting” requires that only one full meal be taken per day. Two other smaller meals may be taken during the day to maintain physical strength, but these two meals together should not equal a full meal in quantity. Snacking between meals is not permitted. Fasting obliges all those who have reached the age of 18 and continues to oblige until age 59. Those not specifically obliged to fast are encouraged to join in the discipline of fasting to the extent that they are able.
This is a SEASON OF PENANCE. Fasting is a great sign of this as well as eating less, remembering the needs of the poor, reducing sin in our lives and growing in grace. You can do this by using the sacrament of penance. The church still requires us to go to confession once a year and receive the Eucharist during the Easter season. Confessions are heard before and after every Mass or if seriously ill at home, call the rectory.
- Holy Thursday, April 1st
- Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 6:30pm, followed by Adoration until midnight with solemn night prayer at 11:45pm at St. Catherine Labouré.
- Good Friday, April 2nd
- Stations of the Cross, outside, at 12pm at St. Colman Church. (Weather permitting – otherwise at St. Catherine Labouré)
- Celebration of The Passion of the Lord at 3pm with Veneration of the Cross and Communion.
- Stations of the Cross at 7pm at St. Catherine Labouré.
- Easter Vigil, April 3rd
– St. Catherine Labouré at 8pm
- Easter Sunday, April 4th
- St. Catherine Labouré at 7:45am and 10:15am
- St. Colman Church at 9am
THE SEASON OF LENT – A TIME OF PRAYER, PENANCE, AND CHARITY
This Wednesday we begin the season of Lent, a time when we return to a right relationship with God and neighbor. It is a time to take stock in our lives and a time to renew our practice of faith. We begin by coming together on Ash Wednesday to sign ourselves with the cross of ashes.
Ashes will be given at Masses at St. Catherine Labouré at 12pm and 6:30pm and at the Service at St. Colman at 5:30pm on Wednesday the 26th. This day is also marked by fast and abstinence.
We can increase our prayer life during these next forty days by daily reading of scripture, daily Mass, and activities like adoration and Stations of the Cross at St. Catherine Labouré.
Stations of the Cross take place on Fridays immediately after Mass and again at 7pm with benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence. “Abstinence” prohibits individuals from eating meat or poultry. Abstinence obliges all those who have reached the age of 14 and continues to oblige throughout their entire life. Those not specifically obliged to abstain from eating meat are encouraged to join in this discipline to the extent that they are able.
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. “Fasting” requires that only one full meal be taken per day. Two other smaller meals may be taken during the day to maintain physical strength, but these two meals together should not equal a full meal in quantity. Snacking between meals is not permitted. Fasting obliges all those who have reached the age of 18 and continues to oblige until age 59. Those not specifically obliged to fast are encouraged to join in the discipline of fasting to the extent that they are able.
This is a SEASON OF PENANCE. Fasting is a great sign of this as well as eating less, remembering the needs of the poor, reducing sin in our lives and growing in grace. You can do this by using the sacrament of penance. The church still requires us to go to confession once a year and receive the Eucharist during the Easter season. Confessions are heard before and after every Mass or if seriously ill at home, call the rectory.