Lent: Everything from Ash Wednesday to Holy Week
Fasting & Abstinence
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence for those ages 14 and older.
For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal.
Ash Wednesday
February 22, 2023
- 6:30 a.m. Mass
- 9:00 a.m. Mass for the School
- 12:05 p.m. Mass
- 6:00 p.m. Mass
Confessions
- 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Wednesdays
- 3:30 -4:45 p.m. Saturdays
- 9:15-9:45 a.m. Sundays
Fridays of Lent
6:00 p.m. Meatless Meal in Saint Joseph Parish Hall
7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross in the church
February 24
Fish Fry served by the Knights of Columbus
- To go orders which are smaller portions-$8
- Seated meal-$10
- Children under 12-$6
March 3
Meatless Soups served by Encore Yoga
March 10
Meatless Soups served by the Choir
March 17
Meatless Soups served by ACTS
March 24
Meatless Soups served by School of Saint Mary teachers
March 31
Fish Fry served by the Knights of Columbus
- To go orders which are smaller portions-$8
- Seated meal-$10
- Children under 12-$6
Special Events
Parish Mission with Father Philip Cook, OSA
“The Christian Journey”
- Sunday, February 26
- Monday, February 27
- Tuesday, February 28
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. every evening
Women’s Ministry Lenten Contemplation
featuring Sandy crews
Monday evening, March 27
Women’s Ministry Lenten Book Study
Above All
Thursdays & Fridays of Lent
churchofsaintmary.com/above-all
Father Vince’s Lit Lent Lunch
Holy Week
Monday, April 3, 2023
- 7:00 p.m. Tenebrae
Holy Thursday, April 6, 2023
The Mass of the Lord’s Supper includes the reception of the holy oils and the washing of the feet.
- no morning Mass
- 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper
- Adoration until midnight
Good Friday, April 7, 2023
- no morning Mass
- 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Confessions
- 3:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross
- 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Confessions
- 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Liturgy with Veneration of the Cross
Holy Saturday, April 8, 2023
- no morning Mass
- 8:30 p.m. Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023
- 8:00 a.m. Mass
- 10:30 a.m. Mass
- 12:30 p.m. Mass
