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Fasting
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days for Catholics to fast and abstain. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.
For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms of 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. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.
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.
A Reflection on Lenten Fasting
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Ash Wednesday
March 5, 2025 | 6:15 am, 8:10 am, 12:00 pm, & 7:00 pm
Ashes are rich in spiritual symbolism. We recall in the second chapter of Genesis, when the human person is fashioned “out of the dust of the ground” and receives the breath of life (Genesis 2:7). In death, a person returns to the ground from which we came. The ancient Hebrews used ashes as a sign of repentance, reminding themselves that God is God and we are not.
As the minister places ashes on our forehead, we hear either “Remember that you are dust and unto dust you shall return” or “Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.” When we receive ashes, we remember our mortality. We’re reminded that we have limited time on this earth, and we ought to make the best use of it we can! People are in need of love, care, and compassion. We all need to continually rediscover the love of God. The Gospel invites every person in every stage of life to encounter and imitate Jesus here and now. The forty days of Lent are the perfect time to assess our own awareness of these realities. ©LPi
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Lenten Calendar 2024April 2025
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 30Month View March 30, 202531Month View March 31, 202518:00 ACCW Lenten Retreat: Pilgrims of HopeMonth View April 1, 2025-
Tuesday, April 1, 8:00 AM
With Fr. Marinello Saguin at the Mary and Joseph Retreat Center.Read More
2Month View April 2, 20253People of the Passion7:00p Holy Hour & Evening PrayerMonth View April 3, 20254Stations of the CrossMonth View April 4, 2025-
Friday, April 4
12:45 pm & 7:00 pm in the ChurchRead More
5Month View April 5, 20256Month View April 6, 202577:30p Lenten Reconciliation Service - American MartyrsMonth View April 7, 2025-
Monday, April 7, 7:30 PM
87:30p Lenten Reconciliation Service - St. JamesMonth View April 8, 2025-
Tuesday, April 8, 7:30 PM
97:30p Lenten Reconciliation Service - OLGMonth View April 9, 2025-
Wednesday, April 9, 7:30 PM
10People of the Passion7:30p Lenten Reconciliation ServiceMonth View April 10, 202511Stations of the Cross5:00p KOC Fish FryMonth View April 11, 202512Month View April 12, 202513Month View April 13, 202514Month View April 14, 202515Month View April 15, 202516Month View April 16, 202517Month View April 17, 202518Month View April 18, 202519Month View April 19, 202520Month View April 20, 202521Month View April 21, 202522Month View April 22, 202523Month View April 23, 202524Month View April 24, 202525Month View April 25, 202526Month View April 26, 202527Month View April 27, 202528Month View April 28, 202529Month View April 29, 202530Month View April 30, 20251Month View May 1, 20252Month View May 2, 20253Month View May 3, 2025 -
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Mass TimesHoly Saturday
- Apr 19: 8:10 AM English English EN Morning Prayer
Easter Sunday- Apr 19: 8:00 PM English English EN Mass of the Easter Vigil
- Apr 20: 7:00 AM English English EN **no incense** 9:00 AM English English EN Mass + Live stream 9:00 AM English English EN Mass in Hall **no incense** 11:30 AM English English EN
Divine Mercy Chaplet- Apr 27: 2:30 PM English English EN
Respect Life Rosary- Apr 28: 7:00 PM English English EN
Holy Hour & Evening Prayer- May 1: 7:00 PM English English EN
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