Ash Wednesday – March 1, 2017
- 7:00 am
- 12:00 pm (Missa Cantata)
- 5:00 pm
(Masses for Ash Wednesday are in the church.)
Fridays of Lent
- 6:30 pm – Stations of the Cross
- 7:00 pm – Talks focusing on Our Lady of Fatima
Day of Confession
- March 24th
7:30 am to 7:30 pm - Adoration in the church
- Closing with Solemn Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Fish & Chips
- Ash Wednesday and Fridays of Lent
Noon to 7:00 pm - Fish & Chips or Baked Fish
- Eat In or Take Out
Lenten Regulations
Laws of Abstinance
- Begins on one’s 14th birthday
- Ash Wednesday and Fridays of Lent
- Obliges on to obtain from flesh meat
Laws of Days of Fast
- Applies to everyone aged 18 to 59, inclusive
- One full meal permitted and two other meals may be taken which, when combined, are less than a full meal.
- Ash Wednesday and Good Friday
Laws of Days of Penance
- Lent and Fridays outside of Lent
The Law of the Eucharistic Fast
- The fast for Holy Communion is one hour before reception
- Except for water and medicine