OFFERINGS FOR LENT
LENTEN RETREAT AFTERNOON FEBRUARY 22
1pm-4pm
O’Grady Community Center
Join us as we explore the call to be PILGRIMS OF HOPE. The afternoon will draw on connections between the virtue of hope and the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
ASH WEDNESDAY
MARCH 5
Mass 7am | 7pm
School Mass 8:15am
Distribution of Ashes 12 Noon
Eucharistic Adoration between Masses throughout the day.
STATIONS
Thursdays
5:30pm, Church
Pray the traditional Stations of the Cross as we journey with Christ on his way of suffering and death.
XLT HOLY HOUR
Thursdays
(March 6, April 3)
7:00 – 8:00pm
Church
Come and BE in the presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament as we gather for Eucharistic Adoration, prayer, and Praise and Worship music.
ADORATION
Wednesdays
8:45am – 7pm
ENCOUNTER
ADORATION / CONFESSIONS
March 12 | 6pm
Come for an evening of Eucharistic Adoration and the opportunity for personal confession.
SOUP & BREAD
March 17, 24, 31
5:30pm
O’Grady Community Center
Join us as we pray together at 5:30pm, followed by a simple soup and bread meal. Spend time reflecting on the three major calls of the Jubilee Year: Restoration of land, Forgiveness of debts, Care for the most vulnerable among us. Focus on this historical call to celebrate the jubilee and its practical applications in our own lives today.
SERIES ON FORGIVENESS
March 6, 13, 20, 27
6-7pm, Church
Explore the Jubilee Year call to “forgive debts” as it pertains to forgiveness. Sessions will include consideration of forgiveness of self, others, society and God. The evenings will consist of prayer, personal reflection, presentation and conversation.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
PALM SUNDAY
April 13
Saturday
4:30pm
Sunday
8:30am | 11:00am | 6:00pm
HOLY THURSDAY
April 17
7:00pm
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
8:00-11:00pm
Eucharistic Adoration
GOOD FRIDAY
April 18
12:30pm
Good Friday Service with
Veneration of the Cross
8:00pm
Living Stations
HOLY SATURDAY
April 19
10:00am
Morning Prayer with the OCIA Catechumens & Candidates
12:00pm
Blessing of Food
8:30pm
Easter Vigil Mass
EASTER SUNDAY
April 20
Mass
8:30am | 11:00am
GUIDELINES FOR FASTING & ABSTINENCE
FASTING
Ages 18-59
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday
When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal a day as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. No eating between meals.
ABSTINENCE
Every Friday during Lent
Ages 14+
Abstaining from eating meat. No eating between meals.
Excused from these guidelines:
those who are physically or mentally ill, pregnant, and nursing women.
One can also fast from the internet, social media, your comfortable chair, your favorite food. These small practices of self-denial strengthen us to say yes to God and legitimate needs of others.
PRAYER, FASTING AND ALMSGIVING
The traditional triad of Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving are a path of purification for participating more fully in the Lord’s Passion and Resurrection which will be our principle meditation in Holy Week. These mysteries stand as the foundation of our Catholic faith.
SIGNIFICANCE OF RECEIVING ASHES
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
The Stations of the Cross, also known as the Way of the Cross or Via Crucis, commemorate Jesus’ passion and death on the cross. There are 14 stations that each depict a moment on His journey to Calvary, usually through sacred art, prayers, and reflection. The practice began as pious pilgrims traced His path through Jerusalem on the Via Dolorosa (Way of Sorrows).
EASTER TRIDUUM
The summit of the Liturgical Year is the Easter Triduum which extends from the evening of Holy Thursday through the evening of Easter Sunday. Though chronologically three days, they are liturgically one day unfolding for us the unity of Christ’s Paschal Mystery.
The single celebration of the Triduum marks the end of the Lenten season and leads to the Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord at the Easter Vigil.
The liturgical services that take place during the Triduum are:
– Mass of the Lord’s Supper
– Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
– Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord
SUPPORT LITTLE FLOWER PARISH
Volunteer at Bingo
Serve in a Liturgical Ministry
Help prepare a meal for LifeTeen
Pray for and support the Living Christ Capital Campaign
Help with the Spring Church Cleaning
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Websites
FORMED
Ascension Press
Augustine Institute
Word on Fire
Apps
Laudate
Hallow
Amen
Discerning Hearts
Pray as You Go
USCCB
Podcasts
Bible in a Year
Catechism in a Year
Abiding Together (women)
The Better Part
Centering Prayer
ibrievary
Formed
Books
The Confessions of St. Augustine, St. Augustine
Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis de Sales
33 Days to Merciful Love, Fr. Michael Gaitley
The Lamb’s Supper, Scott Hahn
Rediscover Jesus, Matthew Kelly
The Hidden Ground of Love, Thomas Merton
Return of the Prodigal Son, Henri Nouwen
No Greater Love, Edward Sri
Come Be My Light, Mother Teresa
Story of a Soul, St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Make Room: A Child’s Guide to Lent and Easter, Laura Alary
What We Do in Lent, Anne E. Kitch
The Gifts of Lent, Donald H. Niedigk
