The Church prays and invites everyone to ensure that love will prevail over hatred, peace over war, truth over falsehood and forgiveness over revenge. The Holy Father encourages us to pray and fast for peace. Lent is a time set aside by the Church for prayer, fasting and almsgiving in preparation for the great Feast of Easter. Fasting has an important place in all the great religions. The Old Testament lists fasting among the corner-stones of the spirituality of Israel. Prayer is good when accompanied by praying, almsgiving and justice (Tobit 12:8). Fasting implies an attitude of faith, humility and complete dependence upon God. Fasting is used to prepare us to meet God for a difficult task or to seek pardon for an offence, to express grief in the wake of domestic or national misfortunes. Fasting inseparable from prayer and justice, is directed above all to conversion of heart. During Lent you are encouraged to build on your own personal faith journey through daily Mass; scripture reading and reflection; daily meditation and examination of conscience; praying the rosary; visits to the Blessed Sacrament (Tuesday Adoration from 1-5p.m.); Stations of the Cross; fasting and a sacrificial offering to Share Lent.
OUR LENTEN SCHEDULE
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Mass at 7:30a.m.
Tuesday and Thursday Mass at 12:10p.m.
Friday 7p.m. – Stations of the Cross followed by Mass