Abstinence & Acts of Penance for Lent
The Bishops of the United States prescribe, as minimal obligation, that all persons who are fourteen years of age or older are bound to abstain from eating meat all the Fridays of Lent, Good Friday, and Ash Wednesday. Further, all persons eighteen years of age and older, up to and including their fifty-ninth birthday, are bound to fast by limiting themselves to a single meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, while the other two meals on that day are to be light.
All the faithful are encouraged, when possible, to participate at Mass and to receive the Holy Eucharist daily, to celebrate frequently the Sacrament of Penance, to participate in parish Lenten devotions as well as Lenten education programs. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is especially recommended. All are encouraged to make some material sacrifices during Lent and give that money to the poor. Please use our poor boxes.
Spend time with Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament from 8:30 pm Holy Thursday to 12:00 Noon on Good Friday in Mary's Chapel. Please sign up using the link below. Sign up is requested and not mandatory.
All Night Adoration Sign Up Link
Palm Sunday
Saturday, April 12
4 pm: Vigil Mass (CSJ)
5 pm: Vigil Mass (SFDS)
Tuesday, April 15
7:30 pm: Solemn Choral Tenebrae Service (CSJ)