Lent & Easter

Abstinence - NO Meat...over 14 years.

Fast and Abstinence - 1 full meal (18 through 59) no meat (over 14 years) and two smaller meals with nothing in-between during the course of the day.

Days of Abstinence - Ash Wednesday, all Fridays of Lent, and Good Friday for all who have reached their 14th birthday, no meat can be taken.

Days of Fast - Ash Wednesday and Good Friday for all who have celebrated their 18th birthday and have not reached their 60th birthday, a limit of one full meatless meal.
Weekdays of Lent - No obligation to fast, however, voluntary acts of self-denial are recommended.

Please Join us for Mass this Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019
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Our Friday Lenten Series begins the Friday after Ash Wednesday. The evening begins with Children's Stations of the Cross at 5:15 p.m. Then join us for a soup supper in the Parish Hall at 5:30 p.m. At 7:00 p.m. we have Stations of the Cross, with different reflections each week, followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Evening Prayer.   More detailed information can be found by clicking on Friday Lenten Series.

Certain days during Lent are periods of fasting and abstinence.  The U.S. guidelines issued by the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops can be found by clicking on Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.

Lent is a time for joyous celebrations. Click on How to Observe Lent to find some information on Spiritual renewal, some suggestions on how to be more involved with the Lenten process, prayer for meals and an individual prayer for Lent.

Ash Wednesday Schedule, March 6:

 7:00am - Mass & Distribution of Ashes in the church
 8:30am - Mass & Distribution of Ashes in the church
12:30pm - Mass & Distribution of Ashes in the church
 4:30pm - Prayer Service & Distribution of Ashes in the church
 6:15pm - Mass & Distribution of Ashes in the church
 6:30pm - Mass & Distribution of Ashes in the parish hall
 8:00pm - Prayer Service & Distribution of Ashes in the church

Confessions During Lent:

• Fridays in the Church (Including Good Friday in the Chapel) - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
• Saturdays in the Chapel - 9:00am to 10:00am and 3:00pm to 4:30pm
• There is no 9:00 am Confession on Saturday, April 20, only 3:00pm to 4:30pm in the chapel

Parish Reconciliation Service

Monday, April 1st, 7:00 pm (Church & Chapel)

Wednesdays, April 10th & April 17th
7:00pm to 9:00pm
All churches in the Dallas Diocese will have Reconciliation on
Wednesdays, April 10 and April 17 from 7pm-9:00pm

All are in the church except where noted.

Click to Download 2019 Parish Resource Guide for your Lenten Journey