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U.S. guidelines for abstaining and fasting
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. -
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Easter Mass Times
Please Join us for Mass this Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018
(Please note: for viewing entire table on your phone, please rotate to the landscape view.)Time Place Choir 2017
Attendance6:30am Church 7:00am Cantors 761 8:15am Church 8:15 Choir 1092 8:15am Parish Hall 5:00pm Youth Choir 403 10:00am Church 10 o'clock Choir 1340 10:10am Parish Hall 5 o'clock Choir 859 10:30am SFFC Gym Cantor/Pianist 408 Noon Church 11:45 Choir 1123 Noon Parish Hall 6:30 Choir 337 1:30pm Church 1:15 Choir 922
No 5:00pm or 6:30pm Masses -
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 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.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, March 31, only 3:00pm to 4:30pm in the chapel
Parish Reconciliation Service
Monday, March 12th, 7:00 pm (Church & Chapel)
Wednesdays, March 21st & March 28th
7:00pm to 9:00pm
All churches in the Dallas Diocese will have Reconciliation on
Wednesdays, March 21 and March 28 from 7pm-9:00pm
Chrism Mass - Tuesday, March 27
5:30pm at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, 2215 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201 Holy Thursday, March 29
8:30am Morning Prayer (No Morning Masses) 7:30pm Mass of the Lord's Last Supper Good Friday, March 30
7:00am Stations of the Cross 8:30am Morning Prayer (No Masses) 12:00-1:00pm The Sung Passion of Our Lord according to John 1:00pm-1:30pm Quiet Reflection 1:30pm - 2:30pm Confession (in the Chapel) 3:00pm Stations of the Cross 7:30pm Liturgy of Our Lord's Passion Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil), March 31
8:30am Morning Prayer (No Morning Masses) 11:30am Blessing of Easter Food Baskets 3:00-4:30pm Confessions (In the Chapel) No 5:00 pm Mass 8:00pm-11pm Easter Vigil Mass
All are in the church except where noted.
Click to Download 2018 Parish Resource Guide for your Lenten Journey