Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Ash Wednesday – 03-02-2022
Ash Wednesday 2022 Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030222.cfm THIS LENT, SET YOUR STANDARD HIGH – 40 DAYS TO GREATNESS! Competition is a part of life. We play games around the kitchen table. We watch our children compete in sports growing up. We try our best to climb the ladder at work for better pay with more responsibility. So […]
Lenten Observance Guidelines
Abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and and all Fridays, including Good Friday Fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Fasting is reserved to Catholics aged 18-59, and traditionally consists of the following, as clarified by the United States Conference of Bishops. For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age […]
Pope announces 2 March as day of prayer and fasting for Ukraine
Pope Francis says his heart aches over the situation in Ukraine and announces a “Day of Fasting for Peace” on Ash Wednesday. By Vatican News staff reporter During the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis made a heartfelt appeal for peace in Ukraine, saying that the threat of war had caused “great pain in my […]
Parish Lenten Mission
Please make plans to attend our Parish Lenten Mission presented by Joe Farris. The dates of our mission are March 13, 14, 15 at 6:30pm. We also be having a shortened mission on March 15th after morning mass for those who do not wish to drive after dark. Joe Farris has 25 years’ experience in […]