The start of the 2024 Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday, February 14th.
…A day for sacrifice, sorrow and reparation for sins, giving of alms due to gratitude, and remembrance that this world leads us to eternity.
Ash Wednesday Mass Times
Mass times at Church of the Holy Spirit are at 8:10 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Stations of the Cross dates this Lent:
- Wednesdays at 5:30pm: Feb 21, Feb 28, Mar 6, Mar 13, Mar 20
- Thursdays at 2:40pm: Feb 15, Feb 22, Feb 29, Mar 7, Mar 14, Mar 21
- (2:40pm Stations will be canceled if school is canceled.)
- Good Friday, Apr 15 at Noon
2024 Diocesan Lenten Regulations:
- Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence.
- All Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence.
- Fasting means eating only one full meal with two smaller meals, which together do not equal the full meal. No snacks or eating between meals. Fasting obliges Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59.
- Abstinence means eating no meat nor soup nor gravy made from meat. Abstinence obliges all Catholics over the age of 14. Sickness, hard manual labor, pregnancy, etc., automatically excuse a person from these obligations.
- Nevertheless, it should be pointed out that these are serious obligations. In cases of doubt or question, the priest who hears a person’s confession should be consulted.
Lenten Fish Fries at Our Parish
For more information about our fish fries, and to view the menu and prices, click here.
“Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy.”
-Pope Francis
Lenten Resources for Catholics:
Hallow: https://hallow.com/blog/ash-wednesday/
