Lent and Easter 2024
Scroll to the bottom of the page to watch recordings of the Parish Lenten Mission along with the participant guides.
Guidelines for Lent
Lent prepares the faithful to celebrate the Paschal Mystery of Christ's suffering, death, and resurrection. It is a time for reflection and spiritual renewal. As Catholics, the Church calls us to a spirit of repentance and conversation: "to turn away from sin, and to be faithful to the Gospel".
Discover the powerful way that God is present to us in the Eucharist, involving us in an intimate union with Himself.
Below are the Church's definitions of "fasting and abstinence" as well as the obligatory minimum requirements that she asks of us.
Abstinence: Meat and poultry are removed from our meals - fish is acceptable.
Fasting: Eat one (1) full meal and two (2) smaller meals - no snacking during the day.
Discover the powerful way that God is present to us in the Eucharist, involving us in an intimate union with Himself.
Below are the Church's definitions of "fasting and abstinence" as well as the obligatory minimum requirements that she asks of us.
Abstinence: Meat and poultry are removed from our meals - fish is acceptable.
Fasting: Eat one (1) full meal and two (2) smaller meals - no snacking during the day.
- All Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 should fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
- All Catholics 14 years and older are to abstain from meat and poultry on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays of Lent and Good Friday.
Lenten Theme
Lord, to whom shall we go?
Our 2024 Lenten theme, Lord, to whom shall we go? (John 6:68), recalls the response of Simon Peter when Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” (John 6:67). This exchange came after the Bread of Life Discourse, in which Jesus taught us about the necessity of eating His Body and drinking His Blood. This teaching was so hard to accept that many of the disciples left Jesus to return to their former way of life.
This Lent, let us ask the questions, who or what have I put ahead of the Lord, and what must I do to remain or return to right relationship with Him?
This Lent, let us ask the questions, who or what have I put ahead of the Lord, and what must I do to remain or return to right relationship with Him?
- Will you avail yourself of the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
- Will you devote more time each day for prayer?
- Will you pray the Stations of the Cross with us on Fridays?
- Will you attend our Parish Lenten Mission?
- Will you attend Daily Mass one or more times each week?
- Is the Lord inviting you in some other way to remain or return to right relationship?
Reconciliation
ReconciliationTuesdays following 7:00 a.m. Mass
Saturdays following 8:00 a.m. Mass Saturdays 3:00—4:30 p.m. |
Lenten Confessions with Visiting Priests
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Holy Week & Tridium Services
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Palm Sunday, March 24
Normal Mass Schedule Holy Thursday, March 28 27th Street Church Bilingual, 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper with washing of feet. Adoration follows until midnight. No Daily Mass on Holy Thursday Good Friday, March 29 Pilot Butte Stations of the Cross —12:00 noon 27th Street Church Stations of the Cross Bilingual—12:00 noon Divine Mercy Chaplet—1:00 p.m. Private Devotions—2:00 p.m. Celebration of the Lord's Passion Bilingual—3:00 p.m. No Mass on Good Friday Holy Saturday, March 30 27th Street Church Easter Vigil Mass Bilingual, 8:00 p.m. No Daily Mass, No Confessions on Holy Saturday Easter Sunday, March 31 27th Street Church 7:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:30 P.M. (Spanish) 3:00 p.m. No 4:30 p.m. Mass on Easter Sunday |
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Parish Lenten Mission
Discover the powerful way that God is present to us in the Eucharist, inviting us to an intimate union with himself.
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Video links:
1st Day of Lenten Mission / God is with Us 2nd Day of Lenten Mission / The story of the Eucharist 3rd Day of Lenten Mission / Bread for the Journey 4th Day of Lent Mission / Biblical Foundations of the Eucharist |
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