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Welcome My Dear Fellow Pilgrims, I use the term "Pilgrims" because all of us are going on a journey for forty days, called Lent. This Lenten journey takes us through the desert of self denial and penance to the Palm Sunday entrance into Jerusalem, the agony in the garden, the upper room and the institution of the Eucharist, to the cross of Calvary and finally to the empty tomb. On this journey, we are sustained by a deeper and more intense prayer life, and bolstered by acts of fasting and almsgiving. The Ash Wednesday Mass begins our journey. We are reminded of our mortality and our need for conversion of heart. Masses on Ash Wednesday are 7am, 8:45am, 5:30pm & 7pm. Every Friday during Lent at 5:30pm we will pray the Way of the Cross with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. There will be a fish fry 4:30 to 7 every Friday. I encourage you to take this journey seriously and to put yourself entirely at the disposal of the Lord during this forty day trek from ashes to Easter. During Lent the follow Penitential Discipline is fundamental and required.
Abstinence...
Is a penitential practice consisting of refraining from the consumption of meat and is to be observed by all Catholics who are 14 years of age and older. Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and the Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence. Pastors and parents are encouraged to see that children who are not bound by the obligation to fast and abstain are led to appreciate an authentic sense of penance. Fast and Abstinence… In addition to abstinence, fasting is to be observed by all Catholics between the ages of 18-59 years (inclusive). On days of fasting, one full meal is allowed. Two smaller meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to one‘s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids are allowed. Note: If a person is unable to observe the above regulations due to ill health or other serious reasons, they are urged to practice other forms of self-denial that are suitable to their condition. Remember: No meat on Fridays of Lent. Remember: To Fast– We are encouraged to go without food between meals as a form of Lenten sacrifice for love of the Lord—who loved us unto death. Remember: To come to Mass, perhaps during a weekday too. Remember: Try to join us for Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 5:30pm with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Remember: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament every Thursday till 8pm, Closing with Benediction. Remember: Examine your conscience daily. Where do I need to repent and change? Remember: Pray for the grace to change for the better. Msgr. Frank Chiodo FASTING AND ABSTINENCEGood Friday and Ash Wednesday are the major days for fasting in general for those who have reached the age 18 and are not yet 60. Abstinence means no meat on those days for those who are age 14 [or over]. General canon law says that all Fridays are days of abstinence -- no meat -- but if you want to eat meat, you should substitute some other form of penance. The US rules for abstinence from meat includes all Fridays during Lent; Fast (small meals, no snacks) + Abstinence (as in universal rules -- no meat) on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Since the Council, the US bishops have never specified a particular penance for the other Fridays of the year; but the universal law still applies -- therefore it is left to the individual to choose the form this penance takes. Since abstinence from meat is traditional (and pretty straightforward), many Catholics observe still this as their form of penance that is required of Catholics on all Fridays (Canon 1250). Many, however, entirely ignore the law of penance on Fridays. The practice of "giving up something" for Lent is part of this same requirement in the penitential season of Lent, though what you have to give up is not specified. LENT - FAST FROM - FEAST ONLENT: Fast From; Feast On• Fast from judging others; feast on the Christ dwelling in them. • Fast from emphasis on differences; feast on the unity of life. • Fast from apparent darkness; feast on the reality of light. • Fast from thoughts of illness; feast on the healing power of God. • Fast from words that pollute; feast on phrases that purify. • Fast from discontent; feast on gratitude. • Fast from anger; feast on patience. • Fast from pessimism; feast on optimism. • Fast from worry; feast on divine order. • Fast from complaining; feast on appreciation. • Fast from negatives; feast on affirmatives. • Fast from unrelenting pressures; feast on unceasing prayer. • Fast from hostility; feast on nonresistance. • Fast from bitterness; feast on forgiveness. • Fast from self-concern; feast on compassion for others. • Fast from personal anxiety; feast on eternal truth. • Fast from discouragements; feast on hope. • Fast from facts that depress; feast on verities that uplift. • Fast from lethargy; feast on enthusiasm. • Fast from thoughts that weaken; feast on promises that inspire. • Fast from shadows of sorrow; feast on the sunlight of serenity. • Fast from idle gossip; feast on purposeful silence. • Fast from problems that overwhelm; feast on prayer that undergirds. ---William Arthur Ward (American author, teacher and pastor, 1921-1994.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
