Lent
Lent 2013
Ash Wednesday
February 13
Masses: 12:10 pm,
5:15 pm and 7:00 pm |
Masses during Lent Monday (Communion Service): 5:15 pm Tuesday & Thursday, 7:30 am Wednesday & Friday, 12:10 pm & 5:15 pm Saturday, 5:15 pm Sunday, 8 & 10:30 am |
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Other Area Penance Services
March 10, 3 pm - St. Martin's, Tours
March 13, 7 pm - Sacred Heart, Waco March 18, 7 pm - St. Louis, Waco March 20, 6:30 pm - St. John's, Waco March 21, 4-5 pm & 7-8 pm - Assumption, West March 22, 7 pm - St. Joseph's, Bellmead |
Reconciliation
Every Saturday, 4 - 5 pm
(Except March 30) Friday, March 8, 4 - 5 pm
Parish Lenten Penance Service:
Monday, March 4 at 7 pm
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Stations of the Cross
and Benediction
Each Friday in Lent at 7 pm
Seder Meal
Wednesday, March 13
A Passover Celebration and Pot Luck Supper 6:30 pm in the Parish Hall |
Knights of Columbus
Fish Fry
Each Friday of Lent 5 - 8 pm
(except Good Friday) in the KC Hall,
corner of Richland and Sanger Ave.
This Fundraiser benefits our Parish graduating Seniors (KC Scholarship program). |
Holy Week 2013
Palm Sunday
Masses: 5:15 pm on SaturdayMarch 24 8 & 10:30 am on Sunday |
Holy Thursday
March 28 Mass of the Lord's Supper 7 pm |
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Good Friday
March 29 Stations of the Cross: 12:10 pm Rosary: 2:30 pm The Passion of the Lord presented by the Youth of St. Mary's, Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion: 7 pm First Day of the Divine Mercy Novena |
Holy Saturday March 30 The Easter Vigil Mass 8:30 pm 
Easter Sunday
Masses: 8 and 10:30 amMarch 31 |
Fast and Abstinence
"This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own." (Is 58)
One of the most ancient practices linked to the season of Lent is fasting. Fasting is not only a discipline of self-control, but also serves as an aid to prayer. Just as our bodies hunger for physical food, so too, do our souls hunger for God. By fasting we signify our oneness with the Lord, acknowledge our need for conversion and give witness to our solidarity with those less fortunate.
Traditionally, fasting means not eating more than one full meal and two smaller (half) meals. Also, there is no eating between meals. Fasting refers to the quantity of food eaten. Catholics who are 18 to 59 years old are expected to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
Traditionally, fasting means not eating more than one full meal and two smaller (half) meals. Also, there is no eating between meals. Fasting refers to the quantity of food eaten. Catholics who are 18 to 59 years old are expected to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
Abstinence is the avoidance of meat products (not including eggs, milk and condiments made of animal fat). The U.S. Catholic bishops call for all Catholics 14 years and older to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and the Fridays of Lent. There is no upper age limit.
These traditions of fasting and abstinence are an expression of our desire to be converted in our hearts, to be reconciled with each other, and to love our neighbor.
For more information, click here.
The Lenten Workshop
at CatholicCulture.org
