THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY 

My Dear Parishioners and Supporters of Saints Peter & Paul Parish,

 

Peace in the Lord Jesus Christ.

​

As you know, Lent begins this year on March 2nd with Ash Wednesday.  The Ash Wednesday schedule, within which Ashes will be imposed, is as follows: Masses at 8:30am & 12:10pm, and  Liturgy of the Word/Prayer Services (not Mass) at 3pm, 5pm, & 7pm.

​

As we embark on our annual Lenten Journey, the Stations of the Cross will be prayed immediately following the 12:10pm Mass on each of the Fridays of Lent, beginning with Friday, March 4, and continuing on Fridays March 11, 18, 25, and April 1. On the final Friday before Holy Week, April 8, instead of after the 12:10pm Mass, the Stations of the Cross will be prayed solemnly that evening at 7pm, in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament, with musical accompaniment. This will follow Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament which will occur after the 12:10pm Mass and continue throughout that Day, leading into a Lenten Musical Prelude by our Music Ministry at 6:30pm.  This Day of Sacred Devotion will end with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament after the Stations of the Cross. Please plan to join in these opportunities to continue this sacred and time-honored devotion to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

 

The Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, in the Document Paschalis Solemnitatis, reminds us that: “The faithful are to be encouraged to participate in an ever more intense and fruitful way in the Lenten liturgy and in penitential celebrations… Devotional exercises which harmonize with the Lenten season are to be encouraged; for example, the Stations of the Cross…”. 

 

Thank you for your continued support, generosity, and prayers for the Parish.  Know that you and your Families are remembered in my daily Masses and prayers.

.

​

God Bless You,​

​

Monsignor Michael