Lent

With the spiritual pillars of Lent at our disposal, we set out on a 40-day journey, a journey of encounter with ourselves, our neighbors, and our God.

Through prayer, we encounter Christ, present in the faces of every member of our human family, so often still walking that long road to Calvary.

Through fasting, we encounter our own obstacles, those things about ourselves that prevent us from loving God and neighbor.

Through giving, we encounter our brothers and sisters around the world, asking what we can give up so that others might enjoy life to the fullest.

Please take advantage of any of the following opportunities to help your encounter this season of Lent.

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A Prayer for Lent

Dear Lord, bless this day by blessing my desires. Help me to know how deeply you long to enter more deeply into a relationship with me. Help me to fast from, to do without, whatever keeps me self-focused. Strip me these days from some of the unhealthy patterns that make freedom difficult. Let there be some taste of emptiness this day, and let me experience hunger for you, hunger for a new way of life, hunger for how I might serve others. Let me enter “this joyful season Lent,” and help us “prepare to celebrate the Paschal Mystery with mind and heart renewed.

Lenten Stations of the Cross Devotion

Every Friday at 7 pm

• Monday, March 11 at 7 pm – 9 pm (Youth, though all are welcome)
• Tuesday, March 05 at 5 pm – 9 pm

Has it been a while since your last confession? Are you still relatively new to the Catholic Faith? Are you looking for God’s mercy? Attend the Communal Reconciliation to experience God’s love and mercy. If you would like a refresher, check out Making a Good Confession for tips.

Holy Week

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However you decide to spend your Lent, know that you are being prayed for by your St. Joan of Arc family.