Ash Wednesday Masses: 7 AM—St. Isidore, Collection for Emergency Assistance for Parishioners
| The Holy Season of Lent--begins—February 22, 2012 As we prepare for Lent, the 40 weekdays between Ash Wednesday and Easter, let us approach the season as a 40-day spiritual journey, complete with supplies, itinerary and a road map that will be necessary to complete the trip. With a little planning, prayer and divine intervention, many of us will reach our final destination and celebrate the joy of Easter with a renewed sense of faith. Lenten Focus: Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving
Supplies: Pick up your Little Black Book, a daily guide of prayer, scripture and reflection for Lent available in the Narthex this weekend.
Itinerary: Pray with the church - Make prayer a habit. Before starting the journey, pray for guidance along the way. Attend daily Mass. Tuesdays, 6 PM at St. Isidore— followed by Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Benediction; Wednesday, 7:15 AM at St. Pius; Thursday, February 16, 6 AM at St. Isidore ; Friday, 24, 7:15 AM at St. Pius Fridays only: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (7:30 AM-5:30 PM) at St. Isidore; Rosary, followed by Benediction, Stations of the Cross beginning 5:30 PM at St. Isidore
Roadmap: Abstinence from meat—Ages 14 through 59—no meat or meat products or dishes seasoned with meat on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent, especially Good Friday Fasting—Ages 18 through 59—on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday: one normal meal, two smaller meals, no eating between meals. Operation Rice Bowl—see article on left Good Works—volunteer at the Food Bank on Mondays, visit someone at the Nursing Home, volunteer for a new ministry, be creative Sacrifice—Eliminate unhealthy habits or change an area of your life
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