St. Aloysius
Catholic Church
Fri Feb 16 - Fri Mar 22: Every Friday in Lent except for Good Friday, join us for Stations of the Cross starting at 7pm.
Wed Mar 20 at 7pm: Lenten Confessions at St. Aloysius Parish
Holy Week Schedule:
Palm Sunday Masses
Saturday March 23 at 5pm
Sunday March 24 at 9am, 11am and 7pm
Holy Thursday March 28 at 7pm: Mass of the Lord's Supper
** No 8:30am Mass on Holy Thursday**
Good Friday March 29:
12pm - Celebration of the Lord's Passion (Ideal for families with children)
3pm - Solemn Celebration of the Lord's Passion
Holy Saturday March 30:
12pm - Blessing of the Easter Food
8pm - Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday March 31: Masses 9am, 11am
**(no 7pm Mass on Easter Sunday)
Divine Mercy Sunday April 7:
1pm - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
3pm - Recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet
Lent is a yearly celebration of the Church in preparation for Easter. Lent has two major purposes: It recalls or prepares for Baptism, and emphasizes a spirit of penance. Through forty days of closer attention to God's Word and of more fervent prayer, we are prepared to celebrate the Paschal Mystery.
Lent is a privileged time for prayer, fasting and almsgiving. This season provides an opportunity to renew and deepen our relationship with Jesus, and to renew the choices we make, so that we might live as He taught.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, and continues until the beginning of the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday evening. The forty days represent the time Jesus spent in the wilderness, enduring the temptation of Satan and preparing to begin his ministry.