Sunday Mass
People who have fallen out of the habit of going to Sunday Mass often use Lent as an opportunity to start attending again. Mass times are Saturday: 5:00 p.m., Sunday: 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12 noon and 5:00 p.m. Weekday Masses are at 9:00 a.m. Cannot attend because of the pandemic? Sunday Mass can be streamed online on our website.
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LENTEN GUIDELINES
1) Abstinence on all the Fridays of Lent, and on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday
• No meat may be eaten on days of abstinence.
• Catholics 14 years and older are bound to abstain from meat.Invalids, pregnant and nursing mothers are exempt.
(Fish is the usual substitute meal)
2) Fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday
• Fasting means having only one full meal to maintain one's strength. Two smaller, meatless and penitential meals are permitted according to one's needs, but they should not together equal the one full meal. Eating solid foods between meals is not permitted. Catholics who have reached the completion of the eighteenth year to the beginning of the sixtieth year are bound to fast. Again, invalids, pregnant and nursing mothers are exempt.
Lenten Reflections
Click on link to watch reflection| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| February 27 |
February 28 |
March 1 |
March 2 Ash Wednesday |
March 3 Day 2 |
March 4 Day 3 |
March 5 Day 4 |
| March 6 |
March 7 Day 5 |
March 8 Day 6 |
March 9 Day 7 |
March 10 Day 8 |
March 11 Day 9 |
March 12 Day 10 |
| March 13 |
March 14 Day 11 |
March 15 Day 12 |
March 16 Day 13 |
March 17 Day 14 |
March 18 Day 15 |
March 19 Day 16 |
| March 20 |
March 21 Day 17 |
March 22 Day 18 |
March 23 Day 19 |
March 24 Day 20 |
March 25 Day 21 |
March 26 Day 22 |
| March 27 |
March 28 Day 23 |
March 29 Day 24 |
March 30 Day 25 |
March 31 Day 26 |
April 1 Day 27 |
April 2 Day 28 |
| April 3 |
April 4 Day 29 |
April 5 Day 30 |
April 6 Day 31 |
April 7 Day 32 |
April 8 Day 33 |
April 9 Day 34 |
| April 10 Palm Sunday |
April 11 Day 35 |
April 12 Day 36 |
April 13 Day 37 |
April 14 Holy Thursday |
April 15 Good Friday |
April 16 Holy Saturday |
Lenten Sacrifice
Our parish wide devotion of alms giving and fasting through ,“Choose Your Own Container” is now in it’s fourth week. We thank you for your continued support and participation. Please remember to bring your donations in a zip lock bag or Chinese Tupperware on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 24th. The funds collected will be given to Fr. Rufus for his continued work in India.
~Your Pastoral Council.
Parish Retreat
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Parish Lenten Mission
Father Roy Tvrdik will be speaking at Good Shepherd at all Masses this weekend, March 26/27. Fr. Roy will also be leading our Parish Lenten Mission Monday 3/28, Tuesday 3/29 & Wednesday 3/30 at 7pm in the Church. Fr. Roy Tvrdik, SMM, was born on Staten Island in 1957 and raised in Port Jefferson, NY. He entered formation with the Montfort Missionaries and graduated from St. John University in 1979. After initial formation, Fr. Roy entered the chaplaincy for Children’s Hospital, Washington D.C., for 8 years and sold real estate for several of those years. He reentered seminary formation at Catholic University and was ordained in 1993. Assigned to St. Mary Gate of Heaven, Ozone Park, until 1996 where he was made Vocation Director. Throughout his ministry he has given Retreats, Parish Missions, and Preparation for Consecration to Jesus through Mary according to St. Louis de Montfort throughout the United States and taught Theology at St. John University from 2001 to 2005. Fr. Roy was the Director of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island, Manorville, NY from 2005 until 2020. There he developed a men’s spirituality group called Man Matters. Throughout his time at the Shrine he has conducted a weekly theology classes that now continue in four parishes. Currently he facilitates on Cursillo and World Wide Marriage Encounter weekends. He preaches parish missions, leads pilgrimages to the Holy Land and other holy sites throughout the world. He also coordinates Project-Genesis Interfaith since its founding in 2006. |
2022 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
PALM SUNDAY, April 10
Procession of Palms at all Masses
Regular weekend schedule: Saturday at 5pm and Sunday at 7am, 8:30am, 10am, 12Noon & 5pm
RECONCILIATION
Monday, April 11- 3pm - 5pm and 7pm - 8pm
Holy Saturday, April 16 - 9:30am -10:30am
HOLY THURSDAY, April 14
The Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Morning Prayer - 9am
Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 8pm
Reposition of the Holy Eucharist - 9pm -11pm
GOOD FRIDAY, April 15
The Celebration of the Lord’s Passion/Stations
Morning Prayer - 9am Stations of the Cross (outside) -12Noon
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion -3pm
Stations of the Cross & Veneration -7:30pm
HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 16
The Holiest Night of the Year
Morning Prayer - 9am
Blessing of the Easter Baskets - 9:30am
Reconciliation – 9:30am -10:30am
Easter Vigil & Eucharist - 8pm (No 5pm Mass)
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 17
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
7am, 8:30am, 10am, & 12Noon, No 5pm Mass
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Lenten Reading and Reflections
Let this Lent be not just another Lent, but the beginning of a new life, with new good life long habits making Jesus as the centre of our lives. The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis helps to concentrate more on interior life and withdraw from the lure of the world. The Imitation is perhaps the most widely read Christian devotional work next to the Bible, and is regarded as a devotional and religious classic. Read Imitation Free on Gutenberg.org>> Download the Imitation Audiobook Free on Librivox.org>> |
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The Chosen
Give up streaming for Lent? Ok, probably not. But consider seeing Jesus through the eyes of those who knew Him by streaming The Chosen. A wonderful way to journey with Christ this Lent. Best part is season 1 is available free on YouTube!
About Season 1: A charismatic fisherman drowning in debt. A troubled woman wrestling with real demons. A gifted publican ostracized by his family and his people. A religious leader struggling with his beliefs. See Jesus through the eyes of those who met Him.
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Give up streaming for Lent? Ok, probably not. But consider seeing Jesus through the eyes of those who knew Him by streaming The Chosen. A wonderful way to journey with Christ this Lent. Best part is season 1 is available free on YouTube!
About Season 1: A charismatic fisherman drowning in debt. A troubled woman wrestling with real demons. A gifted publican ostracized by his family and his people. A religious leader struggling with his beliefs. See Jesus through the eyes of those who met Him.
Watch Season 1>>