Lent - GOOD SHEPHERD HOLBROOK, NY

Week 4: Planning to Finish Strong

Sunday and Daily Mass

Many Catholics attend daily Mass as part of their special Lenten practice. Lent is also an ideal time to return to Sunday Mass if you have been away for some time.

Daily Mass: 9 a.m.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday 5 p.m.
Sunday 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 noon, and 5 p.m.

Lenten Devotions

As we start the Holy Season of Lent this week, it is important that we try to use this period as a time to focus on our relationship with God and, with others, to draw closer to the Lord. Make time to pray, reflect on the Word of God and be faithful to the Eucharist. It is a time for slowing down, for taking ourselves to account so that we may be spiritually prepared for the feast to come. Starting February 20th, with the exception of February 27th, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held Tuesday nights at 7:30pm in the chapel.

From the earliest of days, followers of Jesus told the story of his passion, death and resurrection. When pilgrims came to see Jerusalem, they were anxious to see where Jesus walked the "way of the cross" and these sites became important holy connections to Jesus. Eventually, following in the footsteps of the Lord became a part of the pilgrimage visits. The stations, as we know them today, came about when it was no longer easy or even possible to visit the holy sites. In the 1500's, villages all over Europe started creating "replicas" of the way of the cross, with small shrines commemorating the places along the route in Jerusalem. Eventually, these shrines became the set of 14 stations we now know and were placed in almost every Catholic Church in the world. While the Stations of the Cross are often prayed year-round, the devotion gets special attention during Lent, Holy Week and, especially, Good Friday.

Please join us Fridays at 7:30pm in the Daily Chapel during Lent as we too follow Jesus' journey to Calvary.

Reconciliation

Diocesan Day of Reconciliation - Monday, March 26 - 3:00pm - 8:00pm Holy Thursday, March 29 - 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Holy Saturday, March 31 - 9:30am - 10:30am
A guide to reconciliation>>

Holy Week Schedule

Palm Sunday March 25
Procession of Palms at all Masses
Regular weekend schedule: Saturday at 5pm and
Sunday at 7am, 8:30am, 10am,12Noon & 5pm

Holy Thursday March 29
The Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Morning Prayer - 9:00am
Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 8:00pm
Reposition of the Holy Eucharist - 9:00pm -Midnight

Good Friday March 30
The Celebration of the Lord’s Passion/Stations
Morning Prayer - 9:00am
Stations of the Cross (outside) -12Noon
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion -3:00pm
Stations of the Cross & Veneration -8:00pm

Holy Saturday March 31
The Holiest Night of the Year
Morning Prayer - 9:00am
Easter Vigil & Eucharist - 8:00pm -No 5:00pm Mass

Easter Sunday April 1
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
Church Masses - 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:00am & 12Noon Fellowship Hall Masses -10:00am & 12Noon
No 5:00pm Mass

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