St. Catherine of Siena Parish March 2014
Lent is a 40 day period of preparation for the
Feast of Easter which begins on Ash Wednesday,
March 5th and ends on Holy Saturday.
The three pillars of Lenten observance are
prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
Prayer: More time given to prayer during Lent should
draw us closer to the Lord. We might pray especially for
the grace to live out our baptismal promises more fully.
Fasting can help us realize the suffering that so many
people in our world experience every day, and push us to
help them and show Christ’s love to them.
Almsgiving is a sign of our care for those in need and an
expression of our gratitude for all that God has given us.
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of
fasting and abstinence from meat.
Dear Lord, as we enter this Solemn and Holy Season, we
pray that you will send your Holy Spirit upon us that we
might prepare ourselves for these coming 40 days of
Lent. We seek to humble ourselves so that we can
understand the magnificence of Your Love for us as You
humbled Yourself and gave Your Life on the Cross that
we might receive the gift of Eternal Glory with You.
Amen.
Masses for Ash Wednesday at
8am, 5:30pm, 7pm, and 8:30pm
Stations of the
Cross every Friday at
6:30pm during Lent.
Feast of St. Anne
Will be celebrated on
March 1st at the 6pm
mass followed by
fellowship in the
Scalabrini Hall
Let us pray for Fr. Aldo
Uderzo, who passed
away last year March
1st. He is remembered
fondly for his dedication
and work with the youth
of our parish.
March 22 and 23rd
Bundle Sunday
St. Vincent de Paul
Society will collect
clean, usable clothing in
our parking lot.
2013 Income
Tax Receipts can be
picked up at the office
on weekdays during
regular hours. Thank
you all for your
generousity this year.