Lent 2020
Pray + Fast + Serve
Fast and Abstinence
Lent Begins on Ash Wednesday, February 26
 
7:00 am - Prayer Service with Distribution of Ashes at St. Teresa
8:15 am - Mass with Distribution of Ashes at St. Teresa Church
12 Noon - Mass with Distribution of Ashes at St. Luke Church
7:00 pm - Mass with Distribution of Ashes at St. Teresa Church
 
The Little Black Book for Lent will be available. Suggested donation is $1.00.
  • Stations of the Cross - Fridays at 2:15 pm in St. Teresa Church. Our 8th Grade Students will present The Living Stations on Friday, February 27 at 1:30 pm. Joint Outdoor Stations will be Friday, April 10.
  • Reconciliation is available every Saturday before Mass, from 4:00-4:45 pm.
  • Fish Fry - St. Teresa’s Men’s Club will sponsor a Lenten Fish Fry on Fridays February 28, March: 6, 13, 20 & 27.Serving from 4:00 - 7:30 pm in St. Teresa’s Parish Center.

Helpful Lenten Links

Each year the Lord Jesus calls the entire Church to a special season of penance and renewal. As we begin this holy time of Lent, we should reflect on our need for conversion of heart, prayer, charitable works and penance.
  • The season of Lent extends this year from Ash Wednesday, February 26, to the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, April 9, inclusive.
  • 1. Everyone 14 years of age or over is bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all Fridays of Lent.
  • 2. Everyone 18 years of age and under 59 years of age is also bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
  • 3. On these two days of fast and abstinence, only one full meatless meal is allowed. The other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to one’s needs, but altogether they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted on these two days, but liquids, including milk and fruit juices are allowed.
  • 4. When health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the obligation of the law is modified. Those that are excused from fast and abstinence outside the age limits include the physically or mentally ill including individuals suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes. Also excluded are pregnant or nursing women. In all cases, common sense should prevail, and ill persons should not further jeopardize their health by fasting.
  • 5. Because Lent is a special season for all Christians, we should not lightly excuse ourselves from these penitential practices.
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