• Ash Wednesday (March 5)
• Good Friday (April 18)

Days of abstinence

• Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat (fish is permitted).

What is required?

• Fasting: Obligatory from age 18 through age 59.
• Abstinence from meat: Obligatory from age 14 onward.
• DO enjoy one full meal and two small meals that together do not equal a full meal.
• DO drink water, coffee and tea.
• DON'T eat meat (fish is permitted).
• DON'T snack between meals.

• Palm Sunday: April 13, 8:15 AM and 11:00 AM (Saturday, April 12 5:00 PM) – The 11:00 AM Mass will include a palm procession, and incense will be used.
• Holy Thursday: April 17, 7:00 PM – Mass, followed by Benediction and Adoration until 10:00 PM
• Good Friday: April 18, 3:00 PM – Service with Veneration of the Cross
• Easter Vigil: April 19, 9:15 PM
• Easter: April 20, 8:15 AM and 11:00 AM

The Church enjoins us to confess our sins at least once a year. Whether you have been away from the sacrament for many years or only a few weeks, take time to prepare by prayerfully reflecting on your thoughts, words and actions since your last confession. Click here for Examinations of Conscience from the USCCB that can help guide you.
 

Weekly Schedule

• Tuesdays: 7:30-8:00 AM
• Thursdays: 7:30-8:00 AM, 5:00-6:00 PM
• Saturdays: 8:45-9:15 AM, 4:00-4:45 PM
• Sundays: 7:30-8:00 AM

Special Events

• The Light Is On For You: Tuesday, March 11, 6:00-8:00 PM
• Parish Reconciliation Service: Wednesday, March 26, 6:30 PM

Thursdays

Eucharistic Adoration is a pious practice of praying before the Eucharist exposed in the monstrance. This time of prayer can be very peaceful and help one to grow in love of Jesus. St. John Vianney always shared the description of prayer given to him by a poor farmer, “I look at Jesus and He looks at me.” You are welcome to visit and pray for any length of time.

• Fridays
  • With Sacred Heart School students: 8:15 AM
  • Led by Sacred Heart groups: 6:15 PM

Since the very beginning of the Church, Christians made pilgrimage to Jerusalem to retrace the final steps of Jesus Christ to Calvary. Over time the faithful began including images of the pilgrimage inside their churches in order to make the pilgrimage from a distance. Everyone is highly encouraged to attend this beautiful time of prayer and meditation whether in a group setting or individually.

The seven penitential psalms allow us to express sorrow for sin, reflect on our need for God's mercy and ask for forgiveness. Consider praying with a different psalm each week of Lent.

• March 5-8: Psalm 6
• March 9-15: Psalm 32
• March 16-22: Psalm 38
• March 23-29: Psalm 51
• March 30-April 5: Psalm 102
• April 6-12: Psalm 130
• April 13-19: Psalm 143

Click here for a USCCB resource page with the psalms and a reflection on each.
 

the Liturgy of the hours

• Desktop: https://www.ibreviary.com/m2/breviario.php
• Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/it/app/ibreviary-ts-plus/id422601705
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netguru.ibreviary&hl=en_US&gl=US

• Listen to and sing along with the prayers: https://www.youtube.com/c/SingtheHours

All of these books are available in the Sacred Heart parish library. Click on a title for more information about that book, including its library call number.

• Confessions, St. Augustine
• The Silent Seduction of Self-Talk: Conforming Deadly Thought Patterns to the Word of God, Shelly Beach
• Stunned by Scripture: How the Bible Made Me Catholic, John Bergsma
• Spiritual Warfare and the Discernment of Spirits, Dan Burke
• Healing Promises: The Essential Guide to the Sacred Heart, Anne Costa
• Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis de Sales
• In the Presence of Our Lord: The History, Theology, and Psychology of Eucharistic Devotion, Fr. Benedict Groeschel
• The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth, Scott Hahn
• Signs of Life: 20 Catholic Customs and Their Biblical Roots, Scott Hahn
• I Thirst: 40 days with Mother Teresa, Joseph Langford
• Father Solanus: The Story of Solanus Casey, Catherine Odell
• Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving: Spiritual Practices That Draw Us Closer to God, Kevin Perotta
• Time for God, Fr. Jacques Philippe
• The Way of Trust and Love: A Retreat Guided by St. Therese of Lisieux, Fr. Jacques Philippe
• The Case for Jesus: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ, Brant Pitre
• The Spirit of the Liturgy, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
• A Do It at Home Retreat: The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Fr. Andre Ravier
• The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise, Robert Cardinal Sarah
• The Science of the Cross, Edith Stein (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)
• Overcoming the Evil Within: The Reality of Sin and the Transforming Power of God's Grace and Mercy, Wade Menezes