Lenten Schedule 2021

Masses and Services (Ash Wednesday, Thursdays, Holy Week, and Easter)
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)
Eucharistic Adoration
Stations of the Cross
Our Lenten Work of Love

Worship During COVID-19

Covid-19 remains a virulent, contagious respiratory virus. The risk is significantly high indoors where the virus can be communicated by coughing, sneezing, talking, and singing. For this reason, the dispensation from the obligation to assist at Mass on Sundays/Holydays remains in effect.  Those who feel ill, have underlying health conditions, or in a high-risk category should remain home. Among the measures we are taking to minimize the transmission of the virus are the following:
 

• Missalettes are to be kept as a personal copy, not to be shared or left in church.

 

• Bulletins/Flyers are to be taken only after services and are not to be left in church.

 

• The wearing of a mask is required.

 

• Palms may be taken only after Mass.

 

• On Holy Thursday, the Presentation of Holy Oils and the Ritual of the Washing of Feet on Holy Thursday is prohibited.

 

• The cross will be venerated on Good Friday by a period of silent adoration.

 

• Holy Saturday’s Blessing of Easter Food will be outdoors, weather permitting, at Veterans’ Prayer Garden at OLS.

 

• The Liturgies are to be kept as brief as possible with minimal singing.

 

• The churches will continue to be sanitized after each service.

Masses and Services

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence from meat for all Catholics 14 years of age and older.

Honoring St. Joseph,  Friday, March 19, 12:15 PM

In addition to the morning Mass, a Mass will be offered at Noon at OLS. However, Covid-19 protocols prohibit the traditional blessing of the St. Joseph Table that usually follows the Mass. Please join us in honoring St. Joseph in this year the Church has dedicated to him.

Thursday Services at Our Lady of Sorrows Church

Eucharistic Adoration: Exposition follows the 9:00 Mass and continues until 6:00 PM.

Confession: 6:15 – 6:50 PM

Holy Mass (beginning February 25): 7:00 PM, celebrated by the pastor, Msgr. Gervasio. The homilies will follow a series: " Christian Watchwords: Beauty, Rishes, Happiness, Success, Frreedom" The Thursday evening Masses will be livestreamed.

 

Holy Week & Easter

 

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)

Eucharistic Adoration

Every Thursday is a day of Eucharistic Adoration at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. The Blessed Sacrament is exposed following the 9:00 AM Mass, until Reposition at 6:00 PM.

Morning funerals may interrupt adoration time. Call the Parish Office (587-4372) to verify.

Stations of the Cross (The Via Crucis)

with Eucharistic Benediction, Firdays (not including Good Friday), at 7:00 PM