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Lent 2023

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Bp. Barron's Lent Reflections
- Wednesday, March 22, 2023
  
  by Bishop Robert Barron
  
  We see Jesus as the judge who shows mercy and love. Think of judgment as a sort of light, which reveals both the positive and the negative.

Lent is a time of preparation for the celebration of Easter. It is a season of simple living. As the entire Church prepares for the great celebration of Christ’s Paschal Mystery in the Easter Triduum, Catholics make special efforts to pray, do penance, and do good works. Every day of the forty-day Lenten season is an opportunity to live simply and prepare for Easter.

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Lenten Opportunities in our Parishes

Stations of the Cross: This traditional Catholic Lenten devotion invites us spiritually to accompany Jesus in his last days on his faithful way to the cross. Stations of the Cross will be prayed every Friday of Lent at 12:00 noon at St. Patrick Church. On Good Friday, we will pray the Stations of the Cross at 12:00 noon at St. Linus Church.

Children's Stations of the Cross & Lenten Family Pizza Night: On Friday evening, March 10, we will pray a special Stations of the Cross for Children & Families at 6:00 p.m. at St. Linus Church followed by a Lenten Family Pizza Night in the Lower Church (to register please click here).

Adult Faith Forum: No Greater Love - A Biblical Walk Through Christ's Passion: Please click here to find out more information about this special 4 week program being offered in St. Patrick Lower Church Hall following the 11 a.m. Mass beginning on Sunday, March 5. We hope you can join us!

Parish Lenten Mission: Please join us for Experiencing Eucharistic Revival with biblical scholar and award-winning author Stephen Binz on March 27, 28 & 29. For more information please click here.

Musical Meditations on the 7 Last Words of Christ: All are invited to this special musical recital on Wednesday, April 5, at 7:00 p.m. in St. Patrick Church.

Confessions: Our priests are available every Saturday afternoon at St. Patrick from 3:00-3:45 p.m. During the Season of Lent, our priests are available after our daily 8:00 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick Church (except if a Funeral Mass is scheduled) to hear confessions. Personal appointments for confession always can be made by contacting a priest directly through the NCC office (508-653-1093).

Holy Week Schedule

Palm Sunday - April 2

Regular Sunday Mass Schedule (7:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. at St. Patrick, 9:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. at St. Linus)

Wednesday of Holy Week - April 5
Musical Meditations on the 7 Last Words of Christ
St. Patrick Church
7:00 p.m.

Holy Thursday - April 6
Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Church

Good Friday - April 7
Stations of the Cross at 12:00 noon at St. Linus Church
Good Friday Liturgy at 3:00 p.m. at St. Linus Church

Holy Saturday - April 8
Easter Vigil Mass at 7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Church

Easter Sunday - April 9

7:30 a.m. - St. Patrick Church

9:00 a.m. - St. Linus Church

11:00 - St. Patrick Church

No 5:00 p.m. Mass on Easter Sunday

Lenten Resources

For Adults:
Lenten Regulations
What is Lent? USCCB
Lent - Loyola Press
Dynamic Catholic - Best Lent Ever
Living Lent Daily
Lent in Three Minutes (video) - Busted Halo

For Families:
Family Stations of the Cross Booklet - Evangelize Boston
Family Lenten Calendar (printable)
Lenten Activities for Children - Loyola Press
Making Resurrection Eggs as a Family
Lent for Kids - Catholic Icing
Observing Lent as a Family