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What is LENT?
Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrectionat Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and, we practice self-control through fasting. We are called, not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent, but to a true inner conversion of heart as week to follow Christ's will more faithfully. We recall the waters of baptism in which we were al so baptized into Christ's death, died to sin and evil, and began new life in Christ. . . . (~uscccb.org)
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EASTER VIGIL and EASTER SUNDAY
Holy Saturday
8:30 PM Saturday , April 8 - Easter Vigil Mass
Easter Sunday
8:30 AM Sunday , April 9 - Easter Mass
(9:30 AM Sunday - Easter Egg Hunt)
11:00 AM Sunday, April 9 - Easter Mass
(12:15 PM Sunday - Easter Egg Hunt)
2:00 PM Sunday, April 9- Spanish Easter Mass
(3:15 PM Sunday - Easter Egg Hunt)
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Confessions
Penance ServiceA Penance Service will be held at St. Matthew's on Thursday, March 23, at 7:00 PM. Multiple priests will be available, as well as various language options.
Weekly Confession Schedule- Saturdays at 3:30 PM
- Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 PM (Adoration is from 6:00 - 7:00 pm)
- By Appointment
- Please call the parish office at 770-964-5804
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Devotions
Stations of the Cross
Each Friday of Lent, beginning Friday, February 24, Stations of the Cross will be held in the Church at 7:15 PM until April 1st.Mary's Way of the Cross
All women of the parish are invited to pray the Women's Way of the Cross together on Wednesday, March 22, at 6:00 PM.
First Saturday RosarySaturday, April 1, at 4:00 PM
Join us on the first Saturday of each month at 4pm in the Chapel to pray the Rosary in thanksgiving and for reparation, forgiveness and our deliverance.
Weekly Holy Hour (with Confessions)Join us for our weekly Holy Hour of Adoration each Thursday at 6:00 PM. Confession is available as well from 5:30 - 6:30 PM.
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Dinners
Fridays during lent
Join us for a Lenten Meal from 6:15 - 7:00 pm in the Conference rooms 3/4. The Knights of Columbus, and other Ministries, will be sponsoring the evening meals.
Coffee & Cathecism with Fr. Valery
Enjoy coffee, conversation and donuts with Fr. Valery, as we explore the Catholic faith and her traditions, through "Reflecting on the Catechism in a Year" by Fr. Mike Schmitz. Begins the first Sunday of Lent from 9;45 AM until 10:45 AM.
Resources for Fr. Schmitz's Podcast and Reading Plan:
The Catechism in a Year Reading Plan
The Catechism in a Year Podcast
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Bp. Barron's Lent Reflections
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Fasting & abstinence
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and is a day of universal fasting and abstinence. The following church regulations are observed through the season of Lent: Abstinence from meat is observed on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all the Fridays during Lent by Catholics of 14 years of age and older. All Catholics who are at least 18 years of age but not yet 59 years of age observe fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Those bound by this rule may eat only one full meal. Two smaller meals (that all together are not equal to a full meal) are permitted as necessary to maintain strength according to personal needs; eating solid foods between meals are not permitted. Those who are sick, pregnant, nursing, or with a compromised health condition that would be adversely affected should not consider themselves bound by these norms. During the season of lent, we are all called to embrace penance and perform works of charity and mercy that reflect our desire of a true conversion of heart. May this holy season of lent 2023 lead all of us to a deeper union with Christ and with one another.
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