LENT 2021      

Lent is the 40-day season of preparation for the Paschal Triduum.  The 40 days are counted from Ash Wednesday of Lent until Holy Thursday.  (Lent ends on Holy Thursday.)  The readings at Mass on these days were chosen to teach us about the three Lenten disciplines of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.  In imitation of the Lord, the Church invites us to spend these forty days in prayer, fasting, and works of mercy.  Lent was originally the time for an intense preparation to receive the Sacrament of Baptism, the initiation into the Christian Community.  For those already baptized, it is a time to renew our relationship with Christ and His Body, the Church.  This special season can be a means of gaining a greater sensitivity to God’s presence in our lives and the needs of those less fortunate.  The following outline offers some suggestions for spiritual growth during this season.  Also, take note of the Lenten regulations below.

 FASTING AND ABSTINENCE IN LENT:  (Canon Law)

Abstinence from meat is required by those 14 and older on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all Fridays in Lent.  In addition, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are fast days:  those between the ages of 18 and 59 should eat less - no solid food between meals and only one meal that day should be a full one.  (Serious reasons, for example one’s health, can excuse you from these rules.)  The law of the Church also encourages parents to see to it that minors who are not bound by law of fast and abstinence are educated in an authentic sense of penance.

DEVOTIONAL FASTING: 

Beyond Church Law, one might choose to practice self-denial in many ways that could be called “fasting” - greater temperance in food and drink, fasting from the noise of television, radio, public entertainment, and using the time saved in spiritual reading or Bible study.

Lent at Saint Luke’s Church

>>        February 17 is ASH WEDNESDAY and the beginning of the Lenten season.  Ashes will be distributed at the 7 a.m. Mass, the 12 noon Prayer Service, and the 5 p.m. Mass.  The 5 p.m. Mass will be live-streamed.

>>        HOLY MASS SCHEDULE: 

Saturday:                    5:00 p.m.

Sunday:                       7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

Monday – Friday:       7:00 a.m.

>>        CONFESSION:

Fridays:                       6-6:30 p.m.

Every Saturday:          4-4:45 p.m.

or call for an appointment                                      

Eucharistic Adoration and Monday Devotions are held every Monday after the 7:00 a.m. Mass.

            7:00 a.m.            Mass

            7:30 a.m.            Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and the Rosary

            3:00 p.m.            The Chaplet of Divine Mercy

            3:15-4:00p.m.    Memorare, Litany of Loreto, Evening Prayer and

                                       Benediction and Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Stations of the Cross:  Fridays  -  6:30 p.m.

Effective, Saturday, May 30, 2020, St Luke Church will reopen for the public celebration of mass.  For the time being, we will follow the mass schedule listed below:

Saturday - 5:00 pm (vigil)

Sunday - 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am.  There will be no Sunday Night Mass

Daily Mass will resume on Monday, June 1, 2020 at 7:00 am

Please click HERE to view a copy of the guidelines issued by the Diocese of Providence.  We look forward to seeing you all back home!

https://www.jppc.net/onlinebulletins/993template.pdf

St Luke is now using Ministry Scheduler Pro to handle the scheduling of Altar Servers, Readers, and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.  Please click on the icon below to access the secure web terminal. 

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