This week we enter the final stage of the Season of Lent, a season called Passiontide. In the Scripture readings, the stage is set, the lines are drawn, there is no going back. Jesus will die!
If you have not been involved in Lent thus far, it is not too late to make a new beginning.
You might take some quiet time and read the story of the Passion and Death of Jesus according to the Gospel of Saint Mark. This is the Passion story that will be read next Sunday, Palm Sunday.
The devotion of the Stations of the Cross is an ancient way of reflecting on the suffering and death of Jesus. The practice started in Jerusalem — where the event historically took place. In the 5th century, a woman named Egeria returned from Jerusalem to her home in Gaul and told her neighbors about this devotion. They wanted to do this devotion in their own place, and so the practice of the Stations of the Cross spread.
At Saint Matthew’s, the Stations of the Cross takes place on Mondays of Lent at 7:00 pm and on Tuesdays during Lent at 12:30 pm.
Next Sunday, Palm Sunday, begins Holy Week, the most solemn week of the Christian year. As you plan your schedule, make time to participate in the worship opportunities presented in Holy Week.
Communal Reconciliation: March 17, 2:00 pm
Palm Sunday: March 23 and 24
Saturday, 4:15 pm
Sunday, 10:15 am
Private Confessions in the Chapel:
Saturday, March 23 following 4:15 pm Mass
Sunday, March 24 following 10:15 am Mass
Monday, March 25, 4:30 pm
Tuesday, March 26, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, March 27, 7:00 pm
Thursday, March 28, 4:30 pm
Holy Thursday: March 28, 7:00 pm
Good Friday: March 29
Stations of the Cross, Noon
Good Friday Service, 3:00 pm
Easter Vigil Saturday: March 30, 7:00 pm
Easter Sunday: March 31, 10:15 am
Fr. Steve Adrian
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