Our Lord withdrew from the world for a period of forty days of fasting, prayer and self-examination. The forty days of Lent present us with an opportunity to emulate Christ and to draw back from the pressures and demands of our busy lives in order to fast, pray and take stock of our relationships with our families, with our associates and with our God. Like every opportunity, there is no way to demand compliance, but a holy Lent kept in a spirit of openness to growth and conversion will undoubtedly pay off in an Easter of fulfilled promise and joy. This list of events is offered as an aid in your Lenten planning. The opportunities for corporate prayer are many and will hopefully supply the springboard for private prayer and works of sacrifice as we approach the great mystery which is resurrection life in and through Christ Jesus.

May this Lent be a time of renewal and growth in the Christian life and faith.

Wednesday	February 6	Ash Wednesday 7:00 a.m. Penitential Office and imposition of Ashes 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 12:10 and 6:30 p.m. Mass with imposition of ashes 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
Thursday	February 7	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. Low Mass
Friday	February 8	9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 11:45 a.m. Rosary 12:10 p.m. Low Mass 5:30-7:00 p.m. Pasta Bar 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross
Sunday	February 10	Invocabit Me     I LENT 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 10:00 a.m. The Great Litany in procession & High Mass 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
Tuesday	February 12	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
Wednesday	February 13	Ember Day 9:00 a.m. Low Mass and Exposition 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer 6:30 p.m. Low Mass
Thursday	February 14	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
Friday	February 15	Ember Day 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 11:45 a.m. Rosary 12:10 p.m. Low Mass 5:30-7:00 p.m. Pasta Bar 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross
Saturday	February 16	Ember Day 10:00 a.m. - Society of Mary Low Mass
Sunday	February 17	Reminiscere     II LENT 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 10:00 The Decalogue in procession & High Mass 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
Monday	February 18	6:30 p.m. Fireside Theology 9:00 Low Mass
Tuesday	February 19	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
Wednesday	February 20	9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer 6:30 p.m. Low Mass
Thursday	February 21	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 Low Mass
Friday	February 22	9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 11:45 a.m. Rosary 12:10 p.m. Low Mass 5:30-7:00 p.m. Pasta Bar 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross
Sunday	February 24	Oculi Mei     III LENT 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 10:00 The Decalogue in procession & High Mass 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
Tuesday	February 26	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
Wednesday	February 27	9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer 6:30 p.m. Low Mass
Thursday	February 28	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 Low Mass
Friday	February 29	9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 11:45 a.m. Rosary 12:10 p.m. Low Mass 5:30-7:00 p.m. Pasta Bar 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross
Saturday	March 1	10:00 a.m. Society of Mary Low Mass
Sunday	March 2	Laetare     IV LENT 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 10:00 Procession and High Mass 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
Tuesday	March 4	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
Wednesday	March 5	9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer 6:30 p.m. Low Mass
Thursday	March 6	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 Low Mass
Friday	March 7	9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 11:45 a.m. Rosary 12:10 p.m. Low Mass 5:30-7:00 p.m. Pasta Bar 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross
Sunday	March 9	Judica Me     V LENT 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 10:00 The Great Litany in procession and High Mass 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
Tuesday	March 11	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
Wednesday	March 12	9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer 6:30 p.m. Low Mass
Thursday	March 13	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 Low Mass
Friday	March 14	9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 11:45 a.m. Rosary 12:10 p.m. Low Mass 5:30-7:00 p.m. Pasta Bar 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross
Sunday	March 16	Domine, Ne Longe Sunday of the Passion 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 10:00 Liturgy of the Palms, Procession & High Mass 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
Monday	March 17	Monday in Holy Week 6:30 p.m. Low Mass 7:30 p.m. Fireside Theology
Tuesday	March 18	Tuesday in Holy Week 6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 6:30 p.m. Low Mass
Wednesday	March 19	Wednesday in Holy Week 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer 6:30 p.m. Low Mass 8:00 p.m. The Office of Tenebrae
Thursday	March 20	MAUNDY THURSDAY 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Institution Washing of Feet Procession to the Altar of Repose Stripping of the High Altar Solemn Vigil
Friday	March 21	GOOD FRIDAY 12:00 Noon The Solemn Liturgy Veneration of the Cross Communion from the Reserved Sacrament
Saturday	March 22	HOLY SATURDAY 11:15 am - 12:00 noon Confessions 9:00 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter Blessing of the New Fire and Paschal Candle Liturgy of the Word Blessing of the Font The First Mass of Easter
Sunday	March 23	THE SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 10:00 Procession and High Mass Easter Egg Hunt 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass

Fasting
The Prayerbook requires that two days be kept as fasts: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. It is the custom of those who hold the Catholic Faith to observe the entire season of Lent with a fast. There are no hard and fast rules as to what constitutes a fast. Some people limit food intake to one meal a day. Others refrain from between-meal snacks. What is important is not the method in which we fast, but that we hallow this time by fasting in some manner.

Abstinence
It is customary in Catholic tradition to abstain from meat on the Fridays of Lent. Many people also mark the Wednesdays of Lent by abstinence. The minimum requirement would be abstinence on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.