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 22	Ash Wednesday 7:15 a.m. Penitential Office and imposition of ashes 9:00 a.m. Latin Low Mass and imposition of ashes 7:00 p.m. High Mass with imposition of ashes
Thursday	February 23	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. Low Mass
Friday	February 24	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 26	Invocabit Me     I LENT 9:00 a.m. Low Mass 10:00 a.m. The Great Litany in procession & High Mass 11:45 a.m. "Catholic 101" 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
Tuesday	February 28	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. Low Mass
Wednesday	February 29	Ember Day 9:00 a.m. Latin Low Mass 5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer 6:30 p.m. Low Mass 7:00 p.m. "Catholic 101"
Thursday	March 1	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. Low Mass
Friday	March 2	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	March 3	Ember Day 10:00 a.m. Society of Mary Low Mass and Rosary
Sunday	March 4	Reminiscere     II LENT 9:00 a.m. Low Mass 10:00 The Decalogue in procession & High Mass 11:45 a.m. "Catholic 101" 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
Tuesday	March 6	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. Low Mass
Wednesday	March 7	9:00 a.m. Latin Low Mass 5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer 6:30 p.m. Low Mass 7:00 p.m. "Catholic 101"
Thursday	March 8	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 Low Mass
Friday	March 9	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 11	Oculi Mei     III LENT 9:00 a.m. Low Mass 10:00 The Decalogue in procession & High Mass 11:45 a.m. "Catholic 101" 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
Tuesday	March 13	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. Low Mass
Wednesday	March 14	9:00 a.m. Low Mass 5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer 6:30 p.m. Low Mass 7:00 pm "Catholic 101"
Thursday	March 15	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. Low Mass
Friday	March 16	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 18	Laetare     IV LENT 9:00 a.m. Low Mass 10:00 Procession and High Mass 11:45 a.m. "Catholic 101" 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
Tuesday	March 20	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. Low Mass
Wednesday	March 21	9:00 a.m. Low Mass 5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer 6:30 p.m. Low Mass 7:00 p.m. "Catholic 101"
Thursday	March 22	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 Low Mass
Friday	March 23	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 25	Judica Me     V LENT 9:00 a.m. Low Mass 10:00 The Great Litany in procession and High Mass 11:45 a.m. "Catholic 101" 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
Tuesday	March 27	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. Low Mass
Wednesday	March 28	9:00 a.m. Low Mass 5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer 6:30 p.m. Low Mass 7:00 p.m. "Catholic 101"
Thursday	March 29	6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 Low Mass
Friday	March 30	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	April 1	Domine, Ne Longe Palm Sunday 9:00 a.m. Low Mass 10:00 Liturgy of the Palms, Procession & High Mass 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
Monday	April 2	Monday in Holy Week 6:30 p.m. Low Mass
Tuesday	April 3	Tuesday in Holy Week 6:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 6:30 p.m. Low Mass
Wednesday	April 4	Wednesday in Holy Week 9:00 a.m. Low Mass 5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer 6:30 p.m. Low Mass
Thursday	April 5	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	April 6	GOOD FRIDAY 12:00 Noon The Solemn Liturgy Veneration of the Cross Communion from the Reserved Sacrament
Saturday	April 7	HOLY SATURDAY 11:15 am - 12:00 noon Confessions 8:00 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	April 8	THE SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION 9:00 a.m. Low Mass 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 all Fridays.