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Parish Services & Lenten Reflections and Resources
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Devotional Concert of the Stations - April 8th, 7pm
Our SFB Choir is offering The Way of the Cross, a devotional concert based on the Stations of the Cross. It is scheduled for Friday, April 8, at 7:00 PM, in place of our regularly scheduled stations. This Devotional Concert will last just under an hour.
“The pandemic was hard on everyone and the choir is no exception,” explained Katie Alexander, the choir’s director. “We lost one member to COVID - Cyndi Crawford - and that was a devastating loss. For more than a year it was unsafe to sing together, but now we’re back and we are so eager to sing this prayerful devotion.”
Recognizing that The Way of the Cross is offered during regularly scheduled Stations, the concert length has been adjusted to just under one hour in length.
“I think people will find that the Way of the Cross is one of the most touching, prayerful experiences ever,” said the choir's accompanist, Lucy Tobben. All are welcome.
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"Let us not grow tired of doing good..." (Gal. 6:9-10)
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Divine Mercy Sunday - April 24
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Lenten Resources
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Lenten Programing on FORMED
Do you sense that movement in you—that desire to go deeper in your relationship with Christ? Do you have a longing to follow Jesus more closely, to be transformed by him? Do you notice a stirring inside, a longing to love God with all your heart, but feel unsure what steps to take next?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, know that God is the one who has put those yearnings in your soul. He has already given you the heart of a disciple. This series simply aims to help you follow those initial promptings of the Holy Spirit so that you may more intentionally encounter Jesus anew each day and be more disposed to the power of his grace molding you, transforming you ever more into his likeness.
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Brother Francis on FORMED
Lent For Kids
Learn and pray with Brother Francis this Lent. Brother Francis will help children learn more about what Lent is all about and why it is so important.
NEW this year are Daily Meditations with episodes releasing every day. You can also join Brother Francis in praying a special Stations of the Cross for children.
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Weekly Parish Lenten Newsletter for Families
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Archdiocesan Lenten Resources
There are many excellent resources for the Season of Lent. Following are also a list of some resources available for Lent this year:
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
- Augustine Institute FORMED:
https://formed.org/
Search "Lent" on FORMED.org to see the rich library of programs and resources available to help bring you closer to Jesus this Lent.- Best Lent Ever daily reflections: https://dynamiccatholic.com/best-lent-ever
- Bishop Barron Word on Fire Lenten Reflections: https://www.lentreflections.com/
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USCCB Lenten Resources
Click below to view the "Daily Inspiration for Your Lenten Journey" calendar from the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops.
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ARCHDIOCESAN LENTEN REGULATIONS
The Church has always helped us fulfill these words of Jesus by prescribing very definite penance for all Catholics, so that we too might have Eternal life. Accordingly, the Pope and the American Bishops have outlined obligatory fast and abstinence as follows:
Ash Wednesday (March 2, 2022), all Fridays of Lent and Good Friday (April 15, 2022) are days of abstinence (refraining from meat) for all Catholics from age 14 onwards. On these two days, fast, as well as abstinence, is also obligatory for those from the ages of 18-59.
Abstinence means refraining from meat. Fast means one full meal a day, with two smaller meals and nothing between meals (liquids are permitted). No Catholic will lightly excuse himself or herself from this obligation. We should strive to make all days of Lent a time of prayer and penance.
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Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl Lenten Program
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Each year, during the season of Lent, we have an opportunity to put our faith into action through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. The Lenten alms donated through CRS Rice Bowl support the work of CRS in more than 100 different countries each year. Twenty-five percent of donations to CRS Rice Bowl stay in the local diocese, supporting hunger and poverty alleviation efforts.
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CRS Rice Bowl is a staple on the table of Catholic families across the country during Lent. This simple cardboard box is a tool for collecting Lenten alms—and comes with a Lenten calendar that guides families through the 40 days of Lent with activities, reflections and stories.
The Rice Bowl cardboard boxes are available in Jesuit Hall on the Gathering Table for parishioners to use during the Lenten season.
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Stations of the Cross
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What is Lent?
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Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning; rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God."
Joel 2:12-13
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