Lent to Easter
St. Blase Journey into Lent
Will This Lent Change Your Life? Annually we are called to take 40 days and live in a spirit of penance. This is not a time of punishment, but a graced time to renew our Baptism. This is a season to listen carefully and examine honestly our discipleship. In what webs have we become entangled? Like the call in Mark of the first disciples, what nets must we drop in order to follow Jesus? During this season we are invited to more fully embrace Jesus’ command:
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Ash Wednesday
This marks the beginning of the season of Lent, a time of penitence leading to the Paschal Triduum after the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday. Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence. This is not a time of punishment, but a graced time to renew our Baptism. This is a season to listen carefully and examine honestly our discipleship.
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Palm Sunday
The Catholic faithful use palm branches at Mass on Palm Sunday and bring them for home for devotional purposes. "Palm Sunday" is the popular name for the Sunday before Easter, though its full title is "Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion." Two Gospel passages are proclaimed at Mass that day: One tells of people waiving branches or spreading cloaks to welcome Jesus in triumph to Jerusalem, and the other tells of his Passion and death.
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St. Blase Lenten Fish Fry
On Ash Wednesday, and every Friday during Lent from 4 pm. to 7 pm. Good Friday from 3 pm-7pm. CLICK THE THUMBNAIL TO THE LEFT TO SEE OUR MENU!
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Reconciliation Services
Communal Services are scheduled during Advent and Lent. The Sacrament of Penance may also be made by appointment.
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Sacred Triduum & Easter
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The Triduum
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The Last Supper & Washing of Feet
After the homily on Holy Thursday, we imitate our master in the washing of feet. This ritual reminds us that our baptismal commitment means we are to be servants of one another. In the time of St. Ambrose in Milan, those who were baptized also had their feet washed, because of Jesus' words to Peter: "Whoever has bathed has no need except to have his feet washed" (Jn 13:10). Many scholars have seen a baptismal reference in those words.
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Veneration of The Cross
As part of our observance of Good Friday, we venerate the cross on which Christ died. The veneration challenges us to be willing to accept the cross, too, for it is the only way to resurrection. Through Baptism, we shared in Christ's death that we might come to new life. Every year we are called to deepen our identification with his cross and resurrection.
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Easter Vigil
Celebrate with us this Night of Nights! Our church the world over assembles on Holy Saturday to hear the Greatest Story ever told...The History of our Salvation.
After a long period of prayer, preparation, and life with our parish community, the catechumens and candidates will be called forth to celebrate the Easter Sacraments with us. |
Waters of Baptism
The core of our celebration of the Easter Vigil is the Baptism of the elect. As we share in their joy on this holy night, we are all called to renew our own baptismal promises, to live in the joy of life in the Risen One. Lent comes to its fulfillment around the waters of the font.
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Easter Sunday - Indeed He Is Risen!
You are invited to come and celebrate Masses at 9 am and 11 am
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