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Mass IntentionsMonday, February 20 - Weekday Tuesday, February 21 - Weekday Wednesday, February 22 - Ash Wednesday Thursday, February 23 - Lenten Weekday Friday, February 24 - Lenten Weekday Saturday, February 25 - Lenten Weekday Sunday, February 26 - First Sunday of Lent |
Bishops Vow to Fight Coercive HHS MandateCLICK HERE to write to Congress now !! Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, president of the USCCB, sharply criticized the decision by the Obama administration in which it "ordered almost every employer and insurer in the country to provide sterilization and contraceptives, including some abortion-inducing drugs, in their health plans....Never before has the federal government forced individuals and organizations to go out into the marketplace and buy a product that violates their conscience. This shouldn't happen in a land where free exercise of religion ranks first in the Bill of Rights." He urged Catholics and the public at large to speak out in protest. Watch his video & then take action today! . Lenten Regulations 2010ABSTINENCE:All Catholics who have reached their 14th birthday are bound to abstain totally from meat on the following days: Ash Wednesday, all Fridays of Lent andGood Friday. FASTING:All Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are bound also to observe the Law of Fast on the following days: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Fasting, that is, eating less, involves limiting oneself to a single full meal and avoiding food between meals. Lighter nourishment may be taken on two other occasions in the course of the day.PRAYER PENANCE:The entire season of Lent should be observed in a spirit of prayer and penance. Spending extra time in prayer or Bible study, attending daily Mass, voluntary sacrifice and self-denial, combined with works of charity and service to others, are all excellent ways to obey the Lord's command to reform our lives and to prepare for the joyful celebration of Easter.EASTER DUTY:All Catholics who have reached the age of reason must confess their serious sins in the Sacrament of Penance at least once a year. They must also receive Holy Communion at least once each year during the Easter season, which this year extends from February 22, the First Sunday of Lent, until Trinity Sunday, June 3..OBLIGATION:All Christ’s faithful are obliged by divine law to do penance. The days set aside for fast and abstinence in Lent are special ways of doing penance and are an expression of unity for all the Church. |
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