Click the article title to see a list of local area churches with the hours of visitation and adoration on Holy Thursday.

Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land. In these times of crisis, the wars, unrest, and instability have been especially hard on Christians. The Pontifical Good Friday Collection provides humanitarian aid to refugees, among other things (see the full article). Please be generous!

This means that all Catholics 18 to 59 years of age are restricted to one full meal. Two lesser meals are permitted. All Catholics over 14 years of age must abstain from meat (and soup or gravy made from meat).

We invite interested parishioners to participate in the Washing of the Feet ceremony during the Holy Thursday liturgy. The Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper takes place at 7:00 PM on April 13 at St. Anthony church. There will be a rehearsal for the twelve participants prior to Holy Thursday. If you would like to participate, please call Barbara Dohrenwend at 587-0759.

Click the article title to see the schedule of Lenten activities for the week of April 2.

If you plan to write a check for your donation to the Lenten Work of Mercy (for Mt. Carmel Guild), please make your check payable to OLS-SA, and put "Lenten Work of Mercy" on the notation line. The parish will total the donations and send Mount Carmel Guild one check for all monies received.

Bishop David M. O'Connell is happy this year to give a dispensation from the Lenten abstinence requirement for those attending a St. Patrick's Day celebration in a parish or other Catholic organization, but ask our Catholics attending that dinner/event to transfer the Lenten abstinence sacrifice to Thursday, March 16.

You are invited on a Faith Pilgrimage to the Churches of Mercer County for Lenten evening Mass. Click the article title for more information.

...and to dust you will return." This year, the penitential season of Lent begins on March 1. Please bring in all old palms to be burned and used for ashes on Ash Wednesday. There will be containers at all the exit doors on the weekends, beginning February 4 and 5, to hold the palms.

This means that Catholics aged 18 - 59 are obliged to fast (only one full meal) and that those over 14 years of age must abstain from meat (and soup or gravy made from meat).

We invite interested parishioners to participate in the Washing of the Feet ceremony during the Holy Thursday liturgy. Click the article title for more information.

Please join us for a special liturgy for the blessing of Easter foods. This traditional custom will take place on Saturday, March 16, at the OLS campus immediately following Morning Prayer, which begins at 10:00 AM.

Click the article title to see a complete list of Lenten activities this week, exclusive of regularly scheduled Masses.

The Spirit of Fire--Is God passionate??? You may find that food for the soul is much more than chicken soup! Come to the parish mission, March 13 through 16.

Why do we call Jesus the Son of God? In plain terms, what was his mission? How did he carry out his mission? Why did he choose this method? What was the outcome, and why? Click the article title for more...

What does the Holy Trinity have to do with you? Why and how is it misunderstood today? Why and when was it misunderstood in the past? Why has the doctrine lasted? Why is it important to us and to the world today? Click the article title for more information.

Something important is coming to Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony Parish -- something you will find quite rich and rewarding. It is good news for a change! It's our Lenten Mission, with inspiring and relevant news...click the article title for more information.

Click the article title to see a schedule of Lenten services and opportunities this week.

A Day of Fasting and Abstinence. For a Mass schedule, and more information about the Ash Wednesday fast and abstinence, click the article title.

...and to dust you will return." This year, the penitential season of Lent begins on February 10. Please bring in all old palms to be burned and used for ashes on Ash Wednesday. There will be containers at all the exit doors on the weekends beginning January 16-17, to hold the palms.