Are You Ready for Lent?
Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins tomorrow, on Ash Wednesday, and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday, April 6.
"It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and we practice self-control through fasting. We are called not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent, but to a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ's will more faithfully. We recall the waters of baptism in which we were also baptized into Christ's death, died to sin and evil, and began new life in Christ" (USCCB).
No Meat, One Regular Meal
Remember: Tomorrow is a day of fasting and abstinence. For most Catholics, this means no meat and only one regular meal, with two smaller meals not equaling the portion of one regular meal. Get a quick refresher on the rules of fasting and abstinence here.
Let's Have Our BEST LENT EVER
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Stations of the Cross
Pray the Stations of the Cross at
Holy Family, Clermont Co.
on Fridays during Lent
at the following times and locations:
Holy Trinity: 7 PM - Feb. 24 and Mar. 17
St. Ann: 7 PM - March 3 and 24
St. Louis: after 8:30 AM Mass on Fridays - Feb 24 - Mar 31
St. Philomena: 7 PM - Mar. 10 and 31
Lent Resources
Lent Resources Online
- https://watch.formed.org/search?q=lent -- on FORMED
- https://hallow.com -- Join the Lent #Pray40 on Hallow
- https://praymoreretreat.org -- Pray More Lenten Retreat
- https://stpaulcenter.com/holystudy -- New 12-Part Scripture Study by Scott Hahn
- https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/Lent2023 -- the Ultimate Guide to Lent from The Catholic Telegraph
Lent Books:
- No Greater Love: Biblical Walk through Christ's Passion -- by Edward Sri
- Aquinas' Lenten Meditations: 40 Days with the Angelic Doctor -- by St. Thomas Aquinas
- The Paschal Mystery: Reflections for Lent and Easter -- intro by Bishop Barron; edited by Matthew Becklo
- A Scriptural Way of the Cross: Meditations by Fr. André Louf -- edited by Romain Lizé of MAGNIFICAT
- A Lenten Journey with Jesus Christ and St. Thomas Aquinas Paperback – by Paul J. Keller, OP
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It's that time of year for our annual St. Louis Fish Fry. This fundraiser provides valuable financial support for our St. Louis Parish and School. Volunteering has been a great way to develop new friendships. We encourage you to teach our children through our example the importance of service to others. Currently, we are woefully understaffed for kitchen volunteers. If we are going to have a successful fish fry this season, we desperately need volunteers to step forward and sign up. Use the QR codes and links below or call the church or school office to volunteer.
If you have never volunteered in the past, please consider volunteering for at least one night to get a feel for how much fun it can be. If you are unavailable to work a Friday night, there are other ways to support this event. Homemade desserts provided with our meals offer added quality and value to this event.
Please consider signing up to prepare a dessert that will need to be delivered to the school the Thursday before each event date.
Sign-up Genius for specific volunteer needs for each night tinyurl.com/stlfishfryvolunteer
Sign-up Genius for specific dessert needs for each night tinyurl.com/stldessertvolunteer
Thank you and God bless, The Fish Fry Committee
