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St. Faustina Weekly Update

Yesterday, Fort Bend County extended their “Stay-Home” Mandate until April 30th, which unfortunately means our parish will remain closed until further notice. However, we are still looking at ways to serve and support our parish family, especially with this weekend marking the beginning of Holy Week. Please read below to see the plans we have for the week, which includes the distribution of Palms on Saturday - allowing your family to watch our Palm Sunday livestream with palms in hand. We ask that you stay connected to our different social media channels to stay up to date with what we are doing at the parish.

COVID-19 Parish Updates
Palm Sunday - Distribution of Palms and Celebration
Mass Readings and Reflections
Holy Week
Online Resources and Upcoming Events
Parish Bulletin and Worship Aides

Distribution of Palms - Saturday
Saturday Morning at 10: We will be livestreaming our Morning Prayer and the Blessing of Palms on our YouTube channel and encourage you to watch online. After that, you are invited to come to the church and pick up palms for your family via our drive through distribution between 11:00am-3:00pm. In order to coordinate a smooth and continuous flow while respecting social-distancing policies, we ask that you please stagger your arrival according to the first letter of your last name:

Last names between A and F - pick up palms from 11:00am to 12:00noon
Last names between G and N – pick up from 12:00noon until 1:00pm
Last names between O and R – pick up from 1:00pm until 2:00pm
Last names between S and Z pick up from 2:00pm until 3:00pm

Palm Sunday

On Palm Sunday, we will be livestreaming our Masses at 11:00am in English and 1:00pm in Spanish. As we commemorate Jesus' Triumphant entry into Jerusalem, we encourage your family to please use the palms you picked up on Saturday and join us in the celebration of Palm Sunday shouting “Hosanna” and “To the Son of David” during Father’s procession into Mass.

Reflection on Sunday's Readings

We all are called to love God and do the Father’s will, even when it is difficult. But love involves sacrifice—dying to self and making sacrifices for the one we love. We can use the example of Christ in the Garden to accept our crosses well. Enjoy this reflection through our free account with Formed.org.

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion

Procession with Palms: Matthew 21:1-11

1st Reading - Isaiah 50:4-7

2nd Reading - Philemon 2:6-11

Gospel - Matthew 26:14-27:66

Sunday's Reflection

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

Our Holy Week will be entirely broadcasted on our YouTube Channel, which we encourage you to subscribe to by clicking here.

April 9 - Holy Thursday: We will not have Mass in the morning. The Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated at 7:00pm in the evening.

April 10 - Good Friday: We will have the Passion of the Lord and Veneration of the Cross at 3:00 pm in English and 7:00pm in Spanish. Please have a crucifix in your home to venerate during this service. At 5:00 pm, you are invited to join us online for a special Stations of the Cross of St. Faustina of Divine Mercy. We will be posting the link to the prayers later, and they will be found on our website.

In addition, today we will begin the Divine Mercy Novena. Starting on Good Friday, we invite every family to join us daily in Praying the Novena, which then ends on Divine Mercy Sunday. Each day of the Novena calls us to invite a new group of souls to the Divine Mercy of Jesus.

April 11 – Holy Saturday: Our Easter Vigil will take place at 8:30pm on Saturday evening. As we join together for the Vigil, we invite our families to turn off all the lights in the home and to have candles ready for the celebration. We will be lighting the Easter Candle and will then process with it into the church. It is at this time that we invite your family to light your own candles at home in solidarity with us. After the readings, and at the Gloria, we will invite you to turn on the lights in your home as we continue with the mass.

April 12 – Easter Sunday: We will be celebrating the Resurrection of Our Lord during our Easter Mass Celebration at 11:00am in English and 1:00pm in Spanish!