Join us on the Lyttleton Street side for Stations of the Cross. Overflow seating is along Pine Street.  

We use The Way of the Cross prayer book.  Pick up a copy on the Lyttleton Street side in the back as you walk in the Church.

Father or Deacon will be praying from the book.  Responses are listed and it even tells you when to kneel!  Father or Deacon will follow the stations along the wall while everyone else can remain in their pews.  If you would like to turn around in your pew to face them as they walk, you may choose to do that.

Following the English Stations of the Cross in the Church and prior to Spanish Stations of the Cross, we will proceed to St. Mary's Hall for a meatless meal sponsored by our various ministries at our church.  We will meet in St. Mary's Hall at 6:45 PM.

Yes!  Walking through Jesus' Passion is a way we can remember the sacrifice Our Lord made for our sake.  Join us for this and the meal for our community.  Our ministries are very generious to donate food to feed us during Lent and we appreciate it!  If you would like to donate to our ministries to assist with the cost of the meal, they would certainly welcome it.

The Magisterium, Sacred Tradition, and Holy Scripture all indicate that it is most fitting that we fast and abstain in order to satisfy—if only in part—the debt we owe to Jesus Christ. Our payment is an act of justice, but doing penance of our own free will is an act of love in return. In either case, in order to assist the faithful in their efforts to grow closer to our Savior and reach the garden of eternal Paradise, The Holy Catholic Church has appointed the Fridays of Lent to be days of fast and abstinence. 

Outside of Lent, Fridays are days designated for abstinence alone. (The Church never did away with sacrifices on Fridays, which many Catholics misunderstand.)

By giving up the consumption of flesh-meat, we offer up a worthy atonement—not only in commemoration of Christ’s ultimate sacrifice, but also so that we may (out of reverence) mirror his offering: we give up flesh for Him every Friday because He gave up His Flesh for us on Good Friday. 

Thus, during the season of Lent, when we call to mind the sufferings of Our Lord more closely, it is only natural that we place more emphasis on this practice of reparation.

The following link will give you the full information on why Catholics do this tradition on Fridays, not only during Lent but also all year around!