Saint Kathryn Parish

Wednesday, February 17^th is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season. Masses will be celebrated at 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. that day with adoration of the Blessed Sacrament taking place before and between Masses. It is a day of fast and abstinence.
Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence. Good Friday, April 2^nd, is a day of fast and abstinence. The same disciplines for Ash Wednesday apply on Good Friday.
Old palms may be brought to church and placed in the basket in the vestibule for burning.
After pausing the practice for several months due to COVID-19, we will resume Vespers and Benediction on Wednesday nights beginning with February 24^th and continuing through the month of June with a new time of 6:30 p.m.
Stations of the Cross will take place on Fridays of Lent at 6:30 p.m. Outdoor Stations of the Cross will take place at noon on Good Friday, weather permitting. Solemn Vespers will be sung each Sunday from the first Sunday of Lent (February 21^st) through Divine Mercy Sunday at 5:00 p.m., preceded by a Lenten Holy Hour each Sunday from 4:00-5:00 p.m. The Divine Mercy Novena will be recited beginning on Good Friday and concluding at Vespers on Divine Mercy Sunday. Our Divine Mercy Celebration will take place on April 11^th from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.