Our Lady’s Cupboard Food Pantry
It is always a privilege to be able to provide some help to those who are in need. We are thankful for the generous donations to Our Lady’s Cupboard which helps…
Ash Wednesday, February 14th and Good Friday, March 29th are days of fasting and abstinence. All Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence from meat.
Who needs to observe Fasting? All Catholics between the ages of 18 years and 59 years old. That means one full meal on those days.
Who needs to observe abstinence? All Catholics between the ages of 14 and older must abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent.
Fasting, almsgiving, and prayer are the three traditional disciples of Lent. The faithful and catechumens should undertake these practices seriously in a spirit of penance and of preparation for baptism or of renewal of baptism at Easter.
Taken from the Diocese of Venice, Florida guidelines for Lent.
Lenten Penance Services
St. John XXIII – March 20th at 6 PM
St. Raphael – March 25th at 5:30 PM
Schedule for Holy Week
Holy Thursday Mass 7 PM (No Morning Mass)
Easter Vigil Mass
Saturday, March 30th at 8:30 PM
Good Friday: Stations of the Cross at 12 PM
The Lords Passion at 3 PM (No morning Mass or Adoration
Easter Sunday Masses: 9AM and 11 AM
On the first Friday of every month, you are invited to join Bishop Frank J. Dewane in prayer on the Catholic Community Foundation of Southwest Florida’s Facebook page, where he will be praying for all intentions that were submitted during the previous month. We also encourage you to visit the Foundation’s Facebook page throughout the month to submit your own personal prayer intentions in the comment section of the “First Friday Prayer Intentions with Bishop Dewane” video posts.
In the comfort of your love,
I pour out to you my Savior,
The memories that haunt me,
The anxieties that perplex me,
The fears that stifle me,
The sickness that prevails upon me,
And the frustration of all the pain
That weaves about within me.
Lord help me to see your peace in my turmoil,
Your compassion in my sorrow,
And your love in my need.
Touch me, O Lord, with your healing power and strength.
‘Where the individual faithful find themselves in the painful impossibility of receiving sacramental absolution, it should be remembered that perfect contrition, coming from the love of God, beloved above all things, expressed by a sincere request for forgiveness (that which the penitent is at present able to express and accompanied by votum confessionis, that is by the firm resolution to have recourse, as soon as possible to sacramental confession, obtain forgiveness of sins, even mortal ones (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1452)’
It is always a privilege to be able to provide some help to those who are in need. We are thankful for the generous donations to Our Lady’s Cupboard which helps… We meet on the first Monday of the month at 7:30 pm in the Social Hall All 5th grade through High School students are welcome. New Students entering Youth Group must fill out a registration form. Contact the office for more information. Faith – Fellowship – Fun – Mentoring…Our Lady’s Cupboard Food Pantry
Knights of Columbus Korner
SVDP Youth Group
At this stage, many people have downloaded the parish App, which is very encouraging. This App will give you all the information that is on our website, but perhaps the most useful tool is…
Mass Intentions can be booked in the office. Suggested offering is $10. Office Hours: Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm; Wed 9:00 – 12pm or call 239-693-0818
Reading I Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62 In Babylon there lived a man named Joakim, who married a very beautiful and God-fearing woman, Susanna, the daughter of Hilkiah; her pious parents had trained their daughter according to the law of Moses. Joakim was very rich; he had a garden near his house, and the Jews had recourse to him often because he was the most respected of them all. That year, two elders of the people were appointed judges, of whom the Lord said, “Wickedness has come out of Babylon: from the elders who were to govern the people as judges.” These men, to whom all brought their cases, frequented the house of Joakim. When the people left at noon, Susanna used to enter her husband’s garden for a walk. When the old men saw her enter every day for her walk, they began to lust for her. They suppressed their consciences; they would not allow their eyes to look to heaven, and did not keep in mind just judgments. One day, while they were waiting for the right moment, she entered the garden as usual, with two maids only. She decided to bathe, for the weather was…