Lent 2019 Begins Tomorrow

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Tomorrow, we begin the season of Lent. As has been our practice at Visitation for now 12 years, our Faith Formation Team has solicited reflections for each day of Lent and Triduum from members of our parish faith community. They are published in a booklet that is mailed to all registered parish households before Lent.

This year, we are also publishing the reflections on this blog. To protect the privacy of those writing the reflections in this public forum, we are not publishing names or biographical information online as we do in the print version. This blog is meant primarily as another means of access to the reflections for our parishioners who may appreciate the convenience of a direct link to the daily scripture readings online and access to the parishioner reflection in the same spot. It may also be handy for those times when one member of a household is traveling and may wish to keep up with the daily readings and reflections.

As each of us ponders the ways that we might slow down and make the season of Lent a more meaningful time in the busyness of our lives, please be mindful of the traditions of the season here at Vis:


HUNGER BANQUET
with Rev. Thomas Curran, S.J.
Wednesday, March 13, 6:30-8:00 pm
Tighe Hall

FISH FRY FRIDAYS
Sponsored by the Visitation Knights of Columbus in Tighe Hall, 5:30-7:30 pm
March 8 & 29 and April 5 & 12

COMMUNAL PENANCE SERVICE
April 8 at 7:00 pm in the Church

THEATRE AT VIS:  STATIONS
Palm Sunday, April 14 Prayerful Performance at 6:00 pm in the Church

TRIDUUM & EASTER:  LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

HOLY THURSDAY, April 18
Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:00 pm

GOOD FRIDAY, April 19
Morning Prayer, 8:15 am
Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, 12:00 Noon

HOLY SATURDAY, April 20
Morning Prayer, 8:15 am
Holy Saturday Vigil, 8:00 pm

EASTER SUNDAY, April 21
Liturgies at 7:30 am, 9:00 am & 11:00 am

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