Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, March 5th, 9:30 am & 6 :30 pm

"Remember, Man is dust, and unto dust you shall return."

Ashes are a symbol of penance made sacramental by the blessing of the Church, and they help us develop a spirit of humility and sacrifice.

40 Hours Adoration and Parish Mission

Wednesday, March 5th - Friday, March 7th

Our Parish will have the opportunity to come together for the Parish Lenten Mission with the theme “In hope we are saved” (Romans 8:24).  Father Peter Marsalek, SOLT, will help us with the reflections twice a day for the first three days of Lent:

• Ash Wednesday, March 5th, Mass at 9:30 am & 6:30 pm
• Thursday, March 6th, Mass at 9:30 am & Divine Mercy Chaplet & Penance Service at 6:30 pm
• Friday, March 7th, Mass at 9:30 am & Vesper/ Benediction at 6:30 pm

Jubilee Year 2025 is also themed, “Pilgrims of Hope”, and Lent is the perfect time for us to reflect on this theological virtue.  Our hope does not disappoint because it is based on God’s faithfulness as we make this pilgrimage towards heaven.

We are privileged to be helped by Father Marsalek as the director of this Parish Mission.  He is a priest with the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, originally from Burlington, Ontario, Canada.  Ordained a priest on January 28, 2005, Fr. Marsalek has served as an Associate Pastor of a parish in Rome, the Director of Religious Education for the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, President of St. John Paul II High School, professor of dogmatic theology at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, rector of the SOLT house of studies, and currently serves as the General Priest Servant for the SOLT community.  He obtained his doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome.  Prior to attending seminary, he graduated with a Masters degree in Civil Engineering from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and was a three time university tennis champion.

Solemnity of St. Joseph

Wednesday, March 19th at 6:00 pm

St. Joseph placed himself at the service of God’s plan of salvation. He cared for the Holy Family that God had entrusted to him. He became an attentive servant from the moment of the Annunciation, a provident servant in caring for Mary and the Child she carried in her womb. He defended the Holy Family in the moments of great danger. These are just a few of Saint Joseph’s traits that explain why the People of God are especially devoted to him.

In 1480, Pope Sixtus IV decreed that the Solemnity of St. Joseph to be celebrated on March 19th. It became obligatory with Pope Gregory XV in 1621. In 1870, Pope Pius IX declared Saint Joseph the Patron of the Universal Church, and Pope Saint John XXIII inserted his name into the Roman Canon of Holy Mass in 1962.