Lent Begins This Week

 

Ash Wednesday masses and distribution of ashes will be at 8am, 11:30am and 7:30pm.  During Lent, weekday masses will be held at 8am and 5:30pm. 

 

Lenten Disciplines

 

Abstinence

Everyone fourteen years of age and older is bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday.

 

Fast

Everyone eighteen years of age and older but under the age of sixty is also bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

 

These two days, the law of fast allows only one full meal a day, but does not prohibit taking some food during the day, so long as this does not constitute another full meal.  Drinking liquids during the day is permitted.

 

When health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige.  In doubt concerning fast or abstinence, a priest assigned to pastoral ministry or confessor should be consulted.  In the spirit of penance, the faithful should not lightly excuse themselves from this obligation.

 

 Religious Education 

Classes for pre-school through junior high began in September. You can register by downloading the following forms and then returning them to the church office (PO Box 1061, Ross, CA  94957):
     Registration Form
     Class Schedule
     Health/Consent Form
     Volunteer Opportunities

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