Ash Wednesday
February 17, 2021
9:30 am, 12 noon & 7:00 p.m.
February 17, 2021
9:30 am, 12 noon & 7:00 p.m.
Stations of the Cross
Due to the current situation,
the Stations of the Cross will not be taking place at Holy Rosary Church during Lent 2021
Due to the current situation,
the Stations of the Cross will not be taking place at Holy Rosary Church during Lent 2021
Passion (Palm) Sunday
Celebrating Christ's Passion
March 28, 2021
Saturday - 5:00 pm
Sunday - 8:00 am, 10 am & 12 noon
Lenten Fast:
An Invitation to Awareness
“What are you hungry for?” Sometimes the answer is obvious: pizza, Chinese food, a juicy steak. Our spiritual hungers are rarely that easy to identify. The season of Lent, our 40-day preparation for Easter, is our annual invitation to grow in awareness of those deeper hungers. We need Lent to help us recognize that our meaning and mission are rooted in Jesus’ dying and rising. Together with those preparing for baptism, we join in outward signs of our inner conversion. Our year-round prayer, fasting and almsgiving take on new meaning during this season.
Catholics were once well known for their practice of not eating meat on Friday—a specific form of fasting called abstinence. Stories abound of the lengths Catholics would go to keep this law. Of course, as with any law, it was not that difficult to meet the letter of the law and violate its spirit. One might enjoy a fine lobster dinner or fish fry at a local restaurant and still meet the law’s requirements. Catholics were also called to limit their food intake on a variety of other fast days. The reforms which followed the Second Vatican Council sought to simplify the often complicated questions that arose regarding fast and abstinence while re-emphasizing the continuing need for such practices.
The current laws took effect in 1966. They read simply: “Catholics who have celebrated their 14th birthday are bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and each Friday of Lent. Catholics who have celebrated their 18th birthday, in addition to abstaining from meat, should fast, i.e., eat only one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Smaller quantities of food may be taken at two other meals but no food should be consumed at any other time during those two days. The obligation of fasting ceases with the celebration of one’s 59th birthday.”
The spirit of the law may invite us to fast from other activities as well: from television or computer games, from eating out or from gossiping. These minimum requirements make the most sense when they are combined with prayer and almsgiving. These age-old disciplines reflect our most fundamental concerns: our relationship with God (prayer), with our bodies (fasting) and with each other (almsgiving).
Copyright © 1997 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800. Text by Kathy Luty. Art by Rita Corbin.
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Celebrating Christ's Passion
March 28, 2021
Saturday - 5:00 pm
Sunday - 8:00 am, 10 am & 12 noon
Lenten Fast:
An Invitation to Awareness
“What are you hungry for?” Sometimes the answer is obvious: pizza, Chinese food, a juicy steak. Our spiritual hungers are rarely that easy to identify. The season of Lent, our 40-day preparation for Easter, is our annual invitation to grow in awareness of those deeper hungers. We need Lent to help us recognize that our meaning and mission are rooted in Jesus’ dying and rising. Together with those preparing for baptism, we join in outward signs of our inner conversion. Our year-round prayer, fasting and almsgiving take on new meaning during this season.
Catholics were once well known for their practice of not eating meat on Friday—a specific form of fasting called abstinence. Stories abound of the lengths Catholics would go to keep this law. Of course, as with any law, it was not that difficult to meet the letter of the law and violate its spirit. One might enjoy a fine lobster dinner or fish fry at a local restaurant and still meet the law’s requirements. Catholics were also called to limit their food intake on a variety of other fast days. The reforms which followed the Second Vatican Council sought to simplify the often complicated questions that arose regarding fast and abstinence while re-emphasizing the continuing need for such practices.
The current laws took effect in 1966. They read simply: “Catholics who have celebrated their 14th birthday are bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and each Friday of Lent. Catholics who have celebrated their 18th birthday, in addition to abstaining from meat, should fast, i.e., eat only one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Smaller quantities of food may be taken at two other meals but no food should be consumed at any other time during those two days. The obligation of fasting ceases with the celebration of one’s 59th birthday.”
The spirit of the law may invite us to fast from other activities as well: from television or computer games, from eating out or from gossiping. These minimum requirements make the most sense when they are combined with prayer and almsgiving. These age-old disciplines reflect our most fundamental concerns: our relationship with God (prayer), with our bodies (fasting) and with each other (almsgiving).
Copyright © 1997 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800. Text by Kathy Luty. Art by Rita Corbin.
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all masses are first come, first serve.
the maximum capacity will be approximately
100 people in the church.
The Triduum
Holy Thursday
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Celebrating our Lord's Giving of the Eucharist
April 1, 2021 - 8:00 pm
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Good Friday
Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
Remembering the Sacrifice our Lord made for all Humanity
April 2, 2021 - 11:00 am & 3:00 pm
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Holy Saturday
Blessing of the Easter Foods
(held in the North Parking Lot)
April 3, 2021- 9:00 am
&
Easter Vigil
April 3, 2021- 8:00 pm
Service of Light, Baptism and Reception of
New Catholics, Renewal of Baptismal Promises
Celebrating Christ's Rising and the Easter Sacraments
Holy Thursday
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Celebrating our Lord's Giving of the Eucharist
April 1, 2021 - 8:00 pm
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Good Friday
Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
Remembering the Sacrifice our Lord made for all Humanity
April 2, 2021 - 11:00 am & 3:00 pm
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Holy Saturday
Blessing of the Easter Foods
(held in the North Parking Lot)
April 3, 2021- 9:00 am
&
Easter Vigil
April 3, 2021- 8:00 pm
Service of Light, Baptism and Reception of
New Catholics, Renewal of Baptismal Promises
Celebrating Christ's Rising and the Easter Sacraments
For three full days, from Holy Thursday evening to Easter Sunday night, the Church celebrates the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ. This liturgy is the highlight of the liturgical year and is very beautiful. We highly encourage your participation!
Easter Sunday
Alleluia!
Our Lord is Truly Risen!!
April 4, 2021
The Resurrection of Our Lord
*Please note the time changes of the Masses:
Sunday
8:30 am, 10:00 am, 11:30 am and 1:00 pm
Alleluia!
Our Lord is Truly Risen!!
April 4, 2021
The Resurrection of Our Lord
*Please note the time changes of the Masses:
Sunday
8:30 am, 10:00 am, 11:30 am and 1:00 pm