Lent 2019

During Lent, we are asked to devote ourselves to seeking the Lord in prayer and reading Scripture, to service by giving alms, and to sacrifice self-control through fasting. Many know of the tradition of abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent, but we are also called to practice self-discipline and fast in other ways throughout the season. Contemplate the meaning and origins of the Lenten fasting tradition in this reflection. In addition, the giving of alms is one way to share God's gifts - not only through the distribution of money, but through the sharing of our time and talents. As St. John Chrysostom reminds us: "Not to enable the poor to share in our goods is to steal from them and deprive them of life. The goods we possess are not ours, but theirs." (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2446).

Lent Resources

Loyola Press - Lent - our Faith Formation textbook

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) - Lent

Lent & Holy Week - Catholic.org - includes video we watched in class 2/24/19

Lent Prayers

Holy Heroes Lenten Adventure - free!

Living Lent Daily

Lenten Family Calendar

Soup & Bread Fridays with Stations of the Cross

Join us for delicious soups, breads, and good fellowship every Friday during Lent at 6 pm followed by Stations of the Cross with Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at 7 pm.

Special stations for grades K-5 will be March 8, 2019, beginning at 7 pm. Parents can feel free to attend the adult stations in the church. This is considered class times for the students; so attendance is strongly encouraged.

Please keep an eye out in the bulletin, which can be found weekly on the NEW OLQA webpage, for more activities happening at Church during this Lenten season!