Archives for March 2019

The 31st Annual Bucks County St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee hosted the Irish Ball in honor of the 2019 Grand Marshal, Monsignor Michael McCormac. The celebration was held at Falls Manor in Levittown on Saturday, March 2nd. A grand time was had by all!

Come and lay your burdens at the Cross of Christ.

Prayer around the Cross is comprised of meditative chants, silence, and readings. Come experience the peace and serenity that flow from the chants, Sacred Scripture, prayers and meditation based on the ecumenical prayer experience of the community of brothers in Taize, France. Take a few moments from your otherwise busy life to focus on the love of God revealed in Christ’s Cross. The prayer service begins at 7:30pm in the church. Bring your family and friends and continue your Lenten Journey, gathered around the Cross. Come and lay your burdens at the Cross of Christ.

Parents of children preparing to receive the Sacrament of First Reconciliation this year are invited to a Parents’ Meeting this Thursday, March 7, at 7:00 PM in Monsignor Woods Hall.

Annual 7th Grade Visitation Day for Archdiocesan High Schools: Wednesday, March 20th

Archdiocese of Philadelphia high schools will host their annual
7th Grade Visitation Day on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.  The event gives 7th graders throughout Philadelphia’s five county area the opportunity to spend a day touring one of our schools, meeting students and faculty, and participating in activities at any AOPS high school.

For more information about 7th Grade Visitation Day, please visit www.AOPCatholicSchools.org/VisitUs2019 .  Registration is recommended by March 18, 2019.

ASH WEDNESDAY

The Holy Season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 6th; we will celebrate Mass at 9:30 AM and 7:00 PM. During both liturgies, there will be the distribution of ashes.

FAST AND ABSTINENCE AND OTHER ACTS OF PENANCE DURING LENT

The Bishops of the United States prescribe, as minimal obligation, that all persons who are fourteen years of age and older are bound to abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday, March 6th, on all Fridays of Lent including Good Friday. Further, all persons eighteen years of age and older, up to and including their fifty-ninth birthday, are bound to fast by limiting themselves to a single full meal on Ash Wednesday and on Good Friday, while the other two meals on those days are to be light.

All the faithful are encouraged, when possible, to participate at Mass and to receive the Holy Eucharist daily, to celebrate frequently the Sacrament of Penance, to undertake spiritual reading, especially the study of the Sacred Scriptures, and to participate in parish Lenten devotions as well as Lenten education programs. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is especially recommended.