Lenten Opportunities

GUIDELINES FOR LENT 

• The time of Lent is to be observed by Catholics as a special season of prayer, penance, and works of charity (almsgiving).

• Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, in particular, are the most important penitential days of the liturgical year. They are days of both fast and abstinence. All Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence.

• The rule of fasting states that only one full meal a day can be taken. Two small meals (snacks), “sufficient to maintain strength”, are allowed, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals breaks the fast, but drinking liquids does not. The rule of fasting obliges all Catholics from 18 to 59.

• Abstinence refers to the eating of meat. The common estimation of the community is used to determine what falls under the category of meat. The rule of abstinence binds all Catholics 14 years or older.

• The substantial observance of the laws of fast and abstinence is a serious obligation.

• Self-imposed fasting on the other weekdays of Lent is recommended. Abstinence on all Fridays of the year is also highly recommended.

• Parents and teachers should see to it that, even those who are not bound by the laws of fast and abstinence because of age, are brought up in an atmosphere that is conducive to a sense of penance.

LENTEN OPPORTUNITIES AT ST. MARK PARISH
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all regularly scheduled public celebrations of the Catholic Mass, sacraments and devotions are suspended until further notice. 

The church is open from 7AM - 7PM everyday. Click HERE for important changes and opportunities during this challenging time.

Help Our Neighbors in Need. 

Collecting Hygiene Items for our Neighbors in Need. Joseph’s House collection bins are in the church near the Shore Road and Family Center entrance doors. This is an ongoing collection.

Deepen Your Faith this Lent.