In This Update
Weekend Mass and Eucharist Schedule
Ash Wednesday (February 17)
Distribution of Ashes in Time of Pandemic
Daily Mass Schedule - February
HALLOW - Catholic Prayer + Meditation Content
The Patronage of St. Joseph (according to St. Thomas Aquinas)
Parish Links
Weekend Mass and Eucharist Schedule
Numbers in parentheses indicate actual past weekend's attendance:
Friday 5 PM (45)
Saturday 9 AM (25)
Saturday 5 PM (78)
Sunday 7:30 AM (65)
Sunday 9:30 AM doors open at 9 AM (106)
Sunday 11:30 AM doors open at 11 AM (105)
Saturday 9 AM (25)
Saturday 5 PM (78)
Sunday 7:30 AM (65)
Sunday 9:30 AM doors open at 9 AM (106)
Sunday 11:30 AM doors open at 11 AM (105)
Monday 8 AM (24)
Holy Eucharist will be distributed on Sunday in the Parish courtyard for those who attend video Mass:
7:30 - 8:00 AM (47)
and
4:00 - 4:30 PM (129)
Proper social distancing and face masks are required whenever on church premises.
Ash Wednesday (February 17)
Lent 2021 begins next Wednesday. While not a holy day of obligation, in-person Ash Wednesday Masses at St. Thomas the Apostle will be offered:
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
5:00 PM
A video Ash Wednesday Mass will also be celebrated in the Chapel by Fr. John Gonzales. It will be available to view by 7 AM Wednesday.
Holy Eucharist and ashes* will be distributed in the Parish Courtyard following each in-person Mass.
For those who view Mass technologically, Holy Eucharist and ashes* will be available in the Parish courtyard during these times:
NOON - 12:30 PM
3:00 - 3:30 PM
Ash Wednesday is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.
For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal.
The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 and older.
*Distribution of Ashes in Time of Pandemic
(as decreed by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments)
The Priest will say the prayer for blessing the ashes. He will sprinkle the ashes with holy water, without saying anything. Then he will address all present and ONLY ONCE say the formula as it appears in the Roman Missal, applying it to all in general, reminding them to "Repent and believe in the Gospel" or "Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return."
The priest will then cleanse his hands, put on a face mask and distribute the ashes. Ashes will be applied using an individual (one-time) Q-tip cotton swab on the head of each person without saying anything.
Daily Mass Schedule
For the balance of February, following is the daily in-person Mass schedule in the Church:
Thursday, February 18 8:00 AM
Tuesday, February 23 8:00 AM
Wednesday, February 24 8:00 AM
Thursday, February 25 8:00 AM
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St. Joseph
Some Saints are privileged to extend to us their patronage with particular efficacy in certain needs, but not in others; but our holy patron Saint Joseph has the power to assist us in all cases, in every necessity, in every undertaking.
St. Thomas Aquinas
