In This Update
Weekend Mass and Eucharist Schedule
Ash Wednesday (TODAY)
Distribution of Ashes In Time of Pandemic
February Daily Mass Schedule
In-Person Stations of the Cross - NEW INFO!
Lent - Current Information
ENGAGE 2021 Lent Reflections
Year of St. Joseph - Indulgences
Parish Links
Weekend Mass and Eucharist Schedule
Numbers in parentheses indicate actual past weekend's attendance:
Friday 5 PM (36)
Saturday 9 AM (39)
Saturday 5 PM (117)
Sunday 7:30 AM (68)
Sunday 9:30 AM doors open at 9 AM (113)
Sunday 11:30 AM doors open at 11 AM (139)
Saturday 9 AM (39)
Saturday 5 PM (117)
Sunday 7:30 AM (68)
Sunday 9:30 AM doors open at 9 AM (113)
Sunday 11:30 AM doors open at 11 AM (139)
Monday 8 AM (18)
Holy Eucharist will be distributed on Sunday in the Parish courtyard for those who attend video Mass:
7:30 - 8:00 AM (24)
and
4:00 - 4:30 PM (121)
Proper social distancing and face masks are required whenever on church premises.
Ash Wednesday
Lent 2021 begins TODAY! While not a holy day of obligation, video Ash Wednesday Mass has been offered in the Chapel by Fr. John Gonzales and the link is available to view on the Parish website, YouTube, Flocknote or Facebook.
Remaining in-person Masses today at St. Thomas the Apostle are:
10:00 AM
5:00 PM
Holy Eucharist and ashes* will be distributed in the Parish Courtyard after 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
Following are the remaining February daily in-person Masses 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
In-Person Stations of the Cross
2021 weekly in-person Stations of the Cross/Benediction are now scheduled on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM in the Church, beginning Tuesday, February 23.
The same mask-wearing and social distancing protocols that have been in place for Masses apply for Stations, too.
Worshipers must remain in their pews throughout the entire service...no physical traveling from station-to-station as in prior years.
ENGAGE 2021 Lent Reflections
Each Monday at Noon beginning February 22 (for the six weeks of Lent) anyone at St. Thomas the Apostle with a Flocknote profile who wishes to join the 2021 Lent Reflections group will receive a Flocknote from Fr. Pat Crino with a very brief intro and short video by Bishop Robert Barron on the Lent reflection of the week.
Only those who join the newly created group will receive these six notes. Click the button below to join.
Year of St. Joseph - Indulgences
The plenary indulgence is granted under the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer according to the intentions of the Holy Father) to the faithful who, with a spirit detached from any sin, participate in the Year of Saint Joseph on the occasions and in the manner indicated by this Apostolic Penitentiary.