Advance Schedule for Lent, Passiontide, and Holy Week

Sunday, March 14 — Solemnity of the Institution of the P.N.C.C., Holy Mass at 9am.
Sunday, March 21 — Passion Sunday (the beginning of Passiontide), Holy Mass at 9am.
Sunday, March 21 — St. Joseph and St. Patrick Dinner at 3pm.
Sunday, March 28 — Palm Sunday, Holy Mass and Liturgy and distribution of Palms at 9am.
The Sunday [...]

Reflection for Easter Sunday – 2009

Jesus Christ has risen from the dead!
The Lord has risen. And this truth forces us to grow more, to love more, and to live our faith fully. Jesus Christ sent his disciples to go forth before the world as faithful witnesses to his Resurrection. And we, gathered here in [...]

Holy Week, Basket Blessing, and Easter at St. Francis

Passion Sunday

Blessing of Easter Baskets:
The blessing of the Easter food or the “Swieconka” is a tradition dear to the heart of every Pole. Being deeply religious, he is grateful to God for all His gifts of both nature and grace, and, as a token of this gratitude, has the food of his table sanctified with the [...]

The Lenten Season, Holy Week, and Easter at St. Francis Parish

February 25 – Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Great Lent – Holy Mass and Distribution of Ashes at 7pm.
Stations of the Cross every Sunday during the Lent after 9am Holy Mass.
March 08 - Solemnity of the Institution of the PNCC
March 15 – St. Patrick’s/St. Joseph’s Day Fundraiser Dinner at 3pm in the St. Francis [...]