LENT

Stations of the Cross will be prayed in Spanish at the White Pine Church on Thursdays at 6 PM.

El Vía Crucis se rezará en español en la Iglesia de White Pine los jueves a las 6 PM.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY

MARCH 18, 6:30 - 10:00 PM

Come join St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus at their St. Patrick’s Day dinner party on Saturday, March 18! All parishioners and all families are invited to honor this great saint (feast day March 17). Stop by for corned beef, cabbage, carrots, boiled potatoes, and some Irish soda bread followed by ice cream! Music will be provided from 7 PM to 10 PM with dancing after dinner! The event will start at 6:30 PM in the social hall. Tickets will be available on Eventbrite.com. Go to Eventbrite and search for “Events in Snyderville” on March 18. You may also obtain tickets at the door. Tickets are $30 each. Tickets for beer, wine, and Irish Coffee will be available for $5 each. All families are encouraged to attend. All proceeds benefit local Knights of Columbus annual charities. For more information please contact John Carty at 435-655-5073.
Eventbrite link: HERE

DIOCESAN RETREAT | MARCH 4, ST. VINCENT DE PAUL PARISH

THE EUCHARIST: BECOMING WHAT WE RECEIVE

Under the direction of Most Reverend Oscar A. Solis, the Office of Faith Formation is pleased to invite adults to the annual Diocese Lenten Retreat on Saturday, March 4 at Saint Vincent de Paul Church Holy Family Hall. Friar José David Padilla, a member of the Order of Preachers, will conduct a morning retreat for English speakers from 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM with Mass at 12 PM. All English and Spanish attendees are invited to enjoy a no-cost Lenten lunch following Mass. Friar Padilla will offer preaching and reflections for Spanish speakers from 1 PM - 4 PM. Pre-registration is required. Please email Trisha.norcross@dioslc.org or Jacqueline.Rivera@dioslc.org to reserve your place at the Diocesan Lenten Retreat. There is no cost. Catechists will receive 3 hours of certification credit for attendance.

EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL: PARISH PHASE

The mission of the National Eucharistic Revival is to renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. The revival is a movement of Catholics across the United States–healed, converted, formed, and unified by an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist—and sent out on mission “for the life of the world.” The Revival is a grassroots call and a challenge for every Catholic across the United States to rekindle the fire of love and devotion for the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus. Each year will have a strategic focus for formation and missionary discipleship. This year, parishes are asked to read certain reflections on the Eucharist at Mass. Visit dioslc.org/eucharistic-revival to read these reflections and meditate on the Blessed Sacrament during Lent!

LENTEN RETREAT | MARCH 29 - MARCH 31

LIAR. TRAITOR. KILLER. THE VILLAINS OF HOLY WEEK

All parishioners are invited to this gripping three-day retreat led by St. Mary’s friend, Fr. Joseph Hamilton. The retreat will be held everyday, Wednesday, March 29 to Friday, March 31 in the social hall starting at 6:30 PM. Each day, the retreat will reflect on a different type of villain in Holy Week leading up to the Passion of Our Lord. A former classmate of Fr. Gray, Father Joseph Hamilton is an adjunct professor of sacred theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum) in Rome. His areas of research include the philosophic and soteriological aspects of pneumatology, angelology and of demonology. He is also a chaplain of the Order of St. John, and served as the late George Cardinal Pell’s secretary.

DOWNLOAD THE HALLOW APP FOR FREE

St. Mary’s has partnered with Hallow this Season to provide every parishioner FREE access to all of Hallow’s prayer content - including the Lent #Pray40 Challenge. Hallow is the #1 Catholic app worldwide and includes over 5,000 audio-guided sessions designed to help you grow closer to God and develop a daily habit of prayer. The Hallow app includes prayers for kids and families, resources for mental health, meditations for sleep, seasonal music, multiple languages (including Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish!) daily trivia, podcast-style courses to learn more about faith, and more! Register today by selecting our parish online here: Hallow.com/holyday

FR. GRAY’S FILM CLUB: THURS, MARCH 9

Join St. Mary’s on Thursday, March 9, for a Lenten session of Fr. Gray’s Film Club! Every quarter, come on out to the social hall to watch incredible films with a discussion with Fr. Gray himself immediately following! Come for popcorn, drinks, a meaningful film, and an even more meaningful discussion! The movie will be screened in the social hall starting at 6 PM. The audience will have a chance to vote on a film to watch each meeting.

Film choices: The Prisoner, The Scarlet and the Black, Monsignor Quixote, and A Man for All Seasons.

LENTEN REGULATIONS

FASTING AND ABSTINENCE

1. All Catholics 14 years and older are to abstain from all meat on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays of Lent, unless a particular Friday is a solemnity (March 25 - Solemnity of the Annunciation).

2. All Catholics who are between the ages of 18-59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. (Canon #1252)

3. Fasting permits one full meal and two lesser meals, which combined are not greater than the full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted.

4. A spirit of fasting is recommended during all of Lent in anticipation of the great feast of Easter. In this way, Christians express their hunger for God, their responsibility to the poor and their recognition of the Kingdom of God as the answer to all human hungers.

5. “Pastors and parents are to see to it that minors who are not bound by the law of fast and abstinence are educated in an authentic sense of penance.” (Canon #1252)

PRIVILEGES

Airport workers, travelers and others while on board ships or airplanes are dispensed from the laws of fasting and abstinence for the duration of their journey (except Good Friday). However, it is desirable that those so dispensed should perform some pious work in compensation.

EASTER DUTY

Every Catholic is to receive Holy Communion at least once between the First Sunday of Lent, February 26, 2023 and Trinity Sunday, June 4, 2023, unless a just cause would warrant some other time of year. (Canon #920)