Queen of Apostles Catholic Parish

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Lent 2021

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VIRTUAL RETREATS

  • Lenten Virtual Retreat in English, Saturday, March 13, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    “Finding Christ in the Crisis: What the Pandemic Can Teach Us” with Fr. Harrison Ayre and Michael Heinlein, on Zoom with community and private prayer and discussion. Presented by the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago & Young Catholic Professionals Chicago.
  • Retiro Virtual Cuaresmal en español, de las 8 a.m. hasta las 6:30 p.m. el sábado, 13 de marzo, y de las 9 a.m. a las 3 p.m. el domingo, 14 de marzo.
    “Tiempo de Cambio: Renuévate, el Reino de Dios está Cerca” con Rev. Guillermo (Memo) Campuzano, transmisión en vivo.  Presentación del Instituto de Liderazgo Pastoral en la Universidad de Santa Maria del Lago en Mundelein (USML).

PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

  • Stations of the Cross in-person will be offered in English at 7 p.m. on Fridays, February 26 and March 5, 12, 19 and 26 at Queen of Angels Church.  Please register in order to attend.
  • Stations of the Cross events in-person and in Spanish are still being planned.  Please contact Monsignor Jim if you would like to help.
  • You may wish to pray the Stations from home with this parishioner-made slideshow of Stations of the Cross in the Time of Pandemic, featuring the Stations artwork from Queen of Angels Church.

REFLECTIONS FROM THE WIDER CHURCH

Sacrificial Giving to Help Those In Need

Fasting and Abstinence

These laws are to be seriously observed unless there is a significant reason of health which would dispense a person from these laws.  Or, if you find yourself at a function where the menu is out of your control (such as a Friday wedding or business luncheon) and meat is served, Catholics may eat meat at that one particular meal on that Friday.  In this situation, the individual should then choose another meal on another day and not eat meat to make up for the Friday meal when meat was eaten. The Paschal fast and abstinence prescribed for Good Friday is also encouraged for Holy Saturday.

FASTING on Ash Wednesday (February 17, 2021) and Good Friday (April 2, 2021):

  • All Catholics who are between the ages of 18 and 58 are to fast, or take only one full meal on these days, with two other meals being substantial enough only to maintain minimal strength according to one’s needs.
  • All Catholics between the ages of 18 and 58 are not permitted to eat solid foods between meals on these two days. Liquids are permitted.
  • All Catholics not included in the above age span of 18 to 58 who are physically able to keep the laws are encouraged to do so as their own choice.

ABSTINENCE on Ash Wednesday, All Fridays of Lent and Good Friday:

  • All Catholics who have reached the age of 14 are not to eat meat at any meal or between meals. Fridays are totally meatless days unless a diet for the
    maintenance of health must include meat.
  • All Catholics, even those under 14, with parental consent and encouragement, are invited to join this Lenten sacrifice of not eating meat on Fridays.

MEATLESS MEALS

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