COLLECTION FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

  6:30am Mass at St. Peter Church

  8:30am Mass at St. John the Baptist Church

  9:00am Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary Church

  9:00am Mass at St. Christopher Church

  9:00am Mass at St. Peter Church

 12:10pm Mass at St. Christopher Church

  6:30pm Mass at St. Christopher Church

  6:30pm Mass at St. John the Baptist Church

  6:30pm Mass at St. Peter Church

Ash Wednesday, March 5, and Good Friday, April 18, are days of abstinence from meat and days of fast, that is, limited to a single full meal. Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat. The law of abstinence binds all Catholics 14 years and older. The law of fasting binds all Catholics from their 18th birthday until their 59th birthday (canons 97, 1252). “Let the paschal fast be kept sacred. Let it be celebrated everywhere on Good Friday and, where possible, prolonged throughout Holy Saturday, so that the joys of the Sunday of the Resurrection may be attained with uplifted and clear mind.” (Constitution on the Liturgy, No. 110)

On Ash Wednesday, March 5, the special collection supports the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Communism in this region fell more than 30 years ago, but the Church still struggles to rebuild after decades of oppressive rule. Under communism, religion and religious practices were openly persecuted, and atheism was actively propagated and enforced. Your support of this collection funds grants for vital pastoral ministries throughout the region. That means you support seminary programs, promote ministries and education for children and families, rebuild churches, and renew community life. Thank you for your generosity.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl is celebrating 50 years of helping Catholic faith communities bring Lent to life and encounter God through our global family. During the 40 days of Lent, let us journey together through to meet people in Nigeria, Guatemala, and Bangladesh who are rising above the challenges of hunger and malnutrition. Besides helping the people in other countries, 25% of your donations stays within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati for hunger and poverty alleviation efforts. Please pick up your rice bowl from the gathering spaces on March 1 and 2. Please visit crsricebowl.org/join to share your Lenten prayer intentions. 

MARCH 6 TO APRIL 15

  Tuesdays St. John the Baptist Church 7:00pm

  Thursdays Our Lady of the Rosary Church Noon

  Fridays St. Christopher Church 9:30am Mass

  Fridays Holy Cross Church at 6:00pm

  Fridays St. Peter Church at 7:00pm

    7:30pm First Friday, March 7, 7:30pm

    7:30pm First Friday, April 4, 7:30pm

Friday, March 21, St. Peter Church

  9:00am to 7:00pm

Saturday, March 29, St. John the Baptist

  10:00am to 3:30pm

Tuesday, April 1, St. Christopher Church

  11:00am to 7:00pm

Saturday, April 12, St. Peter Church

  9:00am to 4:00pm

St. Christopher Church 2:00 to 3:30pm

  March 23 with Father Schnippel

   God the Father: Love Creates

  March 30 with Father Hale

    Jesus, the Son: Love Redeems

  April 6 with Father Smith

   Holy Spirit: Love Sustains

March 28, Friday, St. Peter 6:30pm

Regular Mass Schedule

6:00pm at Our Lady of the Rosary Church

  IN SPANISH

7:00pm at St. John the Baptist Church

  8:00 to 10:00pm Adoration in Church

7:00pm at St. Peter Church

  8:00 to 10:00pm Adoration in Church

  HOLY LAND SHRINES COLLECTION

12:00noon Stations of the Cross

   St. Peter Church

3:00pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion 

   Our Lady of the Rosary Church

      IN SPANISH

3:00pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion 

    St. Peter Church

6:00pm Stations of the Cross

    St. Peter Church

7:00pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion

    St. John the Baptist Church

    St. Peter Church

Ash Wednesday, March 5, and Good Friday, April 18, are days of abstinence from meat and days of fast, that is, limited to a single full meal. Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat. The law of abstinence binds all Catholics 14 years and older. The law of fasting binds all Catholics from their 18th birthday until their 59th birthday (canons 97, 1252). “Let the paschal fast be kept sacred. Let it be celebrated everywhere on Good Friday and, where possible, prolonged throughout Holy Saturday, so that the joys of the Sunday of the Resurrection may be attained with uplifted and clear mind.” (Constitution on the Liturgy, No. 110)

Every year on Good Friday, a collection is taken up in Catholic Churches to support the work of the Franciscans working in the Holy Land. Christians there rely heavily on the help that comes to them from this worldwide collection.

The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America is part of a world-wide network of Commissariats of the Holy Land which function as bridges between the Holy Land and Christians all over the world. The Franciscan Monastery in Washington, D.C., coordinates this vital support for the work of the Franciscans who work in the Holy Land.

The Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land have the unique responsibility to care for the Holy Places as well for the “Living Stones,” the Christians living there. It is vital that we support Christians living in the Holy Land, in order to maintain a Christian presence in the very land made holy by the life, death and Resurrection of Jesus.

12:00 to 2:00pm Confessions

    St. Christopher Church

    St. John the Baptist Church

    St. Peter Church

12:00 to 3:00pm Vigil at the Tomb

    Holy Cross Church

12:45pm Blessing of Food

    Our Lady of the Rosary Church

    St. Peter Church

9:00pm Easter Vigil

    St. John the Baptist Church

    St. Peter Church

  6:30am Mass Holy Cross Church

  8:30am Mass St. Peter Church

  9:00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary Church

  9:00am Mass St. Christopher Church

10:30am Mass St. John the Baptist Church

11:00am Mass St. Christopher Church

11:00am Mass St. Peter Church

  4:30pm Mass Our Lady of the Rosary Church

      IN SPANISH

The Parish Offices will be closed from April 17 to 21.