

Please join us each Friday during Lent (3/7 - 4/11) 7:00 pm for the Stations of the Cross.
Each Friday will be led by one of our
Parish Ministries. See schedule.

Please join us for
Our Lady of Fatima Rosary
Thursday March 13th 6:30pm inside the church. Hosted by the
Block Rosary Group

You are still welcome to wear your mask in church

QUICK LINKS
DAILY READINGS
Link to Bible readings at the USCCB (US Conference of Catholic Bishops) website

REFLECTIONS
MARCH 9, 2025 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
First Reading: Deuteronomy 26:4-10
Second Reading: Romans 10:8-13
Gospel: Luke 4:1-13
In our Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent, Luke gives us the story of the temptation in the desert. At every point in the Gospels, we are meant to identify with Jesus. God became man that man might become God. We participate in him and thereby learn what a godly life is like.
Jesus has just been baptized; he has just learned his deepest identity and mission. And now he confronts—as we all must—the great temptations. What precisely is entailed in being the beloved Son of God?
First, the tempter urges him to use his divine power to satisfy his bodily desires, which Jesus dismisses with a word. Having failed at his first attempt, the devil shifts to perhaps the greatest of the temptations: power. Power is extremely seductive. Many would gladly eschew material things or attention or fame in order to get it. Jesus’ great answer in Matthew’s account of this story is “Away with you, Satan!” To seek power is to serve Satan—it is stated that bluntly.
Finally, the devil plays a subtler game—he tempts Jesus to manipulate his Father, encouraging him to jump from the temple and let angels save him. It is the temptation faced by Adam and Eve in the garden: deciding how and when God will act.
MASS SCHEDULE
SUNDAY
8:00 AM, 7:30-Rosary
10:00 AM, 9:30-Rosary
12:00 Noon, 11:30-Rosary
SATURDAY VIGIL
5:30 PM, 5:00-Rosary
DAILY (MONDAY-SATURDAY)
8:30 AM Devotional Prayer
9:00 AM Mass
HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION
9:00 AM and 7:00 PM
CONFESSION
SATURDAY
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
SUNDAY
30 minutes before each Sunday Mass
Other times by Appointment
Guide to making a good Confession