Lent & Sacred Triduum 2023

Prayer

DAILY MASS
Tuesday - Friday | 8:30 AM (No daily Mass on Holy Thursday & Good Friday)

WEEKEND MASSES
Saturday | 4:30 PM (No 4:30 PM Mass on Holy Saturday)
Sunday | 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, & 11:00 AM

STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Wednesday | 6:30 PM (No stations the Wednesday of Holy Week.)
3/1: Enduring Love Stations of the Cross, 3/8: Stations of the Cross for Today's Disciple, 3/15: The Way of the Cross for Everyone, 3/22: The Way of the Cross for Parents, & 3/29: Mary's Way of the Cross

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Thursday | 4:00 PM (No confessions on Holy Thursday)
Two priests will be available

Saturday | 9:00 AM (No confessions on Holy Saturday)
Two priests will be available

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Thursday | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM* (Chapel)*
*Except during 40 Hours of Adoration & Holy Thursday Adoration

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Special Prayer Events

40 HOURS OF ADORATION
Thursday, March 23 | 9:00 AM - Saturday, March 25 | 4:30 PM
Details available under the 40 Hours of Adoration dropdown section on this page.

PARISH LENTEN PENANCE OPPORTUNITY
Friday, March 24 | 7:00 PM
All are invited & encouraged to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Lent. On Friday, March 24 beginning at 7:00 PM, during our 40 Hours of Adoration, many priests will be available to hear confessions. Take advantage of this opportunity to prepare for Holy Week and Easter.

PRAY, RECONCILE, & REJOICE: 12 HOURS OF RECONCILIATION (Courtesy Announcement)
March 29 | 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM | St. Monica Parish, Whitefish Bay (Habrá confesiones en español 4 p.m. a 8 p.m.)
On Wednesday, March 29, area priests will be available for the sacrament of Reconciliation at 11 parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The closest parish to Lumen Christi is St. Monica Parish in Whitefish Bay. Additional locations can be found at www.archmil.org/Pray-Reconcile-Rejoice.

40 Hours of Adoration - March 23-25

Thursday, March 23 | 9:00 AM - Saturday, March 25 | 4:30 PM
40 Hours of Adoration is a special exposition of the Blessed Sacrament over a period of three days, during which prayer continues uninterrupted for an approximately 40 hours. It is similar to a parish renewal or retreat, but with more time for personal prayer. The number 40 signifies a sacred period of time: the rains during the time of Noah lasted 40 days & nights; the Jews wandered through the desert for 40 years, our Lord fasted & prayed for 40 days in the desert. This time is a wonderful opportunity for the spiritual growth of each person & the entire Lumen Christi Parish.

Thursday, March 23
11 AM | Psalms of the Lenten Season
Noon | Angelus 
1 PM | Litany of Trust
3 PM | Divine Mercy Chaplet
4-5 PM | Confessions
6-7 PM | Choral Music of Lent

Friday, March 24
1 AM | Litany of Trust
3 AM | Divine Mercy Chaplet
8:30 AM | Mass
After Mass | Anointing of the Sick
Noon | Stations of the Cross
3 PM | Divine Mercy Chaplet
6-7 PM | Taize' Prayer
7 PM | Confessions

Saturday, March 25
Please note, there will be NO communion service on Saturday, March 25.
1 AM | Litany of Trust
3 AM | Divine Mercy Chaplet
9-10 AM | Confessions
10-10:30 AM | Children's Holy Half Hour
3 PM | Divine Mercy Chaplet
4:30 PM | Benediction

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Sign up to be an Adorer!
Come away to a quiet place. We require at least 2 people praying with Our Lord at all times in the Church. Please help us fill every hour! We are inviting people to commit to come and pray for specific hours, starting at the top of each hour. However, anyone is welcome to come at anytime during the 40 Hours, even just to pop in and pray for a short time. Share this opportunity to pray with your friends and family. If this is a new devotion for you and you have questions about how to spend your time in Adoration, we'll have some suggested readings, prayers, and reflections available to you. However, feel free to email Meaghan Turner with any questions you have turnerm@lumenchristiparish.org

If you are unable to keep your holy hour, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can make sure that Our Lord is not left alone. Reminders & details about your Holy Hour will be sent the week of March 20th. 

Click here to sign up to be an Adorer!

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'Let the Children Come to Me' Holy Half Hour
Saturday, March 25 | 10-10:30 AM
Jesus said, 'Let the Children come to me' [Luke 18:16] Children are welcome in Church all day any day. But this special time will be child centered and for the whole family during Lumen Christi's 40 Hours of Adoration. It is an opportunity to introduce your family to the devotion of Adoration.

Highlights include:

• Child friendly Gospel reading & reflection
• Pray a decade of the Hail Mary
• Invitation for children to sit closer to the altar
• Fr. Stephen will remain available for confessions

 

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Psalms of the Lenten Season  
Thursday, March 23 | 11 AM 
Pray and sing the beautiful psalms of the Lenten Season.

Choral Music of Lent   
Thursday, March 24 | 6-7 PM 
Listen and pray as our  Lumen Christi Choir offers a variety of sacred, traditional choral music selections.

Taize' Prayer  
Friday, March 24 | 6-7 PM 
Enter into the calming, repetitive chants of the community of Taize, France, interspersed with silence and Scripture readings.

Soup & Substance

Tuesdays during Lent | 6:00 PM | St. Cecilia Hall
Join us for soup, fellowship, & formation!
Evening Prayer will be prayed at 6:00 PM. Evening Prayer (also called Vespers) is part of the Liturgy of the Hours, which is one way we can fulfill Jesus' command to "pray always" (Luke 18). Clergy & those in consecrated life pray the Liturgy of the Hours, & lay people are encouraged to pray it as well.

Download the flyer here!

FEBRUARY 28
The Eucharist & Vocational Life
Very Rev. Luke Strand, Rector, St. Francis de Sales Seminary

MARCH 7
Symbol or Substance? The Eucharistic themes in J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis
Ms. Jacinta Van Hecke, Director of Child Ministry, St. Jerome Parish
"Beauty is an incarnational and integrative path to God. Tolkien's work is the most transformative instance of this that I have ever
encountered. In my experience, that also makes him an ideal mentor in devotion to the Sacrament of the Eucharist." - Ms. Jacinta Van Hecke

MARCH 14
The Passover & Last Supper
Mr. Jon Sweeney & Rabbi Michal Woll, Co-Directors, Lux Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, Sacred Heart Seminary & School of Theology

MARCH 21
The Eucharist & the Social Mission of the Church
Ms. Jill Rauh, Director of Education & Outreach, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Through storytelling and prayerful reflection, this session will dive deep into the central meaning of the Eucharist, which is Christ’s incredible love for humanity through his act of self-sacrifice for our salvation.  What response does this incredible gift of love require? This session will break open what our response to Christ’s love can look like as we seek to become a community on mission, transforming all that is broken through the power of Christ’s love.

MARCH 28
Healing the Body of Christ in the Community
Rev. Daniel Sanders, former pastor of Lumen Christi & Founder of Open Arms Free Clinic, & Ms. Sara Nichols, Executive Director of Open Arms Free Clinic

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A Biblical Walk Through the Mass

March 12, 19, & 26 | 10:00 - 10:55 AM | St. Elizabeth Room
Through the Mass, we encounter God in the most intimate way possible as we hear him speak to us in the Liturgy of the Word and as we receive him Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Holy Eucharist.

The words, the gestures, and the rituals of the Mass are rich in meaning. Everything we say and do in the Liturgy is steeped in biblical language. A Biblical Walk Through the Mass explores the extraordinary biblical roots of the Liturgy and reveals what it all means and why it all matters. This fascinating tour of the Mass will renew your faith and deepen your love for and devotion to the Holy Eucharist. Join this 3 week small group study and Discover the Beauty and Riches of the Mass. 

This series meets March 12, 19, & 26 from 10:00 - 10:55 AM in the St. Elizabeth Room. Participants must purchase the book by Edward Sri and commit to reading the assigned sections ahead of time and prepared to discuss. The small group will be facilitated by members of the RCIA team and is discussion based. Register ahead of time by March 5 online with this link here or call Meaghan Turner at the parish office at (262) 512-8985.

Register here!

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Lenten Retreat Opportunities

MEN OF CHRIST CONFERENCE
March 11 | 7:30 AM | St. Francis Borgia - North Campus, Cedarburg
Attention men: You’re invited to join the 2023 Men of Christ conference — Living Your Vocation Courageously — which will be held in parishes across the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, with both virtual and live elements. The morning will feature well-known speakers, Mass, Adoration, Confession, and fellowship. Get all the details and register at MenOfChrist.net.

UNDONE: A HEALING THE WHOLE PERSON RETREAT FOR WOMEN
March 30 - April 1 | St. Alphonsus Parish & School, Greendale
The John Paul II Healing Center's Undone - Women's Retreat is a retreat experience for women who desire healing, freedom, and deep transformation in their feminine identity. You will be immersed in truth and love in God's presence as the knots of Eve, planted in us through sin and shame, become Undone. This retreat is for sisters, mothers, daughters, friends, or any woman who is seeking a deeper and more meaningful relationship with Mary Our Mother, and the Most Holy Trinity. The weekend includes Adoration, time for prayer, worship, small group discussion, interactive and guided meditation, and much more. jpiihealingcenter.org/undone/

Almsgiving (CRS Rice Bowl)

Our Parish Lenten Project for this Lent’s Almsgiving will be participating in Catholic Relief Services’ CRS Rice Bowl Lenten faith-in-action program.

CRS Rice Bowl gives us a wonderful opportunity to encounter different people from around the world, know more about their lives and recognize them as our sisters and brothers. We will see how, through our prayer, we encounter Jesus, who is present in the face of every member of our human family. When we fast, we encounter the obstacles that prevent us from fully loving God and our neighbor. And when we give alms, we share in solidarity with those who need our support.

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CRS Rice Bowls will be available after all Masses the weekend of February 18 & 19. In subsequent weeks, they will also be available at the welcome desk & in the parish office. One per family please.

Please return them Palm Sunday weekend of April 1 & 2. If you would rather make an online donation, please go to crsricebowl.org/donate.

Donate online here!

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Learn more about our global family!

• Stories of Hope in Guatemala, Bangladesh and Rwanda where CRS is at work: www.crsricebowl.org/stories-of-hope/intro
• Simple, meatless recipes from these countries: www.crsricebowl.org/recipe

Fasting

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the two days of universal fasting and abstinence from meat. These obligations help train spiritual self-denial and remind us of the lives of those who regularly go hungry. 

FASTING
All between the ages of 18 and 59 are to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Fasting means one full meal each day with the other meals not equaling a full meal. Eating between meals is not allowed, but liquids are allowed.

ABSTINENCE FROM MEAT
All who are 14 and older observe abstinence from meat and meat products on Ash Wednesday and each Friday of Lent. All others are encouraged to fast and abstain in ways appropriate to their circumstances. If health or ability to work would be seriously affected, fast and abstinence do not apply.

From the Milwaukee Catholic Herald | CatholicHerald.Org