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This is the week. While the celebration of the Sacred Triduum begins with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Thursday evening, as a parish community it is the Living Stations of the Cross as celebrated by the eighth graders from the school that begins our attentiveness to the solemnity of the week. I reminded them, as I now wish to remind all of you that, while this takes on the appearance and character of a theatrical performance, this is instead a prayer. Read more.

Due to the inclement weather and impending storm, please note all of the following St. Benedict Church events are cancelled for this afternoon and evening: Religious Education classes, Stations of the Cross, Soup and Scripture, and Young Adult Bible Study. Stay safe.

Lent certainly has sped quickly past us. The enthusiastic response to the Parish Mission and Father Dave Dwyer was quite refreshing. This past week we were blessed to have the Franciscan Friars lead us in praise, worship, adoration, and penance. Now, as Holy Week quickly approaches, there are even more important moments that we want to draw some focus towards. Read more.

As we approach Holy Week and the Sacred Triduum it is a good time to reflect on where we are in our Lenten journey. We start to prepare ourselves for the rites and rituals of the Holy Season as we will gather on Palm Sunday of the Passion of Our Lord (March 25) in the School Gymnasium for the beginning of all the Masses. Read more.

This week we are privileged to have Father Dave Dwyer, C.S.P. with us for our Lenten parish mission. As he is preaching at all of the Masses this weekend you will get a sense of his enthusiasm and the power of his presentations. I, as I am sure with many of you, like listening to his show The Busted Halo Show and also his Conversations with Cardinal Dolan on the SiriusXM Catholic Radio Channel. Hopefully you will be able to attend the evenings here with him. He will be preaching the morning Masses Monday through Wednesday and also hearing confession after Mass during the week. Read more.