Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church
Milltown, New Jersey

Lenten Instructions & Schedule... 

Lenten Instructions

•  The days of fast and abstinence are
   ASH WEDNESDAY and GOOD FRIDAY.
   

•  All other Fridays of Lent are
  Days of Abstinence.
   

•  From the evening Mass of the Lord's Supper
  on Holy Thursday until the celebration of the Easter Vigil on the
  evening of Holy Saturday, the Easter fast should be observed
  so that, with uplifted and welcoming hearts, we may be ready to celebrate
  the joys of the Resurrection.

The obligation to fast applies only to Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59. To fast in the Catholic tradition means to limit oneself to one full meal during the day so as to experience hunger.

The obligation of abstinence affects all Catholics who have reached the age of 14. Abstinence in the Catholic tradition means to abstain from meat and all meat products.

The obligation of fast and abstinence, as a whole, is a serous obligation. While failure to observe any penitential day in itself may not be considered serious, the failure to observe any penitential days at all, or a substantial number of them without good cause, would be considered a grave matter. Those unable to abstain for a valid reason of any given Friday of Lent are asked to perform some other penitential act or to abstain on another day.

Lenten Schedule

Ash Wednesday - February 6th
Ashes will be distributed at the 7am Mass, 9am service,
12:10 Mass, 4:45 service and 7pm Mass.

Stations of the Cross - Fridays
1:15pm - Stations of the Cross for Children
7pm - Stations of the Cross

Friday, March 21st at 7pm - OLOL School Auditorium
Living Stations of the Cross
Performed by the students of Our Lady of Lourdes School
 

Holy Week

Reflections with
Father Charles Krieg, CM
for three days...

Monday, March 17th
Tuesday, March 18th
Wednesday, March 19th

Come celebrate with us and leave with an inspiring message!
Mass begins at 7pm every night.

Holy Thursday
March 20th

7pm - Mass of the Last Supper &
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for one hour following Mass

Good Friday
March 21st

3pm - Liturgy of the Passion
7pm - Living Stations of the Cross in the OLOL School Auditorium

Holy Saturday
March 22nd

1pm - Blessing of Food
7pm - Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday
March 23rd

Regular Sunday Mass Schedule
7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am, 12 Noon