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Pray, Hope, Don't Worry - Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH

                                          Pray,
                                                    Hope,
         Our Lady of Guadalupe
      Leads others to Jesus Christ,
  Promotes and embraces the sacraments,
      Encourages a life of prayer,            &
    And nurtures ongoing conversion.
                                           Don’t Worry- Saint Padre Pio -

                                          OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH
             www.olog.org
                                          LENTEN SCHEDULE 2021
Pray, Hope, Don't Worry - Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Hope,
                                 Pray,
                                     &                                                    Lent
                                   Don’t Worry                                begins Wednesday, February 17, 2021
                                         - Saint Padre Pio -

                                                                    LENTEN REGULATIONS

A
              priest of the Capuchin Order of the Friars Minor in
                                                                       Ash Wednesday (February 17, 2021) and Good
             Italy, Saint Padre Pio lived a life of holiness and
             sacrifice. He prayed almost continuously and was           Friday (April 2, 2021) are days of abstinence from
             able to see and communicate with his guardian an-          meat and also days of fast, that is, only one full meal
gel, Jesus, and the Blessed Mother. He experienced plenty of            is allowed; no solid food between meals. Two other
suffering, living with sickness throughout his life, and being
marked with the stigmata when he was 31. He spoke of pray-
                                                                        meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may
ing for the souls in Purgatory and loved the Sacrament of Rec-          be taken according to one’s needs but they together
onciliation. Over the world, people were drawn to him for his           should not equal another full meal.
holiness and his humility. Today, in our culture, we can look
to Saint Padre Pio for a sense of calm in the midst of an often
                                                                       The other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from
crazy world. At a moment when simple tasks like grocery
shopping and answering the door can be stressful, it can be             meat.
easy to get pulled into a world of concerns. On days like this
we’re fortunate to have a saint we can turn to who offers a            The obligation to abstain from meat begins at 14
peaceful, calming perspective. Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, whose          years of age.
feast day is September 23rd, is quoted as saying, “Pray, hope
and don’t worry. Worry is useless! God is merciful and will
hear your prayer.” What a full life he lived, devoted to Jesus         The obligation to fast begins at 18 years of age and
and focused on inspiring a love for God in those he encoun-             ends at 59 years of age.
tered. (Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, 1887-1968)
Pray, Hope, Don't Worry - Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
New Weekday Mass Schedule                               Stations of the Cross
                                            OUR LADY OF                6:00 p.m. Fr idays

                                            GUADALUPE                  3:00 p.m. Good Fr iday
               MONDAY                                                  Confessions afterward

                12:15 p.m.                  CATHEDRAL OF               12:00 p.m. Fr idays

                                            ST. JOSEPH                 5:30 p.m.. Fr idays

               TUESDAY                                                 3:00 p.m. Good Friday

                 8:00 a.m.                  ST. FRANCIS XAVIER         5:30 p.m. Fr iday

                                            ST. JAMES                  5:30 p.m. Fr idays
            WEDNESDAY                                                  3:00 p.m. Good Friday Service,
                                                                       No Stations
          8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
                                            ST. ROSE OF LIMA           6:00 p.m. Wednesdays

             THURSDAY                       MOUNT OLIVET               12:00 p.m. Good Friday

                 8:00 a.m.
                                                  Other Worship Opportunities …
                FRIDAY                       Adoration at Our Lady of Guadalupe
                12:15 p.m.                   6:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesdays
                                                               Evening Vespers at St. Francis Xavier
                                                                     5:00 p.m. All Sundays of Lent
   Confessions are heard 20 minutes prior
                                             Adoration & Confession at St. James
             to all daily masses             6:00 p.m. Tuesdays
You’reInvited ...
 Join us on the following Wednesdays of Lent                                     February 24

     for prayer, celebration of Mass and                 Pray                    Presented by Fr. Christian Malewski
                                                                                 Prayer doesn’t change God, Prayer changes
     enlightening Lenten Presentations                                           us. Even in the moments of our greatest wor-
                                                                                 ries, fear and anxiety today, we can turn to
                                                                                 God in prayer. And we can always, always
       February 24, March 3, March 10                                            hold on to hope! Through our prayer we can
                                                                                 deepen our relationship with God and learn to
      5:30 p.m. Confessions                                                      find comfort, peace, and joy in Him during
                                                                                 times of hardship.
      5:30 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy
                                                                                 March 3
      6:00 p.m. Mass followed by a Lenten presentation
                                                         Hope                    Presented by Fr. Gabe Lickteig
                                                                                 Often referred to in his life as “a man of
                                                                                 hope,” throughout his life, in the midst of
       March 17, March 24 & March 31
                                                                                 much suffering and the most difficult trials,
      5:30 p.m. Confessions                                                      Saint Padre Pio always looked to the future
                                                                                 with a spirit of optimism, faith and love.
      5:30 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy

                                                         Don’t
                                                                                  March 10
      6:00 p.m. Mass - no presentation
                                                                                  Presented by Fr. Christian Malewski

LENTEN OPEN CONFESSIONS & ADORATION
                                                         Worry                    Saint Padre Pio is a model of completely
                                                                                  trusting in God and His will for our lives. He
                                                                                  entrusted his life into God’s hands and dedi-
                                                                                  cated his life to serving God’s people.
          Wednesday, March 24
            7:00 - 9:00 p.m.                             These presentations will be recorded and shared via our FaceBook page:
                                                                             www.facebook.com/Olog.org
AshM Wednesday                                                     Holy Week
                    SASS   CHEDULE                                               AT   OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

OUR LADY OF           8:00 a.m. Mass                               March 28   Palm Sunday     4:00 p.m. Satur day Mass
                      Live Streamed at www.facebook.com/Olog.org
                                                                                              8:30 a.m. Sunday Mass
GUADALUPE
                      12:15 p.m. L iturgy of the W ord &                                      Live Streamed at www.facebook.com/Olog.org
                      Distribution of Ashes                                                   11:00 a.m. Sunday Mass
                      6:00 p.m. Mass
                                                                   March 29   Monday          12:15 p.m. Mass
CATHEDRAL OF          6:00 p.m. Mass
                                                                   March 30   Tuesday         8:00 a.m. Mass
ST. JOSEPH
                                                                   March 31   Wednesday       8:00 a.m Mass
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER    6:30 & 8:15 a.m. Mass
                                                                                              5:30 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mer cy &
                      12:00 & 7:00 p.m. Mass                                                  Confessions

ST. PATRICK           7:00 p.m. Mass                                                          6:00 p.m. Mass
                                                                   April 1    Holy Thursday 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lor d’s Supper
ST. JAMES             8:00 a.m. Mass                                                          Live Streamed at www.facebook.com/Olog.org
                      6:00 p.m. Mass
                                                                   April 2    Good Friday     3:00 p.m. Stations of the Cr oss
ST. ROSE OF LIMA      8:00 a.m. Mass                                                          Confessions afterward
                      12:00 p.m. L iturgy of the W ord &                                      7:00 p.m. Good Fr iday Litur gy
                      Distribution of Ashes                                                   Live Streamed at www.facebook.com/Olog.org
                                                                                              Confessions following Mass
ST. MARY              12:00 p.m. Mass
                                                                   April 3    Holy Saturday   8:00 p.m. Vigil
                      Let today be the                                                        No confessions today
                      day you give up
                                                                   April 4    Easter Sunday   8:30 a.m. Mass
                      who you’ve been
                                                                                              Live Streamed at www.facebook.com/Olog.org
                      for you who can
                           become.                                                            11:00 a.m. Mass
Stay With Me Lord                                                                I want to remain united to You,
                                                                                     If not by communion, at least by grace and love.
          Prayer of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina after Holy Communion            Stay with me, Jesus, I do not ask for divine consolation, because
              Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have            I do not merit it, but the gift of Your Presence, oh yes, I ask this of You!
                 You present so that I do not forget You.                             Stay with me, Lord, for it is You alone I look for,
                    You know how easily I abandon You.                           Your love, Your grace, Your will, Your heart, Your Spirit,
 Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak and I need your strength                                 because I love You and ask no
                          that I may not fall so often.                                other reward but to love you more and more.
       Stay with me, Lord, for You are my life, and without You,                        With a firm love, I love you with all my heart
                              I am without fervor.                                        while on earth and continue to love You
      Stay with me, Lord, for You are my light, and without You,                             perfectly during all eternity. Amen.
                                I am in darkness.
                Stay with me, Lord, to show me Your will.                              Prayer for the Intercession
   Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear your voice and follow You.                                 of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
                Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love You
                                                                                     Dear God, you generously blessed your servant,
               very much, and always be in Your company.
                                                                                                    Saint Pio of Pietrelcina,
       Stay with me, Lord, if You wish me to be faithful to You.
                                                                                                 with the gifts of the Spirit.
              Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is,
                                                                                        You marked His body with the five wounds
    I want it to be a place of consolation for You, a nest of love.
                                                                                     of Christ Crucified, as a powerful witness to the
               Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late and
                                                                                           saving Passion and Death of Your Son.
               the day is coming to a close, and life passes;
                                                                                           Endowed with the gift of discernment
               death, judgment, eternity approaches. It is
                                                                                      Saint Pio labored endlessly in the confessional
                 necessary to renew my strength, so that
                                                                                                  for the salvation of souls.
         I will not stop along the way, and for that I need You.
                                                                                         With reverence and intense devotion in
                  It is getting late and death approaches,
                                                                                                   the celebration of Mass,
    I fear the darkness, the temptations, the dryness, the cross,
                                                                                        he invited countless men and women to a
  the sorrows. O how I need You, my Jesus, in this night of exile!
                                                                                           greater union with Jesus Christ in the
Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all its dangers, I need You.
                                                                                             Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.
           Let me recognize You, as Your disciples did at the
                                                                                         Through the intercession of Saint Pio of
                      breaking of the Bread, so that the
                                                                                    Pietrelcina, I confidently beseech You to grant me
       Eucharistic Communion be the Light which disperses the
                                                                                          the grace of (here state your petition.)
darkness, the force which sustains me, the unique joy of my heart.
                                                                                       Glory be to the Father (three times). Amen.
        Stay with me, Lord, because at that hour of my death,
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