The Catholic Church of 

St. Mary the Virgin

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Sunday

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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Office Hours

Tuesday, March 19th is the Solemnity of St. Joseph,
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 
There will be a Solemn Mass at 7:00 pm.  

Monday, March 25th is the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. 
We will have a Said Mass at 12:00 noon as well as a Solemn Mass at 7:00 pm. 
Please make plans to attend these Masses.

Lenten Quiet Day  Saturday, March 23, 2019
 
The Ordinariate Parishes of North Texas are having a quiet day of Adoration, Recollection and Benediction for every-one, young and old. It will begin with Mass at 9:00 AM (as usual).      At the conclusion of Mass there will begin Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament which will continue during the rest of the Quiet Day. Frs. Dean, Kennedy, Stainbrook and Fogel will each offer a brief recollection followed by a period of quiet adoration with the chance for meditation or prayer.

After two morning times of recollection and prayer there will be silent lunch of
soup, salad and bread. St. Mary the Virgin will provide the soup.
We invite others to generously provide the salad, dressings & breads.

Following lunch there will be two more periods of recollection and prayer and the quiet day will end with Benediction. We should end no later than 2:00 PM.
This opportunity to put aside the busyness of life for a few, brief five hours and reflect on our relationship with our Lord as we prepare for the paschal feast is not to be thought of as the ubiquitous "penance service" though there will be the opportunity for confession in the confessional. Everyone is invited to participate in the whole of quiet day, not simply to rush in, confess and leave. This is your chance to adore our Lord on a day and in a time when you perhaps are not able to participate during the regular Friday adoration.

Please observe the Eucharistic fast (one hour prior to Mass without food)
prior to attending the Quiet Day's opening Mass.

Because Advent was so short this past December, we are now offering this time to spiritually remove ourselves from all the noise and distractions around us and focus on what is truly important in our lives and in our hearts. We encourage everyone to set aside these few hours for our Lord on March 23rd.

Beginning this Friday, March 8th  
and continuing every Friday through April 12th,
there will be Stations of the Cross with Adoration & Benediction
here at St. Mary the Virgin from 7pm-8pm in the Church.
 

Fasting Guidelines per the UCCCB

 Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics.
In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. For members of the Catholic Church, the norms on  fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.
If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the "paschal fast" to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily his Resurrection.

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We are currently looking for men & women to serve as readers and/or ushers
at the 10:30 am Mass on Sundays.