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Around sunset (7:32 PM) on Holy Saturday evening, while Paschal Candles are being lit at Easter Vigils, the clergy, religious and lay faithful of the Diocese of Trenton are invited to safely display a lighted candle (such as those used at Christmas) in the window of their homes, as a symbol of our unity with Catholics throughout the world.

Good Friday is a day of Fast and Abstinence. All Catholics between 18 and 59 years of age are restricted to one full meal. Two lesser meals are permitted. All Catholics over the age of 14 must abstain from meat.

...we are providing Worship Aids that include the readings for each of the Holy Week liturgies. This way, you can read along, keeping your participation in the liturgy strong, even separated by distance from the physical celebration. Please also remember to make a spiritual communion at the appropriate time during the liturgy. The prayer for that is also found on this website.

Lenten activities have been cancelled due to the Corona virus.

Lent will be here and before you know it, we will be celebrating Easter. What will you do during those 40 days leading up to Easter to foster your relationship with the Lord? You might want to consider helping the Legacy of Life Foundation as a volunteer. What a great way to volunteer your time and talent during Lent by helping women facing an unplanned pregnancy. Click the article title for more information.

Check out Formed, an online subscription offered to you for free from our parish. Click the article title to find a link to more information.

In preparation for the holy season of Lent, The St. Gregory the Great Altar Rosary Society will sponsor A Lenten Day of Recollection on Saturday, February 29, at the Church of St. Gregory the Great. For more information, click the article title.

If you're trying to think of something to do during Lent other than giving up chocolate, look no further! Join the 40 Days for Life Initiative in Mercer County, which runs from Ash Wednesday through Palm Saturday. Click the article title for details.

This year, the penitential season of Lent begins on February 26. Please bring in all old palms to be burned and used for ashes on Ash Wednesday. Beginning next week, there will be containers at all the exit doors on the weekends to hold the palms.

We express our thanks to so many so generously assisted in the preparation and celebration of the liturgies of Holy Week. Click the article title to see more information.

The Diocesan Chrism Mass will be celebrated by His Excellency, The Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, on Monday, April 15, at 7:30 pm, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold. At this special Mass, the priests of the diocese will renew the promises made at their ordination, and the holy oils used for the sacraments are consecrated by the bishop. Click the article title for more information.

Click the article title to find the visitation and adoration hours for Holy Thursday around the diocese.

Click the article title to see the Lenten activities this week.

We invite interested parishioners to participate in the Washing of the Feet ceremony during the Holy Thursday liturgy. The Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper takes place at 7:00 p.m. on April 18 at St. Anthony Church. There will be a rehearsal for the twelve participants prior to Holy Thursday. If you would like to participate, please call Barbara Dohrenwend at 587-0759.

St. Anthony of Padua’s Music Ministry presents Joseph Haydn’s The Seven Words of Christ (The Passion, A Lenten Cantata) on Friday, April 5, at 7:30 pm at St Anthony of Padua Church (121 Bridge Ave, Red Bank; 732-747-0813). Click the article title to find out the admission price and how to get tickets.

The Rosary Altar Society is conducting its Annual Palm Cross Sale, which proceeds benefit our parish. Orders and payment must be received no later than March 31. Click the article title for details.

This year, the penitential season of Lent begins on March 6. Please bring in all old palms to be burned and used for ashes on Ash Wednesday. Beginning next week, there will be containers at all the exit doors on the weekends to hold the palms.

Click the article title to find our where and when on Holy Thursday you can go to adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.