MHoC Lenten Season 2025

The Pope’s Lenten Message for 2025 has been published in the Vatican website: MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR LENT 2025.

The Dicastery for Integral Human Development is making available infographics and visual resources that you can freely download and will be updated during the course of the season: EN: bit.ly/Lent_2025

Stations of the Cross: After 8.30am Mass Thursday’s.

2nd Rite of Reconciliation – Tue 1 April 6pm after 5.30pm Mass for Weston Creek, Nth Woden & MHOC.

Eucharistic Adoration Fridays in Lent begins 7 Mar. Volunteers to please enter their name on the sign up sheet in the main foyer.  You will commit to 1 hour of prayer in the church, between 10am & 9pm. 
Please speak with Fr Emil if you need guidance.

¨ Ash Wednesday (5 Mar) & Good Friday (18 Apr) are days of fast & abstinence (no meat).  The law of
fasting binds those who have completed their eighteenth year, until the beginning of their sixtieth year; the law of abstinence binds those who have completed their fourteenth year.

¨ In Lent, the “Alleluia” is omitted at Mass.

¨ Catholics are obliged to receive Holy Communion at least once a year, between Ash Wednesday &
Trinity Sunday (15 June 2025).

Lenten Discussion Group
A small group will meet after the Friday morning 9.30am mass in the Hall for a chat & a cuppa.  The group will meet again from Friday 7 Mar. All Welcome.

Lent 2025 with The Catholic Guy; Bruce Downes
Lent is a time when we can grow closer to God & prepare our hearts for the true meaning of Easter. If you would like to receive free daily inspirational videos to help you make this Lenten Journey more powerful & prayerful, sign up at: https//BruceDownes.org/Lent

Lentin Discussion Group

Adult Faith Formation (fourth meeting) – Parish Hall
Lenten Discussion Group Sun 30 March 11am.
The theme is on homecoming using the story of the prodigal son (Luke 15:1-3, 11-32). All are
welcome to join us using the Metanoia” program book.  Copies will be available at the meeting.