Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and we practice self-control through fasting. We are called not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent, but to a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ's will more faithfully. We recall the waters of baptism in which we were also baptized into Christ's death, died to sin and evil, and began new life in Christ.
"Each year Ash Wednesday and its resounding invitation to let the Lord raise us up begins a very serious season, a quarantine — a 40-day observance of renewal and penance to seek the Lord Jesus and to accompany Him in His action of salvation for us, His Passion, Death and Resurrection. This salvation is done personally and communally in us, for we are called as the Body of Christ, the Church.
None of us do this alone!"Daniel Cardinal DiNardo
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation includes the following:
We are invited to come to Reconciliation during this Lenten season. St. Clare of Assisi offers Reconciliation every Thursday from 6-7 pm (unless noted otherwise) as well as by appointment.
This Lenten season we will be hosting a Lenten Penance Service at St. Clare on TBD. For other local Penance Service times, please refer to and check future bulletins.
On Fridays during Lent at 7:00 pm, we will have Stations of the Cross, in the Church.
Everyone is invited to come to the Knights of Columbus Fish Fry, starting March 7, for all the Fridays in Lent. Come to dinner and stay for Stations of the Cross. Serving hours are from 5:00-6:45 pm. Dine-in and Carryout options are available.
Come walk with Christ! Join us at noon on Good Friday at St. Clare of Assisi for our youth ministry's re-enactment of the Passion of Christ. In the penitential spirit of Lent, this hour-long production of Living Stations also act as an Examination of Conscience, allowing each of us to look into our own hearts and find the ways we have drifted away from God. The actors, readers, and musicians are here to help you visualize part of Christ’s sacrifice for us.
FOR YOUTH: Youth can enter more deeply into the Passion of our Lord by joining our Living Stations of the Cross production. There are many roles and ways to serve and help out from acting, reading, setup, costume help and more. Be a part of the annual tradition here at St. Clare's and sign up today. For the practice dates and times, please see the flyer attached or check out our website. If interested, please contact Elizabeth Selmarten.