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Ash Wednesday
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Lenten Fast and Abstinence
1. Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday by all Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. Those who are bound to fast may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to each one’s needs, but eating solid food between meals is not permitted.
2. Abstinence from meat is to be observed by all Catholics 14 years or older on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays of Lent.
3. Continuing the diocesan custom, all of the appropriate age are asked to fast and abstain on all the Wednesdays and Fridays of Lent as a voluntary practice.
The Paschal Fast
1. All Catholics of the appropriate age (see above) are to fast and abstain on Good Friday.
2. All Catholics are encouraged, as a voluntary practice, to fast on Holy Saturday until the celebration of the Easter Vigil.
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Lv 19:1-2, 17-18Responsorial Psalm Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13Reading 2 1 Cor 3:16-23Gospel Mt 5:38-48
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Candle of Peace
Candle of Peace
In life, we either react to situations or we respond to situations. As the Catholic Community of Saint John University Parish and the broader faith community of the Diocese of Wheeling Charleston, we have erected a Candle of Peace to silently keep vigil in prayer with our sisters and brothers who have been abused in the Church we each have come to love. We cannot and will not stand above or aside from them, but we stand with all victims, praying, acting on their behalf, and advocating for restorative justice for all involved.
Let us allow all our senses to be engaged at Mass when we see this Candle of Peace, and turn toward all our abused brothers and sisters in the Church asking all the Saints to “be with us here” to find strength, healing and firm resolve to stop the violence of abuse in all its forms.
Peace with Every Breath,
Father Walt
Your Pastor