You're invited and wanted at our Parish Fish Fry's every Friday (4:30-7 p.m.) in Lent. Hosted by the Knights of Columbus, it's an award winning meal, and an opportunity to gather with the community around a great meal. 

From March 27-30th Fr. Jim Kelleher, will be here at St Michael's to invite families to reclaim Sundays by forming small teams that gather once a month for fellowship, food, and praying the Scriptural Rosary. 

This initiative encourages families to deepen their spiritual lives by committing to praying at least one decade of the Scriptural Rosary daily—moving from merely saying the prayers to truly meditating on the mysteries. Through these monthly gatherings, families will cultivate authentic friendships rooted in holiness, strengthening their faith and becoming a witness of evangelization through family life. Save the date for a special Cenacle Night on Friday, March 28th.  

Fr. Kelleher is member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT). He is also an internationally recognized speaker on the topic of Eucharistic Adoration and the family rosary. He has fulfilled major speaking engagements at Marian and Eucharistic Conferences in the United States, England and India. Fr. Kelleher founded Eucharistic Family Rosary Crusade on October 19, 2003 in Rome, Italy, on the day Mother Teresa was beatified.

Fr. Kelleher launched his first large Rosary Crusade in the Diocese of Dallas with “An Evening of Eucharistic Adoration and Global Living Rosary” in the Cotton Bowl with 22,000 people in attendance. On Sunday, May 25, 2008, he organized “An Afternoon of Eucharistic Adoration and Global Living Rosary” in the  Kansas City Royals Baseball Stadium with 25,000 participants. Both events were broadcast around the world on EWTN. From 2013 through 2017, Fr. Kelleher did eight smaller Rosary Crusades throughout the country of  Ireland.

Teaching Mariology, Spiritual Theology and Evangelization at the college and seminary levels, Fr. Kelleher holds a doctorate in Sacred Theology and a licentiate in Spiritual Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, Italy. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. After his graduation from Notre Dame, Fr. Kelleher  worked for Coopers & Lybrand, a Big Eight public accounting firm, as well as Santa Fe Communications, a Catholic cable network, in Los Angeles.

As part of the Jubilee year, Pope Francis declared in a specific way, that we can earn an indulgence in studying Church documents, especially the Catechism. As we continue to seek the freedom in this Jubilee Year of Hope we will highlight the 4 pillars of the Catechism in a 4-week series. 

The 7 Last Words with Dr. Scott Hahn - St Paul Center 

Jesus’ final utterances from the Cross have been a subject of meditation for the greatest Catholic mystics from St. Bonaventure to St. Alphonsus Liguori to Ven. Fulton Sheen.  

In The Seven Last Words—a weekly Lenten video series from the St. Paul Center—Dr. Scott Hahn explores the final words that Jesus uttered while He hung dying on the Cross, and shows how those words reveal the heart of our salvation. 

Join Scott Hahn and the St. Paul Center at the foot of the Cross this Lent as together we contemplate Christ’s greatest sermon—His seven last “words.” Each week, Scott Hahn will offer a 30-minute video reflection on each of Christ’s final utterances, showing how they reveal the heart of our Savior for His People. 

Sacred music, performed by the men’s ensemble Floriani, will accompany each video to create an appropriately contemplative atmosphere. 

Go to stpaulcenter.com/lent to sign up for free. 

Lent Pary40: The Way - Hallow App 

Join Jonathan Roumie, Fr. Mike Schmitz, Sr. Miriam, Mark Wahlberg, Chris Pratt, Cardinal Sarah and many more as we draw closer to Jesus, who is "the way, the truth, and the life." This Lent, embark on a spiritual journey with the writings of St. Josemaría Escrivá, author of the modern spiritual classic, "The Way." We'll meditate on the lives of those who follow Christ's Way, including the life of Servant of God Takashi Nagai. Come to know this remarkable Japanese physician who survived the atomic bombing in 1945 - along with his difficulties, heartbreak, and conversion - through the biography "A Song for Nagasaki."  

Resources for Pray40: The Way 

The Great Fast - St Michael’s Abbey  

Rediscover the essence of Lent and draw closer to Christ through a transformative 40-day fast. Join our virtual Lenten journey. You will receive daily emails thoughtfully curated by our priests to help you grow in love for Christ through prayer and fasting. Throughout this sacred season, we will hold all who join us in our prayers. 

Daily Word on Fire Reflections 

In this devotional book, Bishop Robert Barron invites you to enter more deeply into the prayerful nature of the season. Lenten Gospel Reflections features the full Gospel reading for each day of Lent, a daily reflection from Bishop Barron, space for journaling and answering reflection questions, and more! 

What You’ll Find Inside 

• An introduction from Bishop Barron 

• The full Gospel reading for each day of Lent

• A daily reflection from Bishop Barron

• Questions for further discussion and reflection

• Space for journaling and answering reflection questions

• The Stations of the Cross with sacred artwork depicting each station 

Revival: A Lenten Devotional for Eucharistic Renewal – NEC - $10 

We all need revival, and the season of Lent provides every Catholic with a unique opportunity to reflect on the places in our life where we need to repent, where we need to fast, and where we need interior renewal.  

“Revival: A Lenten Devotional for Eucharistic Renewal,” is a series of simple, daily reflections that will help Catholics rekindle a living relationship with Jesus by reflecting on their relationship with the Lord, the Eucharist, and our missionary call to share the love of God with our neighbors. 

This resource was prayerfully authored by individuals that have been close to the heart of the National Eucharistic Revival and includes reflections rooted in their experience of encountering the Lord, finding their identity in Him, living a Eucharistic life, and being sent out on mission.

Each daily reflection takes a few minutes to read but provides insights and reflections for the entire day. This devotional is ideal for individual daily reflection and works well for small group study during the season of Lent.  

Any Catholic that is passionate about the Eucharist and is desires to make this Lenten journey one of true revival, drawing on the many graces of the National Eucharistic Revival in the United States, will benefit from this impactful, daily devotional.

Simply Scripture for Lent & Easter – Colleen Reiss Vermeulen – $18.95 

Have you ever wished to recite scripture quotes off the top of your head? Or do you long to build a habit of daily scripture reading? 

From Ash Wednesday through the Easter season, each day’s prayerful reading follows a pattern inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours—inviting you to read and pray the Bible surrounded by heartfelt connections to God found in the Psalms. The daily pattern will quickly become familiar:

• First, contemplate a verse from the Liturgy of the Hours psalm. 
• Second, read a citation from Mark’s gospel (during Lent) or the Acts of the Apostles (Easter) with a short introduction. 
• Third, notice the weekly verse to remember and make an effort to memorize it throughout the week. 
• Fourth, reflect on the actual meaning of the passage, what God is saying to you, and how it applies to your life. 
• Finally, read the concluding prayer heard at Sunday Mass during Lent or Easter and traditionally used in the Liturgy of the Hours. 

Palm Sunday
All children are invited to walk and wave palms in a procession at the beginning of Mass:
Sat. April 12, 5 p.m. and Sun. April 13, 10:30 a.m.

Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Thursday, April 17, 7 p.m.
Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
April 18, 3 p.m., 7 p.m
Good Friday is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. The norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 to 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.

Easter Vigil -- April 19, 8:15 p.m.

Easter Sunday Masses
April 20, 7:30 a.m.

9 a.m. Church and School Gym
10:30 a.m. Church and School Gym
12 p.m. Church