Blog of the Traditional Latin Mass priest for the Diocese of Davenport
Holy Family, Davenport: Catechism 9:30, Confession 10:20, Rosary 10:35, High Mass 11:00; Holy Face Prayers, Fellowship Meal after Mass
St Patrick, Iowa City: Rosary 2:00, Confessions 2:10, Low Mass 2:30; Catechism 3:45
Confessions- 11:00; Blessing and Imposition of Ashes- 11:30; Angelus- 12:00; Holy Mass- 12:05. Sermon today follows our Mass, just after the Leonine Prayers, so workers may return to their shops at the time of the Dismissal. Confessions resume after the conclusion of the sermon.
https://extraordinaryform.org/propers/LentAshWednesday.pdf
and on Friday
The law of Abstinence forbids the use of meat, but not of eggs, the products of milk, or condiments made of animal fat.
Fish and all cold-blooded animals may be eaten, e.g.- frogs, clams, etc.
The law of Fasting allows only one full meal a day, but does not prohibit taking some food in the morning and evening, observing – as far as quantity and quality are concerned – approved local custom. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk and fruit juices, are allowed.
In the United States:
Abstinence is strictly binding on all Fridays of Lent.
Fasting and abstinence are obligatory on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
Abstinence on all Fridays, though not obligatory under pain of sin, is “especially recommended.”
Fasting on all weekdays of Lent, though not obligatory under pain of sin, is “strongly recommended.”
N.B.- Wednesday, February 14th is Ash Wednesday; under pain of mortal sin, all Catholics age 14 and up
must abstain from meat on this day; and all Catholics ages 18-59 must fast on this day.
Holy Family, Davenport: 9:30 Catechism- Administrative Center, 10:20 Confessions, 10:35 Rosary, 11:00 High Mass; afterwards Holy Face devotion, overflow Confessions; Fellowship Meal in Hall downstairs.
St Patrick, Iowa City: 2:00pm Rosary, 2:10 Confessions, 2:30 Low Mass with hymns
Candlemas ritual will take place after Mass this year, followed by the Litany of Loreto
https://extraordinaryform.org/propers/0202PurificationAnteMissam.pdf
(The ‘worksheet’ I referred to in my sermon yesterday, found in a separate post above)
Here’s what an FSSP Pastor thinks, and shared with his people, yesterday:
Adoration and Rosary at 11:00
A Pre-Lent ‘Game Plan’ Worksheet for my action plan for when Ash Wednesday comes:
________Habit or Vice to ‘give up’… and / or
________Habit or Virtue to ‘take on’. e.g. Morning offering – or nightly examen
________Devotion or Liturgical activity to ‘make time for’ or attend. e.g. Stations
________Service, sacrifice or mortification to offer to God. e.g. serve at Fish Fry
________Biblical, spiritual, or ‘life of a Saint’ reading I could do. e.g. The Book Proverbs
________Other activity or event pleasing to God I could focus on,
instead of myself, for my eternal soul – or instead of this world,
which is temporal and finite. e.g. Almsgiving
_________________________________ Name ________________________________ Signed
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