Lenten Schedule

  Divine Mercy Chaplet V

   recited each Wednesday at 3pm   &   15 minutes prior to each weekend Mass  

  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (Eucharistic Adoration) V

First Fridays  8:30am-5pm  

  Reconciliation(Confession) V

Saturdays 3pm, or by appointment

  Anointing of the Sick V

First Tuesday of each month at 8am Mass

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Part Three:  Life in Christ

Section One:  Man's Vocation Life in the Spirit

Chapter Three:  God's Salvation:  Law and Grace

Article 3:  The Church, Mother and Teacher

II.  THE PRECEPTS OF THE CHURCH

2041  The precepts of the Church are set in the context of a moral life bound to and nourished by liturgical life.  The obligatory character of these positive laws decreed by the pastoral authorities is meant to guarantee to the faithful the very necessary minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort, in the growth in love of God and neighbor;

2042  The first precept ("You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor.") requires the faithful to sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord as well as the principal liturgical feasts honoring the Mysteries of the Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints; in the first place, by participating in the Eucharistic Celebration, in which the Christian community is gathered, and by resting from those works and activities which could impede such a sanctification of these days.⁸²

The second precept ("You shall confess your sins at least once a year.") ensures preparation for the Eucharist by the reception of the sacrament of reconciliation, which continues Baptism's work of conversion and forgiveness.⁸³

The third precept ("You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season") guarantees as a minimum the reception of the Lord's Body and Blood in connection with the Paschal feasts, the origin and center of the Christian liturgy.⁸⁴

The fourth precept ("You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church") ensures the times of ascesis and penance which prepare us for the liturgical feasts and help us acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom of heart.^NT1  

The fifth precept ("You shall help to provide for the needs of the Church") means that the faithful are obliged to assist with the material needs of the Church, each according to his own ability.^NT2 

82 Cf. CIC, cann. 1246-1248; CCEO, cann. 880.3, 881.1, .2, .4.
83 Cf. CIC, can. 989; CCEO, can. 719.
84 Cf. CIC, can. 920; CCEO, cann. 708; 881 # 3.
NT1 Cf. CIC, cann. 1249-1251; CCEO, can. 882.
NT2 Cf. CIC, can. 222; CCEO can. 25; Furthermore, episcopal conferences can establish other ecclesiastical precepts for their own territories (Cf. CIC, can. 455).

Jesus, I Trust in You.