Calendar for Lent 2023

Ash Wednesday Masses (February 22nd)

• 7:00am • 12:15pm • 6:00pm 
• Ashes will be distributed at all Masses

Daily Mass

• 7:00am Monday – Friday

Adoration after Daily Mass

• 7:30--8:30am Tuesday--Friday

Weekly Holy Hour with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

• 6:00--7:00pm every Tuesday evening
• Confessions will be available during the Holy Hour

Lenten Mission

• 7:00--8:30pm on March 28th
• Parish Mission Chamber Concert: “Prepare the Way of the Lord”
• The St. Louis IX Art Society presents "Prepare the Way of the Lord," a Parish Mission Chamber Concert for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The event will be held Tuesday, March 28th, from 7:00-8:30pm at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church in New Orleans, LA. Come and experience the treasures of the Church found in preaching, sacred music, and eucharistic adoration of our Lord. The mission will be preached by St. Louis IX Chaplain, Fr. John Brown, S.J., and music will be curated by New Orleans based sacred musician James Rosenbloom. Registration is free and open to the public.
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 Stations of the Cross

• 5:00pm on Ash Wednesday and 5:00pm on every Friday in Lent

Lenten Fish Fry Dinners 

• March 3rd, 10th, & 17th
• Serving Hours: 5:30pm-8:00pm
• Fish Plate is $10 - includes 2 pieces of catfish, french fries, coleslaw, and green beans.
• Soft drink, water, beer, wine, and desserts are sold separately. 
• If you would like to donate cupcakes, cookies, cakes, or any sweets for the Dessert Table, please bring to the school cafeteria after 3:30pm on the date of the Fish Fry Dinner. 
• Come join the fun and volunteer in this parish fellowship event: please contact the parish office (504-488-2659) or come to the cafeteria on Friday afternoon. Set up begins at 3:30pm. 

Archdiocesan Evenings of Confession – Wednesdays 5:00 – 6:30pm

• March 15th • March 22nd • March 29th  
• The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available at every church in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

The guidelines for Catholics on fasting and abstinence are as follows: 

• Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday 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 foods between meals is not permitted. 
• Abstinence from meat is to be observed by all Catholics 14 years or older on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and on all Fridays of Lent. 
• The determination of certain days as obligatory days of penance should not be understood as limiting the occasions for Christian penance. 

Holy Week Schedule:

Palm Sunday (April 1st & 2nd)

• Saturday Mass -- 4:00pm
• Sunday Masses -- 9:00am, 11:00am, 6:00pm

Monday (April 3rd) - Wednesday (April 5th)

• Holy Mass -- 7:00am

Holy Thursday (April 6th) 

• Office of Readings and Morning Prayer  – 7:00am
• Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:00pm 
• Vigil with the Lord Jesus - From the end of Mass until 11:00pm
• Church open for prayer – 6:00pm—11:00pm

Good Friday (April 7th)

• Office of Readings and Morning Prayer – 7:00am
• The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord – 3:00pm
• Stations of the Cross - 5:00pm
• Church open for prayer – 7:00am--6:00pm

Holy Saturday (April 8th) 

• Office of Readings and Morning Prayer – 7:00am
• The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night – 8:00pm
• Church open for prayer – 7:00am--9:00am

Easter Sunday (April 9th) 

• Holy Mass – 9:00am, 11:00am
• (No 6:00pm Mass on Easter Sunday)

Sacrament of Reconciliation during Holy Week

• Tuesday of Holy Week – 6:00—7:00pm
• Wednesday of Holy Week – 6:30—6:50am
• Holy Thursday – 7:30--8:00am
• Good Friday – 7:30--8:30am, 1:00--2:00pm
• Holy Saturday – 7:30--8:00am