Today is Friday after Ash Wednesday. The Roman Station is Sts John and Paul on the Caelian Hill. A former titular Cardinal was Eugenio Pacelli, Pius XII. Edward Card. Egan, Archbishop Emeritus of New York is the holder now. The new Cardinal in New York, Cardinal Dolan was given Our Lady of Guadalupe on Monte Mario.
Don’t forget confession and make a plan about Stations of the Cross during the day or tonight, Friday!
The Collect for the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, in the new, corrected version:
Show gracious favor, O Lord, we pray,
to the works of penance we have begun,
that we may have strength to accomplish with sincerity
the bodily observances we undertake.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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I don’t think we do the Stations where I am.
I know that we don’t statues of Mary or Joseph or John the Baptist or holy water or candles where I am…. well… at least not since Ash Wednesday.
The first time I went to the Stations of the Cross at my parish, I was so overjoyed at seeing the full parking lot and cars parked up and down the street. When I entered the Church, very few people were there for the stations, I realized the great activity at the Church was for the fish fry. My favorite experience at the Stations, was seeing our associate pastor there for the Stations as well. Still praying that our pastor will join in as well.
The time doesn’t usually work for us, but I think I’ll try to manage going to Stations at least once. I know my son would be mesmerized.
Voted yes on Fri., but it’ll be Thurs. eves after Mass for me starting next week.
I’ll do what I can, though it may be tough to make them all.
I did the Stations this morning, at a church near the library. It was rather dark inside (cloudy weather today), so I had to use a small flashlight to read from the booklet I was using (St. Alphonsus’ meditations).
I’m going to make every effort to make the Stations this Lent. I prefer doing them by myself.
Funny you mention Saints John and Paul Basilica for today’s stational church, Father Z; I visited that church in 1977, on my first trip to Italy. I remember seeing the tomb of St. Paul of the Cross, the founder of the Passionists. Our small pilgrimage group got to see it ‘up close and personal’-an Italian Passionist priest went behind the altar and let down a panel, and lo and behold, there was the effigy of St. Paul! I took a couple of photos of it!
It’s also coincidental that I’m reading the books I have on St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, the young Passionist student whose 150th anniversary of death is coming up on February 27 (the 28th in leap year).
Cathy-
We started our Lenten Dinners almost 20 years ago to help young families make it to Stations. We end the dinner right before Stations begins and our stations probably have a couple hundred attending most weeks. Many of the young people who grew up with the dinner/Stations traditions now come home from college or bring their own young families – always saying how much it means “Lent” to them to come home to their Parish family.
I am also planing on going to the Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts. It may be on Fridays at the same time as Stations.
Where I live (near London), both daily Mass and Stations of the Cross only occur at 10:30 am, which is impossible to attend if you are employed. Usually, at the Catholic school where I work, we have Mass every Friday at lunch but this was cancelled today. As far as I know, the school has no plans to hold stations of the Cross or any other Lenten devotions. We did take the girls (it’s a girls’ school) to Mass on Ash Wednesday but since Holy Week will take place during half term, as far as the school is concerned, that’s it for Lent/Easter.
I intended to go to Mass this morning, but when I arrived, discovered they had moved Mass earlier & were doing the Stations…I stayed & LOVED it! It was my first time & I intend to go back each Friday now (they’re scheduled at 4 different times each Friday). The priest led them (in his gorgeous purple cope & stole), accompanied by a crucifer & two acolytes. The meditations at several stations especially pierced my heart today.
I won’t be doing much this Lent outside of the home and doctors appointments. I’m not allowed to drive until the c-section heals up and until I’m off the medications I am on, and meanwhile, I miss out on everything.
Up side is that I am actually getting in all my favorite daily devotionals because I am not leaving the house except for visits to the doctors. :)
Friday Stations of the Cross begin in my parish next week and will continue throughout the Lenten season. I will try to attend them weekly depending on my gas budget. Sunday Mass of course takes precedence. Every year I also try to make at least one trip to the Benedictine Prince of Peace Abbey located in Oceanside, CA ; which is about an hour’s drive from where I live; to follow the Way of the Cross on the grounds of the abbey. Also available to me to carry out this devotion is a retreat center which also has an outdoor Via Crucis, plus it is closer to home than my own parish. Occasionally I attend Sunday Mass in their chapel.
Weeeeeelll….
Much as I might like to go to Stations, I doubt if I’ll make it. I’m almost always at work from early evening until early morning, so unless someone offers Stations early in the week or just after mid-day, my prospects are not good.