St. Basil Catholic Church 

SEASON OF LENT - 2023

HOLY WEEK - 2023

PALM SUNDAY of the Lord's Passion
April, 1st / 2nd, 2023
Saturday 5:00 pm, Sunday 9:30 am & 11:30 am

MASS OF CHRISM 
Monday, April 3rd, 2023
2 pm @ the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King - Hamilton

HOLY THURSDAY
April 6th, 2023
7:00 pm - Mass of the Lord's Supper
The great three days, the Sacred Triduum, begins tonight as we recall Jesus' institution of the Eucharist and the Priesthood. Following Mass, the Blessed Sacrament will be carried in solemn procession to the altar of repose. There will be a time of silent prayer with the Blessed Sacrament at the altar of repose which will conclude around 9:30 pm.

GOOD FRIDAY
April 7th 2023
11:00 am - Stations of the Cross
3:00 pm - Solemn Celebration of the Passion
Together we gather to hear the Passion taken from the Gospel of John and then we venerate the wood of the Cross, recalling the saving sacrifice of Calvary.

HOLY SATURDAY
April 8th 2023
8:00 pm - Solemn Easter Vigil
The liturgy begins with the blessing of new fire which is shared (lighting of candles) among the Assembly; we listen to the Story of Salvation as the Word of God is opened for us through the prophetic passages of the Old Testament, then we hear the first Gospel of Easter. In the light of the newly blessed Paschal Candle, the Easter Sacraments are then celebrated and our baptismal promises are renewed. With great joy in the Risen Christ, we offer the first Eucharist of Easter. This is the "Mother of all Vigils."

EASTER SUNDAY    
April 9th, 2023
Mass at 9:30 am & 11:30 am

I wish you a reflective Lent and a truly joyful Easter,
Father Kevin

Stations of the Cross: After 7 pm Mass (@ 7:30 pm) every Tuesday evening throughout the Lenten Season.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Throughout the Lenten Season, (kindly approach Father) immediately after Stations of the Cross if you need confession on Tuesday evenings.
Also Saturday: 4:00 to 4:45 pm AND immediately following the Saturday 5 pm Mass until everyone's Lenten confession has been heard.
In preparation for the Vigil and the Easter celebrations, no  Confessions will be held in the church on Holy Saturday. 


Lent has two major purposes: It helps catechumens prepare for celebrating Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil and it invites those who are already baptized through penance and prayer to prepare to renew their promise of baptismal faith at Easter. Through forty days of closer attention to God's Word and of more fervent prayer and penance believers are prepared to celebrate the Paschal Mystery.
The highest point of the Church's year of prayer is the Sacred Paschal Triduum celebrating the dying and rising of the Lord Jesus. We prepare for this three-day period during the Season of Lent and prolong it for the great 50 days of the Easter Season.
May you have a fruitful and grace-filled Lenten Season.

PENANCE: During Lent, penance is an important requirement of the Christian life. Fulfillment of this duty involves prayer, works of piety and charity, and self-denial by fulfilling one's obligations more faithfully and especially by observing the prescribed fast and abstinence.

ASH WEDNESDAY and GOOD FRIDAY in the Roman Rite, are days of FASTING* and of ABSTINENCE* from meat. And I encourage you to extend yourself to such special penance on these days.

*The law of "abstinence from meat" binds those who are 14 and older; the law of "fasting" binds those from 18 to 59 years of age.

All Fridays (throughout the year) are days of abstinence from meat as well, but Catholics may substitute special acts of charity or piety on these days. (However, there is absolutely NO such substitution on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday).



PARISH REGULAR OFFICE HOURS:

THE OFFICE IS CLOSED from 4 pm Friday afternoon until 9:30 am Tuesday morning.

OFFICE PHONES ARE NOT MONITORED BETWEEN 4:00 pm FRIDAY AFTERNOON and 9:30 am TUESDAY MORNING. 

WEEKEND MESSAGES will ONLY be picked up on TUESDAY MORNING.
You can always talk to Father after Mass should an urgent matter arise.

FOR FUNERALS  - Please NOTIFY the FUNERAL HOME and they will contact the parish. You can follow up on Tuesday morning with the parish secretary.

IN AN EMERGENCY:

Go to the Brant General Hospital - After being admitted, request the hospital staff to contact the On-Call Catholic Priest for the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

The Sacrament of the Sick includes the Sacrament of Reconcilliation and Last Rites and does not necessarily need to be administered at the very last moment of one's life.
Don't wait for the Eleventh Hour :) Request the hospital staff to call the On-Call priest immediately after being admitted or declared palliative.

IF you have RECEIVED the SACRAMENT of ANOINTING (which includes Reconcilliation) RECENTLY then you kindly DO NOT need to CALL the priest AGAIN because we must TRUST GOD that the sacrament is FULLY VALID - THE SACRAMENT NEVER EXPIRES :)
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Office Phone Number: (519) 752-0361
Email: stbasilbrantford@hamiltondiocese.com
Secretary: Cindy MacDonald

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