Lent at St. Bernard 2026
Ash Wednesday
8:00 am Mass with Ashes
12:00 pm Prayer Service with Ashes
7:00 PM Mass with Ashes
Weekdays: Mass at 8:00 a.m. Come for Morning Mass, Monday-Friday at 8:00 a.m.
The Magnificat Lenten Companion. Pick up a copy of this publication with daily reflections. One per household, please.
Stations of the Cross. This devotional prayer will take place on Friday mornings immediately after the Morning Mass. (This has worked out well in the past)
Lenten Mission: February 28th – March 4th.
Rev. Joseph Pescatello will preach the Lenten Mission. He will preach at all weekend masses; then Monday-Wednesday there will be a 7:00 p.m. Mass with ‘mission homily’. In addition—The Sacrament of Penance will be available Monday-Wednesday 6:15-6:45 p.m. (2 priests available)
Rice Bowls. These will be available if you would like to use them for ‘sacrificial giving’ during Lent.
Sacrament of Penance. We will increase the time available on Saturday afternoons. We will add 30 minutes to the time for ‘confessions’. For the Saturdays of Lent, we will offer the Sacrament of Penance from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Lenten Fast & Abstinence Regulations
A gentle reminder that Church law requires abstinence from meat, meat soups or other dishes made from meat (for those 14 and older) on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent. In addition, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are fast days. Adults between the ages of 18 and 59 should eat less: that means, take no solid food between meals and only one meal that day should be a full one. Those with special health restrictions should always follow their doctor’s advice before fasting.