My dear brothers and sisters,
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
I would like to thank you for your great faith and commitment to our Lord Jesus especially during this Lenten Season going through to our Easter celebration. Our Lenten observance is almost over and I hope that your journey this Lent with prayer, fasting and almsgiving, helped you to focus on God who is so merciful and compassionate, which will lead us to forgive and be forgiven. As Pope Francis said, “In life we all make many mistakes. Let us learn to recognize our errors and ask for forgiveness.” Indeed draw us closer to our God.
The Holy Week and Easter Schedule – Triduum [Holy Thursday, Good Friday & Easter Vigil]
- Holy Monday Chrism Mass @ Cathedral Mary Immaculate, NELSON, BC
The link to Livestream the Chrism Mass is https://fweb.tv/120323 at 7:00 pm - Holy Tuesday Lenten Retreat @ 6pm in St. John Vianney Parish Followed by Mass at 7pm
- Holy Wednesday Mass at 9am in St. John Vianney Parish
Triduum
- Holy Thursday
- Lenten Retreat @ 9am in St. Ann Parish
- The Mass of the Lord’s Supper is @ 7pm in St. Ann’s followed by Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament until 12 Midnight Adoration Schedule:
- Parish Community 8:30pm – 9:30pm
- Prayer Group / Choir 9:30pm – 10:30pm
- Any Ministry of both Parishes 10:30pm – 12midnight
- Good Friday
- Divine Mercy Novena & Stations of the Cross 11am @ St. Ann Parish
- 12noon The Passion of the Lord and Veneration of the Cross
- Divine Mercy Novena & Stations of the Cross 2pm @ St. John Vianney Parish
- 3pm -The Passion of the Lord and Veneration of the Cross
- Holy Saturday
- Easter Vigil (The Resurrection of the Lord) – 7:30pm at St. John Vianney Parish
- Divine Mercy Novena @ 3pm at St. Ann Parish
Easter
- Easter Sunday
- The Mass of Easter Day (Divine Mercy Novena will be held before each Mass)
- 9am at St. John Vianney Parish
- 11am at St. Ann Parish
- 6pm at St. Ann Parish
- Note: Easter Basket Blessing: to be blessed on Easter Sunday Masses drop off at the altar when you arrive for Mass.
Easter Octave Celebrations:
- Easter Monday April 1
- Divine Mercy Novena @ 8:30am
- Mass at 9am in St. John Vianney Parish
- Easter Tuesday April 2
- Divine Mercy Novena @ 6:30pm
- Mass at 7pm in St. John Vianney Parish
- Easter Wednesday April 3
- Divine Mercy Novena @ 8:30am
- Mass at 9am in St. John Vianney Parish
- Easter Thursday April 4
- Divine Mercy Novena @ 8:30am
- Mass at 9am in St. Ann Parish
- Easter Friday April 5
- Divine Mercy Novena @ 8:30am
- Mass at 9am in St. Ann Parish
- Easter Saturday April 6
- Divine Mercy Novena @ 4pm
- Mass at 5pm in St. Ann Parish
May the Easter celebration be a prayerful recollection of the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ our Lord; His suffering, His death and His glorious resurrection. May our Lenten observances make us ready to be with the Lord, and through the many ‘darknesses’ of our lives. Even when we lose hope, and we continue to walk with Jesus, deeply believing that with Him, we will see light and life. Our resurrection is possible because of Jesus.
Thus, Easter is the most wonderful celebration in our Church’s life of prayer and worship. In this feast, we are again at the heart of God’s loving presence. Easter is the Lord’s promise of eternal life and happiness.
Let us be confident that the Risen Lord Jesus Christ is with us and fills us with joy, hope and courage to face anything that may come. God loves you! Happy Easter everyone!
In Christ Jesus,
Rev. Fr. Neil Lustado
Catholic Parishes of Penticton: St. John Vianney & St. Ann