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LENTEN DISCIPLINES

Lent is the 40-day season of penance in preparation for the celebration of the greatest event in

human history: the redemption of the human race by Jesus Christ.

 Lent begins Ash Wednesday,

February 22, 2023 and ends on Thursday, April 6, followed by the Sacred Triduum, April 6-8, and

Easter Sunday, April 9.

“All Christians, by the nature of their lives, are obliged to live in a spirit of penance whereby our

exterior acts of prayer, self-denial and charity bear witness to the inner values of our Faith.”

The Church specifies certain practices of penance during the season of Lent.

• 1. Self-imposed observance of fasting on all weekdays of Lent is strongly recommended.
• 2. Catholics are obliged to fast and abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, February 22 and Good Friday, April 7.
• 3. The Fridays of Lent are obligatory days of abstinence (Dispensation granted for March 17).
• 4. Catholics age 14 and older are bound by the law of abstinence.
• 5. The law of abstinence forbids the eating of meat.
• 6. The law of fasting is obligatory for Catholics from the age of 18 through age 59.
• 7. The law of fasting prescribes that only one full meal be taken per day; the other meals, if needed, should be significantly smaller, but in accord with one’s health needs. Fasting assumes avoidance of food between meals.

The “substantial observance” of these laws is a grave obligation; that is:

• 1. Anyone who neglects all forms of penance, or deliberately shows contempt for the Church’s penitential discipline, may be guilty of serious sin.
• 2. Occasional failure to observe penitential regulations is not seriously sinful.
• 3. Proportionately grave circumstances – sickness, dietary needs, social obligation – excuse from the obligation of fast and abstinence, but not from seeking out other forms of penance.

Parishioners may be inquiring about ways to assist victims of the terrible earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.  Here are ways you can donate. 

Catholic Relief Services. This is the USCCB's program to provide assistance to those in needed internationally:

Donate online: https://www.crs.org/earthquake-response

Donate by phone:1‑877‑HELP‑CRS

Donate by check: Earthquake Response | P.O. Box 5200, Harlan, IA 51593‑0700

Pope Francis' Earthquake Aid for Turkey and Syria Fund: https://www.missio.org/project/20909/Earthquake-Aid-for-Turkey-and-Syria-Fund

Welcome, Bienvenidos, Benvenuto, Dobrodošli !

Immaculate Conception, Roslyn WA and St John the Baptist Parishes Cle Elum, WA Welcome you. We are so happy that you are here to find out more about us. We work hard each day to bring the Gospel message of Jesus Christ to life through our actions and words. It is our fervent hope that we do this well through prayer, the sacraments and a warm and welcoming hospitality. As Pope Francis invites everyone to feel God's warm presence and be for all people, Jesus Christ, we follow His example with joy in our hearts.