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Posted on March 14, 2025 in: Pastor

Dear Parishioners,

As we begin this Lenten Journey, one of the great gifts of this season is that of reconciliation. Our God yearns for us and wants to forgive us our sins.

In addition to our weekly confession time on Saturdays from 3:30 – 5:00 PM, we will also hear confessions every Lenten Sunday following our 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM Masses.

During this Lenten Season, confessions will also be heard on:

  • Tuesday, April 8 from 5:30 – 7:00 PM
  • Good Friday after our service

Let us pray for each other as we all strive to grow in holiness and oneness with our God.

Here’s What the Sacrament of Reconciliation Actually Offers:

  • Restoration to honesty – no more need to rationalize
  • Restoration to integrity – no more need to have secret or unacknowledged parts of your life
  • Relief from unproductive guilt – transformation of remorse into living a new life. The purpose of this sacrament is not punishment but true reconciliation with God and the community.
  • An encounter with God – meeting God in humility (not humiliation!) and weakness
  • Spiritual guidance – no need to struggle with your moral issues alone
  • Inner peace – no longer having to live a life at war with yourself
  • Strength in meeting future challenges and temptations
  • Grace – rediscovering, as did the prodigal son, your Father’s unconditional love

Why should you not be afraid of this sacrament? The best reason is that God longs to forgive you. Remember, God knows that you are much more than the worst thing you’ve ever done.

May the good Lord bless you this Lent.

Lenten Blessings!
Msgr. John Shamleffer


Annunziata Lenten Schedule

Stations of the Cross

  • Held at 2:30 PM each Friday during Lent (except Good Friday)

Confessions

  • Saturdays at 3:30 PM
  • Every Sunday during Lent (after Sunday Masses)
  • Good Friday (following Noon Stations & the 7:00 PM service)
  • Lenten Reconciliation Service: Tuesday, April 8 from 5:30 – 7:00 PM

Anointing of the Sick

  • At all Masses on March 29 – 30

Triduum Services at Annunziata

  • Holy Thursday – April 17

    • Chrism Mass: 10:00 AM at Cathedral Basilica
    • Mass of the Last Supper: 7:00 PM (Followed by Adoration)
  • Good Friday – April 18

    • Stations of the Cross: Noon (Confessions following service)
    • Good Friday Service: 7:00 PM (Confessions following service)
  • Holy Saturday Vigil – April 19

    • 8:00 PM (Held at Ste. Genevieve du Bois Church)
  • Easter Sunday – April 20

    • Masses at 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM