Lent in our parish

We begin Lent on Wednesday 18 February, Ash Wednesday. Masses with the imposition of ashes will be at 7:00, 16:30 and 18:00. It is a day of strict fasting — abstinence from meat is required, and only one full meal may be eaten.

The Lenten services in our parish follow the same pattern as in previous years: the Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 17:15, and for children at 16:30; Lenten Lamentations (Gorzkie Żale) with a Passion sermon on Sundays at 17:00. This year the Passion sermons will be preached by Fr. Jakub. The offerings made at the Lenten Lamentations will go towards the restoration of the organ.

The Lenten retreat will begin on the first Sunday of March and last until Wednesday. It will be led by Fr. Ambroży Gierszewski, a Franciscan from Gdańsk. On Monday and Tuesday there will also be talks for particular groups at 19:00, and on Wednesday retreat confessions from 15:00 with priests from the deanery.

For the children we have prepared Lenten alms boxes — they can be collected at the church exit. The money collected in them will go towards meals for children at our school. Caritas is also starting a collection of non-perishable food for Easter parcels; the baskets are at the entrance.

During Lent we ask especially for two things: that you do not put off your confession until the last days before Easter, and that parents bring their children to the Friday Stations of the Cross. The service for the youngest lasts half an hour and is led in language they understand.