Lent at Holy Family this year includes:
- Ash Wednesday: Mar. 4
- Reconciliation / Confession: Mar 28 & more
- Lenten Retreat - Mar. 15
- Called & Gifted - Mar. 22
- Stations of the Cross: Fridays
- Lent on FORMED
- Lent on Hallow
Ash Wednesday Mass: March 4
- 12:15 pm
- 7:00 pm
Ashes will be distributed at each Mass.
"24 Hours" for the Lord:
- Friday, March 28 from 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Confession will be available at both the Cathedral of the Holy Family and St. Paul's Co-Cathedral all day.
- (Yes, we know that 7am-9pm is only 14 hours, not 24. But, since it's at two locations, it's kind of like 28 hours, which is close enough for us.)
Beloved:
- Friday, March 7 at 7:00 - 9:00 pm
- Friday, April 4 at 7:00 - 9:00 pm
- See Beloved for more details.
Regularly scheduled times for the Sacrament of Reconciliation:
- Thursdays at 7:00 - 8:30 pm (during Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament)
- Fridays at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Saturdays at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Note: We do not have scheduled time for Reconciliation on Holy Thursday (April 17).
Around Saskatoon: rcdos.ca/city-parishes-lent-and-easter
Surrender
Saturday, March 15
9:00 am - 2:30pm
Guest Speaker: Fr. Gerard Cooper
Cost: $30/person - Lunch included
Registration: form.jotform.com/SaskatoonDiocese/lentenretreat2025
Called & Gifted
Introductory worksop: Discern your gifts
Saturday, March 22
9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Called and Gifted – Explore what gifts the Holy Spirit has given you!
Cost: $80
Information & Registration: rcdos.ca/event/called-gifted-introductory-worksop-discern-your-gifts/
In person: Fridays @ 7:00pm |
Self-Guided: Anytime |
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We will gather to pray the Stations of the Cross on Friday evenings at 7:00pm. The Stations will often be held in the Queen of Peace Chapel (down the hallway, past the washrooms, on the left). |
In 2021 we prepared an online guide to pray along, featuring the beautiful carvings of the Stations from our Queen of Peace Chapel, available at: |
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For something specifically for children, check out Brother Francis: The Stations of the Cross on FORMED.
(If you don't yet have a free account, see the instructions on our FORMED page.)
FORMED is like Netflix combined with a digital library, full of excellent Catholic materials. They've prepared great collection of Lenten material for all ages, available at formed.org/lent
If you don't already have a free account, instructions are available at holyfamilycathedral.ca/formed.
Enhance your prayer life.
Hallow is a fantastic prayer companion app. It has a limited - but excellent - selection of freely available prayers.
If desired, more can be unlocked with a paid subscription.
