Lent - Cathedral of the Holy Family

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Lent 2026 ^Featured

Lent at Holy Family this year includes:

Ash Wednesday: Feb. 18
Reconciliation / Confession
Lenten Retreat: "Man of Sorrows" - Mar. 7
Stations of the Cross: Fridays
Daily Devotion: Divine Mercy
Lent on Formed
Lent on Hallow
Share Lent
Community & Other Activities

Ash Wednesday Mass: February 18

12:15 pm
7:00 pm

Ashes will be distributed at each Mass.

Regular Weekly Scheduled Confession Times:

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 (likely with more priests available)
Note: We do not have scheduled time for Reconciliation on Holy Thursday (April 2).

Beloved:

Friday, March 6 at 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Stations of the Cross, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, & Confession
Additional priests will be available for Confession
See Beloved for more details.

Man of Sorrows
Saturday, March 7
9:00 am - 2:30pm

Led by: Sisters of the Presentation of Mary

Cost: $30/person - Lunch included

Details: https://rcdos.ca/event/man-of-sorrows-lenten-retreat/

Registration: https://form.jotform.com/SaskatoonDiocese/lentenretreat2026

In person: Fridays @ 7:00pm

Self-Guided: Anytime

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:

stations.carrd.co

February 20: Diocesan Prayer Service for Victims / Survivors of Abuse.
February 27
March 6: connected with Beloved - Stations of the Cross, Adoration, & Confession
March 13
March 20
March 27
April 3: Good Friday - Outdoor Way of the Cross

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.)

Divine Mercy Chaplet and reflection

When: Monday-Saturday @ 12 noon (just before daily Mass)

Where: Queen of Peace Chapel (down the hallway past the washrooms, on the left)

What: pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet and a short reflection

The reflections will be available here (soon!) for those who wish to pray along at home.

How to Lent on Formed.

Formed is like Netflix combined with a digital library, full of excellent Catholic materials.

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.

try.hallow.com/lent