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Dear Parishioners:

The three Scripture readings this 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time, issue three calls to us, to be holy as the Lord our God is holy; to not deceive ourselves with the wisdom of this age; and to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. 

Let us begin our reflections this week by considering the words of the reading from Leviticus chapter 19.  God is the Holy One and the Creator of human life, and the human being is blessed and obliged by God’s holiness.  Therefore, every human life is holy. According to Leviticus 19:2, God’s holiness constitutes an essential imperative for moral behavior: “You shall be holy for I am Holy, the Lord your God!” 

This loaded statement describes best the vocation of every man and woman, and the entire mission of the Church throughout history:  a call to holiness.  So, the beginning of the Lent Season this coming Wednesday is a responding this year for this call.


WELCOME TO THE SEASON OF LENT
BEGINS WITH ASH WEDNESDAY – FEBRUARY 26

Prince of Peace Parish – Masses with Distribution of Ashes:
5:00 PM (English) and 7:00 PM (Spanish)

St. Gabriel Parish - Masses with Distribution of Ashes:
11:00 AM and 7:00 PM
***At Retsil Chapel – Veteran Home 1:30 PM

  • Following Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday – February 25) that leads to Ash Wednesday – February 26, the beginning of the Lenten Season where as a Church, we imposed ourselves in a long 40 days of Lent with the intention of “returning to the Lord, our God”, in repentance and worship through Words and Actions.

This Lenten Season will lead us to the Holy Week with the Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday).  Then, it’s to the great feast of EASTER SUNDAY.  Then, 50 days of Easter Season will lead to the Feast of Ascension of the Lord and the Feast of Pentecost – The Birthday of the Church.

To make this Season of Lent and Easter easy to follow, we will put all the important dates, activities and information in a brochure like for easy to follow.  Be sure to have a copy in the most accessible place in your house to reference to throughout the Season.

  • Please keep the Catechumens and Candidates for Full Communion in our Church in your prayer as they prepare to participate in the Rite of Election with our Auxiliary Bishop Elizondo at St. Cecelia on Bainbridge Island on Saturday February 29.
  • Starting this Friday, February 28, we begin our Friday meatless meal by coming together for a Soup Supper and praying the Stations of the Cross:

Stations of the Cross at 5:00 PM (English) and Soup Supper Following in the Parish Hall downstairs.

Stations of the Cross at 6:00 PM (Spanish)

Christ’s Peace,
Fr. Phuong Hoang

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