EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: At St. Louis, we offer 24 hour adoration from Monday to Saturday morning in our Adoration Chapel. It is our hope that every parishioner would be committed to a weekly hour of time before the Blessed Sacrament throughout the year. Eucharistic Adoration increases our desire to receive the Lord in the Mass and offers us an opportunity to intercede for one another. For information on how to sign up, visit: ADORATION CHORAL VESPERS: Join us every Sunday at 6PM in the St. Louis Chapel for Choral Vespers led by the St. Louis Kings Choir. Vespers is one of the Major hours in the Liturgy of the Hours of the Church. This is the prayer of the Church and the highest form of prayer after the Mass. Through the beauty of sacred music, we are drawn into the liturgy of the Church and fulfill God’s teaching to “pray without ceasing.” LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE: Lent is a season of preparation. The Church calls us to prepare our hearts to enter into the Paschal Mystery and Easter Celebration by receiving the sacrament of Confession. Our Parish Lenten Penance Service will be held at 7PM on Thursday, March 27th, served by our St. Louis priests as well as priests from around the diocese. ST. LOUIS LENTEN RETREATS: You and your family are invited to join us for a weekend of faith, fellowship, and spiritual renewal. Our St. Louis 2025 Lenten retreats are designed to help individuals and families deepen their relationship with Christ and strengthen the foundation of faith in their homes. English Retreat: April 4–6, Spanish Retreat: April 12. To sign up for our English retreat, visit https://tinyurl.com/SLCCRetreat To sign up for our Spanish Retreat, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SLCCRetiro STATIONS OF THE CROSS: The Stations of the Cross are a beautiful prayer devotion that Catholics have practiced for over 1000 years. Join our community in reflecting on Christ’s Passion as you are led through each of the 14 stations. Stations are held on Fridays during Lent, 2PM in English (Chapel) and 7PM in English (Chapel) and Spanish (Main Nave). FISH FRIES: Fish fries are an opportunity to come together as a community and deepen our relationship with one another while fulfilling our Lenten responsibilities. Come join us on Fridays during Lent, just before Stations of the Cross, from 5–7PM for Fish Fry Dinners hosted by the Knights of Columbus. FISH FRY MENU ST. VINCENT DE PAUL BUDDY PROGRAM: The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a ministry committed to serving our neighbors in need. This Lenten season, they would like to invite you to be part of their “Buddy Program.” Through this program you will be paired with a member of SVDP to conduct home visits for those in need. For more information to sign up, contact Mary Dickerson at [email protected] ST. LOUIS FOOD PANTRY: Our St. Louis Food Pantry serves nearly 200 families every Saturday morning from 8:30–10:30AM. We are always in need of more volunteers and donations! For more information on how to volunteer or donate, email Angela Oxford at [email protected] or visit st-louis.org/food-pantry. FOOD PANTRY MOBILE LOAVES AND FISHES: Our St. Louis Social Ministries program works alongside Mobile Loaves and Fishes, a Christian social outreach ministry dedicated to feeding the homeless in Austin. Sign up to take a food truck out to serve our homeless community. For more information on how to sign up, reach out to Angela Oxford at [email protected]. SOCIAL MINISTRIES ALMSGIVING TREE: Are you having a hard time discerning a specific intention for your Lenten season? Stop by our Almsgiving Tree in the Narthex to pick up an intention to pray with. MEMORIAL GIVING: This Lenten season, discern whether the Lord is calling you to leave a memorial gift to St. Louis on behalf of a deceased loved one. For more information on how to do this, reach out to our St. Louis Development Council at [email protected]
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The Holy Year is marked by the offering of God’s abundant forgiveness through the granting of a plenary indulgence, a remission of the temporal punishment a person is due for their sins. The following, with the four foundation conditions for an indulgence, are the different ways to receive an indulgence: