First Reading
Sirach 27:4-7

Responsorial Psalm
92:2-3, 12-14, 15-16

Second Reading
1 Corinthians 15:54-58

Gospel
Luke6:39-45

Today’s Scripture passages focus on “good fruit.”

In the reading from the Book of Sirach, the prophet states, The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had ….

The evangelist St. Paul, in his First Letter to the Corinthians, encourages them: … be firm, steadfast, always fully devoted to the work of the Lord knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Jesus, in St. Luke’s Gospel, proclaims: A good tree does not bear rotten fruit … for every tree is known by its own fruit.

How do we prepare, as disciples in Christ, to bear good fruit for the Kingdom? As good stewards, are we making quiet time for daily prayer and Scripture study that draws us to a closer friendship in Jesus? Are we attending Mass every weekend in order to receive the true Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ in the Eucharist? As a result, in a spirit of evangelization, do we share our love, peace, and joy in Christ with those we encounter to help produce “good fruit” in them?

To identify what gifts God has given you, access the St. Austin Spiritual Gifts Inventory online, at https://staustin.org/spiritual-gifts-inventory, and do a quick survey to discover your talents and gifts.

Our Father, on this solemn day of Ash Wednesday, we come before You with humbled hearts.  Guide us in repentance, that we may
embrace the journey of Lent with prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.  Strengthen our faith and renew our spirits, drawing us closer to You.  In Your mercy, we seek transformation.  Amen.

“Lent comes providentially to
re-awaken us, to shake us from our lethargy.”

-Pope Francis

Friday February 28 2025
7:30 am Mass
6:00 pm Karate Class

1st Saturday March 1 2025
8:00 am Mass (Latin High)
8:45 am Confession

Sunday March 2 2025
11:00 am Mass w/Alebua Baptism
12:00 pm Fellowship
4:15 pm Confession
5:00 pm Mass (Latin High)

Monday March 3
Parish Office Open: 1pm-5pm
No Daily Mass or Confession

Tuesday March 4
Parish Office Open: 1pm-5pm
6:00 pm Mass
6:30 pm OITS FoP Council Mtg

Ash Wednesday March 5
Parish Office Open: 1pm-5pm
11:00 am Mass
6:00 pm Mass (Latin High)

Thursday March 6
Parish Office Open: 1pm-5pm
7:30 am Mass

Friday March 7
Parish Office Closed
7:30 am Mass
6:00 pm Stations of the Cross
6:30 pm Soup and Bread Fellowship

Saturday March 8
Parish Office Closed
9:00 am Mass (Latin Novus Ordo)
9:45 am Confession
10:00 am SVdP Mtg
10:00 am Men’s Group

Sunday March 9
Parish Office Closed
11:00 am Mass
12:00 pm Sunday School
4:15 pm Confession
5:00 pm Mass (Latin High)

Ash Wednesday March 5
11:00 am Mass
6:00 pm Mass (Latin High)

Stations of the Cross
Friday March 7:   6:00 pm*
Friday April 11:    6:00 pm*
Friday April 18:    11:00 am
(On Grand River)
*Soup and Bread Meal Fellowship

Healing Mass/Anointing of Sick
Sunday March 16:  11:00 am Mass

Palm Sunday:  April 13
11:00 am Mass
5:00 pm Mass (Latin High)

Lenten Penance Service
Tuesday April 15:  6:00 pm

Holy Thursday:  April 17
6:00 pm:  Mass of the Lord’s Supper
7:30 pm—Midnight:  Nightwatch

Good Friday:  April 18
11:00 am:  Stations of the Cross
(On Grand River)
1:00 pm:    Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion

Holy Saturday:  April 19
8:00 pm:  Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday:  April 20
11:00 am:  Easter Mass