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Lent is Right Around the Corner

Ash Wednesday is February 18^th. Parish Fish Frys will start Friday, February 20^thand once again the Knights, Ladies Auxiliary, and other parish ministries will supply the help to make these dinners possible. The starting time will be 4:30 PM again this year so that people will have plenty of time to eat before attending the stations of the cross at 6 PM. See our other announcement for Lenten Resources.

Stations of the Cross will be held on Fridays in Lent at 6 PM in English and 7 PM in Polish.

We can use your help for setup, cooking, serving, and cleanup. We can get into the Parish Center starting at 3 pm.

Mercy Home for Boys & Girls March for Kids

March for Kids

Mercy Home’s March for Kids is your chance to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day while making a difference in the lives of hurting children.

You can make it possible for children who’ve suffered abuse and neglect to live in a safe, stable, and supportive home. You can provide healing from trauma. And you can give them the tools they need to build a brighter future, like a good education and job skills.

Supporting Mercy Home’s March for Kids is easy. Just make a donation at our Lenten Fish Frys or online to Mercy Home now through Lent.

There’s no better time to change the life of a child in need. Your donation could be matched 2x by your employer. Check with your company.

So your gift during March for Kids could go twice as far in helping our boys and girls build their futures.

Since 1887, Mercy Home has helped tens of thousands of young people in Chicago recover from the trauma of abuse and neglect, so they can experience brighter futures. Be part of our children's success by making a generous gift today. Thank you! For more information about their mission, see their website https://www.mercyhome.org/.

Lenten Resources

Miracles Abound

Did you know…over 10,000 miracles of healing are attributed to one seemingly ordinary doorman? Did you know…four Jesuits survived the blast of Hiroshima even though they were right at ground zero? Did you know…there are over 100 saints whose bodies are incorruptible after death? It’s time to open our eyes to the miracles God is working all around us.

Join us for BEST LENT EVER and together, we’ll learn about how God intervenes miraculously in human history through the lens of 33 mind-blowing events. Even if you think you know these stories, we’re going to reveal them in ways you’ve never considered before…

	Resources from Word on Fire This upcoming holy season of Lent, take your prayer life to the next level, immerse yourself in the daily Gospel readings, and meditate on reflections by Bishop Barron. https://books.wordonfire.org/lent2026
	Resources from Loyola Press Lent invites us to leave behind our old lives of sin and walk forward confidently as pilgrims into a new way of being. Inspired by the Jubilee Year 2025 and its theme of “Pilgrims of Hope,” we’ll explore how to be *Pilgrims Through Lent*. https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/liturgical-year/lent/living-lent-daily/
	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) The Stations of the Cross began as the practice of pious pilgrims to Jerusalem who would retrace the final journey of Jesus Christ to Calvary. Several resources are available on USCCB’s website. https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers-and-devotions/stations-of-the-cross Stations of the Cross (Booklet Download)
	Archdiocese of Chicago The Archdiocese of Chicago is delighted to provide Catholics and non-Catholics with a wide variety of resources to reflect and prepare ourselves to receive the incredible gift of Easter morning. We are invited to pray more, deny ourselves by fasting, and give alms to the poor. There are many ways you can live out these practices. https://pvm.archchicago.org/events/lenten-resources

May we together experience once again the true meaning of Lent, the power of the resurrection at Easter, and God's presence in our lives.

Join Us to Pray the Seven Sorrows Rosary

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An Invitation to Pray With Us

The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary

One of the goals of the Knights of Columbus is “to strengthen men and their families in the Catholic faith.” Last Lent we invited the parish to join us in a special devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows for the last four weeks. Starting Wednesday March 26^th at 6PM, and every Wednesday for the remainder of Lent, we prayed the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows. We started at 6 PM to allow time for those wishing to pray the usual rosary as well before Mass.

This was so successful that Fr. Gregg asked us to continue the special rosary the First Wednesday of Every Month.

We invite you to join us each Wednesday with is special devotion to Our Lady.

About the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary

The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary is different from the traditional rosary. While the opening and closing prayers can vary, the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows essentially consists of seven sets of prayers, each set consisting of one Our Father followed by seven Hail Marys in memory of one of seven sorrows of Mary, together with three Hail Mary prayers which can be said either before or after the seven sets.

For those that don’t already have these special rosary beads, the council has purchased a limited quantity of the rosaries and will be accepting donations for the Stations of the Cross Restoration project.

History of the Devotion

The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows is a devotion that dates back to the 13^th century when 7 holy men in Florence, Italy, that were meditating on Our Lord’s Passion and Our Lady’s sufferings, had a vision from Mary. She wished for them to form an Order dedicated to practicing and promoting their devotion to Her Sorrows. These men became the founders of the religious Order of the Servants of Mary (or Servites) and are all canonized saints today.

We pray this Rosary to learn to suffer with love, as Mary, the Mother of Jesus, did. The 7 Sorrows Rosary leads us to understand our suffering, sins, and sorrows. As we pray with Mary through her seven sorrows, we begin to feel empathy for her suffering, the suffering of her Son, our Savior, our neighbors, and our own.

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Mary's Millennium Council operates on a fiscal year from July 1st through June 30th. Membership dues are $30 annually and are due by July 1st. We've added the ability to pay dues online. A $2 fee will be added at checkout to cover the cost of credit card processing. A portion of the dues goes to the Supreme Council and Illinois State Council to support their charitable programs. The balance remains in our council to fund our programs.

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