Dear Parishioners, It’s the final countdown before Lent begins! Lent 2023 is now just days away and we begin our Lent with a time of fasting (and ashes) this coming Wednesday. We will have three Masses at St. Catherine (9:15 am, 12:10 pm and 7:00 pm) as we begin our preparation for the great festival of Easter. Please check our insert in today’s bulletin that has all of our Lenten activities listed including the Stations of the Cross, Lenten Penance services and weekly confessions, and the Holy Week schedule. In addition, please review the Lenten regulations for fasting and abstinence for Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and the Fridays of Lent. Next weekend, we will have our Lenten retreat. Due to Covid, it has been a couple of years since we have been able to have an in person retreat experience. Fr. Tom will be our retreat director for the day retreat on Saturday February 25. Please RSVP by Ash Wednesday, February 22, if you are planning to attend. Please join us throughout these upcoming days of Lent! Fr. Mark