Lent & Holy Week Schedule
Lent is a special time of prayer, penance, sacrifice and good works in preparation of the celebration of Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday, which is always held 46 days (40 fasting days and 6 Sundays) before Easter Sunday. 
Norms and Guidelines for Celebrating Lent, Triduum and Easter 2020.pdf   History of Lent
Lent

Reconciliation 
Fridays during Lent at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary
Saturdays at 9:00 am in the Sanctuary
By appointment, please contact one of the friars

Stations of the Cross 
Fridays during Lent at 6:30 pm (bilingual). In the Sanctuary (only 100 attendees allowed in person). Livestream can be viewed on the front page of our website, our YouTube channel and via Facebook Live 
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PLEASE VISIT LENT 2021 FOR MORE WAYS TO OBSERVE LENT 
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​​Holy Week

Palm Sunday ​- March 28, 2021
Regular weekend Mass schedule. We will livestream the 9:30 am Mass in English and the 11:30 am Mass in Spanish.
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Wednesday - March 31, 2021
"Way of the Cross" virtual performance by Immaculata students

Holy Thursday - April 1, 2021
7:00 pm - Mass of the Lord’s Supper (bilingual), in the Sanctuary, in person (first 200 people) and livestreamed. 
Following Mass there will be a procession through our campus, followed by a virtual Adoration -not open to the public- livestreamed from the chapel until 10 pm. 
N.B.: No 9:30 am Daily Mass

Good Friday - April 2, 2021
1:30 pm – Virtual Seven Last Words of Christ, livestreamed.
2:30 pm – Church opens for individual prayer.
3:00 pm – Celebration of the Lord's Passion (English), in the Sanctuary, in person (first 200 people) and livestreamed. In lieu of the traditional acts of personally reverencing the cross, we will have a communal act of kneeling and reverencing the cross from a distance, without any physical contact.
5:00 pm – Virtual Contemporary Way of the Cross (bilingual).
7:00 pm – Celebration of the Lord's Passion (Spanish), in the Sanctuary, in person (first 200 people) and livestreamed. In lieu of the traditional acts of personally reverencing the cross, we will have a communal act of kneeling and reverencing the cross from a distance, without any physical contact.
N.B.: No 9:30 am Daily Mass

Holy Saturday - April 3, 2021
10:30 am - Blessing of Easter baskets, in English and Polish, outside (if it rains, we will move to the gathering Space).  
8:00 pm - Easter Vigil with Sacraments of Initiation (bilingual). Not open to the public, livestreamed.
N.B.: No 9 am Reconciliation, or 5:30 pm Mass
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​Easter Sunday - April 4, 2021
Regular weekend Mass schedule. We will livestream the 9:30 am Mass in English and the 11:30 am Mass in Spanish.
Please remember, the Bishop has suspended the obligation to attend Mass for all the faithful.
There is no requirement to attend any of these Masses. You do not need a reason to stay home. The elderly and those with serious health conditions are urged not to attend but to continue to participate online. 
Also, anyone with a cough, fever, or any other symptom of a possible Coronavirus infection, or who has been in close contact with someone who has tested positive  should not even come and wait outside the church, nor come to the office. Anyone displaying symptoms will be refused entry. Please be considerate of others and stay home if you have any reason to think you may have come into contact with someone who is infected or are infected yourself. Stay safe and stay healthy.
  • All Masses are open to the public and are first-come / first-served (no reservations needed unless otherwise noted for some special Masses/celebrations).
  • For Masses in the Sanctuary, we will admit 200 people max (this is 20% of our full capacity of 1000).
  • For outside Masses we will admit 200-250 as room allows for safe social distancing.
  • We are welcoming children of all ages.
  • Children must stay with their parents at all times.
  • We highly encourage families with young children, to take a seat in the pews on the side of the Statue of our Lady of Guadalupe.
  • All attendees (including children ages 2 and up) need to wear a mask or facecovering (covering both mouth and nose) at all times during Mass or while on campus.
  • Only lower your mask or face-covering to consume the Eucharist, repositioning it immediately thereafter.
  • We ask that everyone present at Mass come forward during communion, weather they receive the Eucharist or a blessing, in order to mainatin proper social distancing.
​Live-streams can be seen on YouTube, Facebook Live or our Website).

Please visit view our Guidlines for Public Presence at the Parish page for more information regarding what to expect at Mass