Lent 2021: A Season of Forgiveness & Love

LENTEN ACTIVITIES

Weekend Liturgies

Saturdays 4:30pm - St. Peter
Sundays
7:00am – St. Francis
8:30am – St. Peter
10:00am – St. Francis
11:30am - St. Peter (In Spanish)

Find Masses and services live-streamed on Facebook.

Confessions

Outdoor Drive-by Saturdays 2:00-3:00pm - St. Francis Church Parking Lot

Stay in your car - Priests and penitents are expected to wear masks for the entire duration of confession.

No confessions on Holy Saturday, Apr 10.

Stations of the Cross

Fridays 6:30pm at St. Peter (in person, bilingual)
Also live-streamed on Facebook

STATIONS OF THE CROSS BOOKLET

Good Friday 12:00pm at St. Peter (in person, bilingual, overflow to hall)

Our Doors Are Open during Lent for Private Prayer

Mondays St. Francis 8:30am-4:00pm
Tuesdays St. Peter 8:30am-4:00pm
Wednesdays St. Francis 8:30am-4:00pm
Thursdays St. Peter 8:30am-4:00pm
Fridays St. Francis 8:30am-4:00pm

Parish Mission

Lenten Mission with Fr. Jeffrey Gubbiotti
Thursday, March 25 and Friday, March 26
6:00pm at St. Peter

Fr. Jeff Gubbiotti was born and raised in Watertown. After graduating from Boston University and Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Maryland, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Hartford in 2004. He currently serves as pastor of the Church of the Assumption and Holy Rosary Church in Ansonia.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be part of the Lenten Mission on Fri, Mar 26. Additional priests will be available to hear confessions.

Holy Week & Easter Schedule

See detailed schedule below.

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER

Palm Sunday - March 28

4:30pm Vigil Mass – St. Peter
7:00am – St. Francis
8:30am – St. Peter
10:00am – St. Francis
11:30am – St. Peter (in Spanish)

Blessed Palms will be distributed.

Monday of Holy Week - March 29

8:00am Divine Mercy Chaplet at St. Francis
8:30am Mass at St. Francis

Tuesday of Holy Week - March 20

8:00am Divine Mercy Chaplet at St. Peter
8:30am Mass at St. Peter

Wednesday of Holy Week - March 31

8:00am Divine Mercy Chaplet at St. Francis
8:30am Mass at St. Francis

Holy Thursday - April 1

8:30am Divine Mercy Chaplet at St. Peter
7:00pm Mass of Lord's Supper (Bilingual, overflow to St. Peter Hall) followed by Adoration until 10:00pm
10:00pm Night Prayer

Good Friday - April 2

8:30am Divine Mercy Chaplet at St. Peter
12:00pm Stations of the Cross (Bilingual, overflow to Hall)
3:00pm Liturgy of Lord's Passion (Bilingual, overflow to St. Peter Hall)

Holy Saturday - April 3

8:30am Divine Mercy Chaplet at St. Peter
9:30am Blessing of Easter Food at Sacred Heart
8:00pm Easter Vigil at St. Peter (Bilingual, overflow to St. Peter Hall)

Easter Sunday, April 4

7:00am – St. Francis
8:30am – St. Peter
10:00am – St. Francis
11:30am – St. Peter (in Spanish)