Mass Schedule

All Masses are celebrated at the church unless otherwise noted

Daily

7:00 am Monday to Friday

9:00 am Monday to Saturday

Saturday

4:00 pm (Chapel) - Polish

5:30 pm

7:00 pm - Spanish

Sunday

7:45 am (Chapel)

9:00 am

10:30 am

12:00 noon (closed captioned for the hearing impaired)

1:15 pm (Chapel)

6:00 pm Youth Mass (Except Christmas and Easter)

Televised Mass
Every Sunday a televised Mass produced by the Passionist Community is available in the New York Metropolitan area. (WPXN at 9:30 am, WLNY at 9:00 am, WNYW at 5:30 am). Check your newspaper or television listing for the channel number. Closed captioning is also available for each Mass.

When traveling for business or pleasure, Mass schedules for churches in the US are available at masstimes.org

Polish Mass

Every Saturday at 4:00 pm (Chapel)

Spanish Mass

Every Saturday at 7:00 pm

Holy Days of Obligation

All Masses will be celebrated in the church. Holy Days that fall on a Sunday follow our regular Sunday Mass schedule. Our Mass schedule for Holy Days that fall on a weekday is as follows:

Vigil Mass:

7:30 pm

Holy Day:

7:00 am

9:00 am

10:30 am (only September through June)

12:00 noon

7:30 pm

Explanation of the Holy Days of Obligation for American Catholics:

In addition to Sunday, the days to be observed as holy days of obligation in the Latin Rite dioceses of the United States of America, in conformity with canon 1246, are as follows:

January 1: The solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter: The solemnity of the Ascension

August 15: The solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

November 1: The solemnity of All Saints

December 8: The solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

December 25: The solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Whenever January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, or November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated.

Holy Days

Same schedule as Holy Days of Obligation with the following additions:

No 10:30 Mass

12:00 noon

3:30 pm

5:00 pm

6:00 pm

7:30 pm Mass

Holy Seasons

All events are in the Main Church unless otherwise indicated.

Daily Mass:
Monday thru Friday - 7 am, 9 am and 7:30 pm
Saturday - 9 am

Lent 2009

Ash Wednesday February 25, 2009

7:00 am Mass
9:00 am Mass
12:00 pm Mass
4;45 pm Mass
7:30 pm Mass
8:30 pm bi-lingual mass
Confessions after each of the above
Ashes will be distributed during all the Masses/services. Ashes will be available for you to bring home to the sick/homebound.

Daily Masses during Lent:

Monday thru Friday - 7 a.m. & 9 a.m.
Wednesday & Friday 7:30 p.m.

Stations of the Cross: Every Friday during Lent at 7:00 pm Mass
4:30 pm For School Children (all are welcome)

First Friday:

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Rosary:

Dail after 9 am Mass (Chapel)

Novena to the Sacred Heart:

Every Tuesday 7:30 pm (Chapel)

Adoration:

Every Friday 8-9 p.m Church

Bible Study: with Msgr. Bayani:

Every Thurday 8 p.m. in the Pastoral Center Conference room

Parish Mission:

Starts Monday March 9th thru March 12th at 7:30 p.m.

Confessions:

Every Saturday 3:30 to 5:00 p.m and after all weekday masses
Holy Week - Wednesday, April 8th - following the 7:30 p.m. Mass

Noon Ecumenical Service Every Wednesday as follows:

Feb. 25th . ..... Highland Mills Methodist Church
Mar. 4th..........St. Anastasia
Mar.11th........First Presbyterian Church
Mar.18th........St. Paul Lutheran Church
Mar.25th........Bethany Retreat Center
Apr. 1st..........Sacred Heart Church
Apr. 8th..........TBA

FAST AND ABSTINENCE FOR LENT

The Code of Canon Law reflects this view of penance. Canon 1249 urges all the Christian - faithful to offer special prayers, to perform works of piety and charity, and to mortify themselves by fulfilling their responsibilities more
faithfully. Canon 1250 especially singles out Lent as a penitential season.

FASTING prescribes that only one full meal a day be taken. Two smaller meals may be taken to maintain strength but these taken together should not equal another full meal. Fasting obliges from the 18th to the 59th birthday.

ABSTINENCE forbids the eating of meat. Abstinence obliges from the 14th birthday on.

ASH WEDNESDAY AND GOOD FRIDAY ARE DAYS OF FAST AND ABSTINENCE FROM MEAT.
ALL FRIDAYS of Lent are Days of Abstinence From Meat.

There is a serious obligation to observe these penitential practices in a substantial way. Those whose work or whose health would be impaired are excused from fast and abstinence. Individual conscience should decide proper cause for excuse. A more serious excuse is required to excuse oneself from Ash Wednesday and Good Friday fast and abstinence.

Holy Week Schedule 2009

Monday - April 6, 2009

7 & 9 am - Masses followed by confessions

Tuesday - April 7, 2009

7 & 9 am Mass followed by confessions

Wednesday - April 8, 2009

7 & 9 am - Mass followed by confession
7:30 p - Mass followed by confessions

Sacred Tridium

Holy Thursday - April 9, 2009

9:00 am Tenebrae - Solemn Morning Prayer
8 pm - Mass of the Lord's Supper & reposition of the blessed sacrament in the school gym

**Good Friday - April 10, 2009

9:00 am Tenebrae - solemn Morning Prayer
12 NOON Solemn Stations of the Cross
1:30 pm Stations of the Cross in Spanish
3:00 pm Solemn Liturgy with Holy Communion
8:00 pm Living Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday - April 11, 2009

9:00 am Tenebrae - Solemn Morning Prayer
12 NOON Blessing of Food and Easter Baskets
3:30 - 5:00pm Confessions
Easter Children's Celebration after the Blessing (Gym)
6:00 pm Polish Easter Vigil Mass (Chapel)
8:00 pm Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday - April 12, 2009

7:45 am Mass (Chapel)
8:45 am Mass
10:15 am Mass
10:30 am Mass (School Gym)
12 NOON Mass
12:15 pm Mass (School Gym)
1:30 pm Mass in Spanish

THERE WILL BE NO 6:00 PM MASS.

** Good Friday is a day of complete fast and abstinence from meat.

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Church of the Sacred Heart
26 Still Road
Monroe, NY 10950