STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Every Friday during Lent at 7 p.m. in the Church.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS LENTEN FISH FRY

Please join the KofC Fridays during lent for their annual Lenten Fish Fry.  Held in the Family Life Center on the Woodland Hills Campus from 5:30-7 p.m. 
Click HERE for more information. 

Archdiocesan Guidelines for Lent:  Below are the guidelines of Lenten observance for the faithful in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

• Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts until Holy Thursday.
• Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence.
• Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence.

As outlined on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' website on Lenten fasting and abstinence, "fasting is obligatory for all who have completed their 18th year and have not yet reached their 60th year. Fasting allows a person to eat one full meal. Two smaller meals may be taken, not to equal one full meal. Abstinence (from meat) is obligatory for all who have reached their 14th year.
If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the 'paschal fast' to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily his Resurrection.
Fridays in Lent are obligatory days of complete abstinence (from meat) for all who have completed their 14th year.
To learn more visit: https://www.archgh.org/resources/lent-triduum-and-easter/lenten-guidelines-resources/

St. Martha's Parish App Lenten Reflections: To help celebrate this holy season, we have made available weekly Lenten video reflections from RESTORE by Sr. Miriam Heidland and daily Lenten reflections from Fragments of Your Ancient Name by Joyce Rupp (both from Ave Maria Press).  If you don't have the parish app yet you can text APP to 88202. 
 
Ignatian Resources for Lent:  Lent is a season of repentance and renewal. We turn away from our sinfulness and recommit ourselves to following Jesus. Ignatian contemplation and reflective prayer encourage us in the season of Lent.  https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/lent/

Bishop Robert Barron's daily Lent Reflections:  Please visit this page during Lent for a daily reflection from Bishop Robert Barrons (see below)