Sacred Heart Cathedral would like to invite all the faithful of the Diocese of Gallup to our Parish Mission.
March 7th – 10th.  Bishop James S. Wall will be our Mission Presenter.  His Theme is:  “Love, Hope and Truth in the Teaching of Pope Benedict XVI.”

Bishop Wall will speak at all the weekend Masses to begin his Mission than the First Conference will begin Sunday March 7th at 7:00 p.m. in the Cathedral.
He will speak at 7:00 p.m. each evening of Monday-Wednesday.  He will also be celebrating Mass at 8:00 a.m. each weekday Monday, 8th-Wednesday 10th  and will then present a synopsis of the previous night’s teaching in the lounge of the Family Center.  A simple continental breakfast will be served.  On the last day of the Mission Wednesday, March 10th, we will continue with our tradition of a “Potluck Dessert” social following that evenings presentation.  On the last night, we will also be taking up a “love offering” for the St. John Vianney House of Discernment for priestly vocations.

Everyone is welcome!  What a blessing to have our own Bishop James S. Wall as presenter at this years Lenten Mission.

During Lent.  Stations of the Cross will be held at St John Vianney Parish, on Fridays beginning
February 19,2010 at 6 pm. After the Stations, there will be a special
Lenten Series featuring Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in 30 – minute Video in the Hall.
Hot Chocolate and hot cider will be served during a brief discussion after
the video.

2010 CATHEDRAL PARISH LENTEN MISSION … One of the highlights of our parish Lenten observance each year is the annual Mission, which will run from Sunday, March 7th thru Wednesday, March 10th.  This year will be historic for us insofar as our 2010 Mission presenter will be Bishop James S. Wall.  (I believe that this is the first time a Bishop of Gallup has ever conducted the Lenten Mission at Sacred Heart Cathedral).  I first talked to Bishop Wall about the possibility several months ago, and he readily agreed to give the 2010 Mission.  He also added, almost immediately, that he knew just what he wanted his Mission theme to be:

“Love, Hope & Truth in the Teaching of Pope Benedict XVI.”

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“‘Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation’
(2Cor 6.2)
… Although there is no season that is not filled with the divine gifts,
And although at each moment we have, through his grace, access to the divine mercy,
Yet now is the time in which the souls of all men and women
Should be stirred with greater fervor towards spiritual perfection,
And inspired with greater confidence;
Now when the return of that [Easter] day on which we were redeemed
Invites us once more to the fulfillment of all our sacred duties.
So that purified in body and soul
We may celebrate the supreme Paschal Mystery of Our Lord.”
(From a Lenten Homily of Pope Saint Leo the Great – Pope from 440 to 461 AD)

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“‘Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation’
(2Cor 6.2)

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FAST & ABSTINENCE Abstinence from meat (beast or fowl) is to be observed by all Catholics fourteen years old and older on Ash Wednesday and on all the Fridays of Lent. This obligation prohibits the eating of meat, but not eggs, milk products, or condiments of any kind, even though made from ani¬mal fat.  Fasting means limiting oneself to one full meal on a given fast day. Catholics who arc eighteen years of age but not yet fifty-nine are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On fast days, two additional smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength. However, the two smaller meals together may not equal one full meal. Moreover, eating solid foods between meals on fast days is not permitted.

A Call to Fasting  By Pope Benedict XVI

Fasting represents an important ascetical practice, a spiritual arm to do battle against every possible disordered attachment to ourselves.                                                                                    

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