Lent at OLL 2025
Lenten Events
Friday Night Lenten Fish Fry and Bake
Every Friday From March 7 – April 11
The Knights of Columbus will host a fish fry on all Lenten Fridays from 4:45–6:30 p.m.
You can dine-in, take-out, or drive-up to order. Cash and credit/debit cards are accepted.
Please patronize this fundraiser that supports our Holland Parishes and charitable organizations helped by our Knight’s Council #7115. Each week’s fish fry proceeds will benefit a different group in the community. See the list of beneficiaries below:
March 7: Youth Conference Trip
March 14: Compassionate Heart
March 21: Corpus Christi Catholic School
March 28: West Michigan Seminarians
April 4: Haiti Mission Meals
April 11: St. Vincent de Paul Center
Stations of the Cross
Every Friday From March 7 – April 11
Follow our Lord in prayer through his Passion and Death each Lenten Friday at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. A different group will lead the Stations each week. See the list of hosts below:
March 7: High School Discipleship
March 14: GRACE
March 21: Corpus Christi Catholic School
March 28: RCIA
April 4: Women of the Word
April 11: Crafty Ladies
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Regular Times:
- Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
- Saturdays at 9 a.m.
Additional Times:
- The Light is ON for You: Thursday, April 3, 5-8 p.m.
- Tuesday, April 8, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
- Thursday, April 10, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
- Friday, April 11, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
- Tuesday, April 15, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
- Friday, April 18, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Lenten Resources
Prayer
Mass: Attend Mass more often throughout the week.
- Tuesday: 12 p.m. at OLL
- Wednesday: 8:45 a.m. at Corpus Christi Catholic School
- Thursday: 9 a.m. at OLL
- Friday: 9 a.m. at OLL
Adoration: Visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament for quiet prayer during Adoration. Come at any time and stay for as little or as long as you like.
- Weekly: Thursdays from 3-9 p.m. in the Chapel
- Monthly: First Fridays from 9:30 a.m. (after mass) – 9 p.m. in the Chapel
Stations of the Cross: Follow our Lord in prayer through his Passion and Death each Lenten Friday at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. A different group will lead the Stations each week.
LANE Classes: Dive deeper into your faith by taking any adult or family class for free through LANE! There are many classes to choose from. Peruse our catalog and find a topic to study this Lenten season.
Just starting out on your prayer journey? Not sure how to pray or what to pray? Learn more with some prayer recommendations from the USCCB.
Fasting
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.
Fasting: A person is permitted to eat one full meal and two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. All Catholics aged 18-59 are obliged to follow the fast.
Abstinence: A person should abstain from all animal-derived products, except foods without meat taste. Fish are considered a different category of animal and are therefore permitted. All Catholics aged 14+ are obliged to abstain from meat.
Those who are excused from the fast and abstinence rules include people outside the age specifications, anyone who suffers from a physical or mental condition in which a dietary change would be hazardous to their health, and pregnant or nursing women. In all cases, use your best judgment to determine if you are able to follow the obligation.
Almsgiving
Buy a Pipe: Now is the perfect time to support our pipe organ’s upcoming arrival and installation!
Easter and Mother’s Day Flower Offering: Consider donating toward our Easter and Mother’s Day Flower Fund in honor or memory of a loved one, friend, family member, or mother.
CRS Rice Bowl: Starting Ash Wednesday, pick up a CRS Rice Bowl in the Narthex and collect your loose change throughout the Lenten season. Bring back your collection at the end of the season so the funds may be donated.
Liturgical Music During Lent
As we begin the season of Lent, we find increased silence before and after Mass, as musical preludes, postludes, and interludes are suspended during this season. We also refrain from singing the Gloria and Alleluia. The fast of these two joyful acclamations is intended to help us immerse ourselves into the penitential character of this liturgical season and promote a longing for the jubilation and glory of Easter. The increased silence surrounding the liturgy, in union with the restrained and solemn character of our liturgical music, helps us enter into the desert with Christ throughout these forty days and will allow the joy of the Easter season to shine forth all the more gloriously.
New Sanctus
Why is There More Silence Before the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei)?
You may notice more silence between the Sign of Peace and the Lamb of God. Following the Sign of Peace, the priest prepares the Eucharist to be distributed by the extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. Then, he begins the Fraction Rite, which is the breaking of the consecrated host. While he is breaking the bread, the Lamb of God is sung. Some of our Lamb of God settings are quite lengthy, so they begin shortly after the Sign of Peace. Since our Lent setting is very short, we observe more silence after the Sign of Peace so as to properly line up this litany with this essential liturgical action.
LANE Classes and Blogs
Dive deeper into your faith this Lenten season by taking any adult or family class for free through LANE! Peruse the course catalog and find a topic to study this Lenten season by yourself, with friends, or as a family. Also, read through a series of blog posts to supplement your prayer this season by gaining greater insight into various Catholic topics.