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Join us for Ash Wednesday on March 5, 2025 as we begin our Lenten journey. Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It is a time of prayer, reflection, and renewal. We have many opportunities for prayer, spiritual enrichment, and almsgiving this season around the parish. We hope to see you!
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2024 Holy Week & Easter Mass Schedule
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Palm Sunday - March 24, 2024
5 p.m. Saturday
7, 9, & 11 a.m. and 5 p.m Sunday (Usual Mass schedule)
Holy Thursday - March 28, 2024
7 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper (livestreamed)
Good Friday - March 29, 2024
3 p.m. Passion of the Lord (livestreamed)
No confession this day
Holy Saturday - March 30, 2024
8 p.m. Easter Vigil (livestreamed)
No confession this day
Easter Sunday - March 31, 2024
7 a.m.
9 a.m. (livestreamed)
11 a.m.
1 p.m. (En Español)
Overflow is available in the Parish Hall with livestream viewing at all masses on Easter Sunday.
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Lent at CtR
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2024 Lenten Almsgiving: Catholic ExtensionThis Lenten season at Christ the Redeemer, we once again are partnering with Catholic Extension to support the repair and renovation of Sacred Heart Church, the oldest church in the Diocese of El Paso. Catholic Extension is a fundraising organization that helps ensure that all American Catholics can practice their faith within vibrant faith communities. Click here to learn more.
Give Now
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Lenten Fridays
Knights of Columbus Fish Fry
4:30 - 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall
Details- Join us for our annual Fish Fry! Plates are $10 for adults and $6 for children. Choose from fish or shrimp and a variety of sides.
- The Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting a bake sale every Friday with delicious treats for sale. Proceeds benefit this ministry and their efforts to serve the CtR community.
Stations of the Cross
7 p.m. in the Church
Details- All are welcome to come and pray with the Stations of the Cross. You may remain in your pew or process behind the presider around the church.
Friday, March 1: "The Seven Last Words of Christ" performance
Stations of the Cross on Friday, March 1, will include a joint choral performance by the CtR Redeemer Choir, St. Francis of Assisi choir, and St. Hyacinth choir.
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Lenten Study: When You Pray
What God did in the lives of countless saints, he wants to do in the lives of ordinary people like us. And that’s what this study is about: the journey of prayer God wants to take us on.
This Lent, join us on Tuesdays, Feb. 13 - April 7, 2024, for this study. Choose between mornings at 10:00-noon or evenings from 7:00-9:00 Parish Offfice Building Room 111. There is a $25 Materials fee.
Register
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Extended Reconciliation Times
During Lent, confession times at CtR are extended to allow for more opportunites for our community to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. You can also email [email protected] to schedule an appointment.
Hours
WED 5:30-6:45 p.m. (chapel)
SAT 9-10:30 a.m. (church)
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Adoration
CtR hosts a monthly Holy Hour with Exposition, Adoration & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament every third Monday of the month in the Chapel. Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration is also offered 24/7 in the Adoration Chapel.
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2024 Lenten Parish MissionThanks to all who joined us for the 2024 Lenten Parish Mission! We welcomed Deacon Greg Kandra the Second Sunday of Lent as well as Monday, Feb. 26-Wednesday, Feb. 28.
Theme: "Giving Up Dessert and Entering Into the Desert: Getting the Most Out of Lent"
All mission sessions were livestreamed and can be viewed on the parish Facebook page and YouTube Channel.
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Fasting and Abstinence
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.
For members of the Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.
A Reflection on Lenten Fasting
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.
More information on fast and abstinence can be found below.
Source: USCCB
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Resources for Families
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