Dear Friends,
We are entering into the Holy Season of Lent in preparation for the celebration for the Lord’s Paschal Mystery, His Passion, Death, and Resurrection at Easter. On this page you will find many opportunities for your spiritual growth - evening Mass, Stations of the Cross, confession schedules, special celebrations and of course Knights of Columbus fish fries.
We have before us seven weeks to turn away from sin and to be faithful to the Gospel. By means of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving we witness the Lord’s call to holiness. The church gives us the following Lenten regulations: all Catholics between the ages of 14-59 are required to observe the guidelines of fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. We are encouraged to keep the fast of Good Friday up to the beginning of the Easter Vigil on Saturday at 8 p.m. Fasting means having only one full meal without meat to maintain one’s strength. Two smaller, meatless and penitential meals are permitted according to one’s needs but together they should not equal one full meal. Eating solid foods between meals is not permitted. Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat for those 14 years and older.
Let us pray that through the observance of Lent not only may our hearts be renewed, but our families and our parish as well.
In Christ’s peace,
Father Dooley
We are entering into the Holy Season of Lent in preparation for the celebration for the Lord’s Paschal Mystery, His Passion, Death, and Resurrection at Easter. On this page you will find many opportunities for your spiritual growth - evening Mass, Stations of the Cross, confession schedules, special celebrations and of course Knights of Columbus fish fries.
We have before us seven weeks to turn away from sin and to be faithful to the Gospel. By means of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving we witness the Lord’s call to holiness. The church gives us the following Lenten regulations: all Catholics between the ages of 14-59 are required to observe the guidelines of fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. We are encouraged to keep the fast of Good Friday up to the beginning of the Easter Vigil on Saturday at 8 p.m. Fasting means having only one full meal without meat to maintain one’s strength. Two smaller, meatless and penitential meals are permitted according to one’s needs but together they should not equal one full meal. Eating solid foods between meals is not permitted. Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat for those 14 years and older.
Let us pray that through the observance of Lent not only may our hearts be renewed, but our families and our parish as well.
In Christ’s peace,
Father Dooley
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Ash Wednesday
February 18, 2026 St. Joe’s Mass 12:10 p.m., 7:15pm St. Pat’s Mass 5:45 p.m. Sacred Triduum (Holy Three Days) celebrated at St. Joseph, Winterset Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper April 2nd 7:00 p.m. Adoration till 10 pm Good Friday Veneration of the Cross April 3rd 7:00 p.m. Holy Saturday Easter Vigil April 4th 8:00 p.m. Easter Sunday Masses April 5th St. Patrick 8:00 a.m. St. Joseph 10:00 a.m. Special Celebrations Solemnity of the Annunciation: Tuesday, March 25th Mass at St. Joe 9 a.m. Chrism Mass: Friday, March 27th at 5 p.m. St Ambrose, 607 High St, DM, IA Food Pantry Drive: St. Joe’s Apr. 4th & 5th Knights of Columbus Fish Fry At St Joseph on Fridays Feb. 20, 27 and Mar 6, 13, 20, & 27 Serving 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. |
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Stations of the Cross
At St. Joseph Friday, Feb. 20th 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27th 6:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 6th 6:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 13th 6:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 20th 6:30 p.m. Friday Mar. 27th 6:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross At St. Patrick (Following Evening Mass) Thursday, Feb. 19th 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26th 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Mar 5th 6:15 p.m. Thursday Mar. 12th 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 19th 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 26th 6:15 p.m. Confession Schedule Thursdays St. Pat’s During Holy Hour 4:30 p.m. & following Stations Fridays St. Joe’s after Stations of the Cross Saturdays St. Joe’s 3:30 p.m. before Mass Sundays St. Pat’s 7:15 a.m. before Mass After most Masses, or by request Eucharistic Adoration Tuesdays 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Thursdays 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. St. Pat Weekly Daily Mass Schedule Tuesday Evening Mass St. Joseph 6:15 p.m. Wednesday Morning Mass St. Joseph 8:00 a.m. Thursday Evening Mass St. Patrick 5:45 p.m. Friday Morning Mass St. Joseph 8:00 a.m. Saturday Morning Mass St. Joseph 9:00 a.m. |
