> 2024 MASS INTENTION FORM (PDF)
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STATIONS OF THE CROSS ON FRIDAYS
Stations of the Cross on Fridays during Lent at 6:30 pm at St. Linus Church
February 16, 23 and March 1, 8, 15, 22
School Stations of the Cross will be held on the following Fridays
March 8, 15 and 22 at 2 pm at St. Linus Church
All are welcome to participate!
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ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT ON TUESDAYS
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be on Tuesdays
from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm at St. Linus Church as a special Lenten devotion
February 20, 27 and March 5, 12, 19, 26
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ALMSGIVING - CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES - RICE BOWLS
Catholic Relief Services’ Rice Bowls are available at both worship sites at all Masses.
We learn how through prayer, fasting and almsgiving
we have the power to make the world a better place.
Please take a Rice Bowl home with you today,
fill it with your spare change and return it before Holy Week.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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DAILY LENTEN REFLECTIONS
The Little Black Books for Lent are available at both Churches.
Pick up a copy to enhance your Lenten journey.
The Little Black Book guides you through this season with short devotionals that will inspire you.
This year's Lent book focuses on the Passion
according to Luke's Gospel and begins February 11, 2024.
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LENTEN REGULATIONS
Catholics in good health ages 18 to 59 are required
to FAST and to ABSTAIN from meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
FASTING consists of eating only one meal, with the possibility of
two smaller snacks that do not add up to a single full meal.
Catholics age 14 and older are to ABSTAIN from meat on all Fridays in Lent.
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CURRENT EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS
ST. LINUS CHURCH
Weekend - Saturday (Vigil) at 4 pm and Sunday at 8 am and 10 am
Monday through Friday - Communion Services at 6 am and Masses at 7:30 am
Holy Days - See the bulletin for Mass schedule
OUR LADY OF THE RIDGE CHURCH
Weekend - Saturday (Vigil) at 5 pm and Sunday at 9 am and 11 am
Monday through Friday - Masses at 8:30 am
OUR LADY OF THE RIDGE CHURCH
Weekend - Sunday at 9 am and 11 am - No Vigil Mass on Saturday
Monday - Mass at 8:30 am
Wednesday - Communion Service at 8:30 am
Friday - Communion Service at 8:30 am
No Mass or Communion Service on Tuesday or Thursday
Holy Days - See the bulletin for Mass schedule
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SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS) AT ST. LINUS CHURCH
Saturday from 12 Noon to 1 pm in Church and by appointment.
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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION IN THE CHAPEL - MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
We offer Eucharistic Adoration Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm in the Jesus, Light of the World Chapel, which is adjacent to St. Linus Church and entrance is from the Parking Lot.
THE ADORATION CHAPEL NEEDS YOU! - Can you commit to one day (Monday to Friday), for one hour (8 am to 4 PM)? - If you can, please contact Fr. Ryan Brady at the Rectory at 708-422-2400 or rbrady@archchicago.org.
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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AT OUR LADY OF THE RIDGE CHURCH - FRIDAYS
We offer time for Eucharistic Adoration on Fridays from 5 pm to 7 pm at Our Lady of the Ridge Church.
The Church and the world have a real need for Eucharistic worship. Jesus awaits in this Sacrament of Love. Let us not refuse the time to meet Him in adoration, in contemplation, full of faith. Let our adoration never cease. - St. John Paul II
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ST. LINUS SEEKING WISDOM PRAYER GROUP - TUESDAYS
We meet for one hour on Tuesdays from 10 to 11 am in the Cardiff Center. We’re a small group of about a dozen people. We gather to renew our faith each week and to pray for our needs and the needs of others.
We examine the readings for the upcoming weekend in church and use a guide to help us understand the Scriptures better. Come join us!
Questions? - Please call Joyce at 708-422-3059.
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MARIAN DEVOTIONS AT ST. LINUS AND OUR LADY OF THE RIDGE CHURCHES - WEEKDAY
The rosary is said each weekday after the 7:30 am Mass at St. Linus Church and at 7:45 am before the 8:30 am Mass at Our Lady of the Ridge Church.
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