FAST AND ABSTINENCE: ASH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, AND GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3, are days of abstinence from meat and also days of fast, that is, limited to a single full meal. The other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat. The law of abstinence binds all Catholics 14 years and older. The law of fasting binds all Catholics from their 18th birthday until their 59th birthday.
More Details2026 CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL (CMA): Archbishop Casey sends his thanks to everyone who has pledged to the 2026 Catholic Ministries Appeal. If you have not yet made your pledge, please consider doing so this week. You can mail your pledge card or bring it to Mass and place it in the offertory. More than anyone in the world, the Catholic Church teaches, feeds, and heals. In our local community, this happens through the Catholic Ministries Appeal. To make an online donation, please visit CatholicAOC.org/ CMA. Thank you!!
We would like to remind everyone to sign up to host the traveling vocations chalice. Each family has the chalice for two weeks. There are several open slots for the end of the year for some of the parishes.
More DetailsWill be held this Sunday, December 21st at 7:00 p.m. Vespers, also known as “Evening Prayer,” is a part of the Liturgy of the Hours, which is prayed daily around the world. Vespers at St. Louis will be a mixture of chanting and reciting these prayers.