Lenten Schedule

Wednesday, February 18 • 7:00am | 12:00 Noon | 7:00pm
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, and all are invited to attend Mass and receive ashes.

Thursday, February 19 • 5:30pm (and all Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 26)
Additional Masses 
Additional Masses will be offered at 5:30pm. Confessions will be heard immediately following Mass. 

Friday, February 20 (and all Fridays through March 27)
Adoration: 3:00 - 6:00pm
During the Lenten season, Christ the King will offer additional hours for Eucharistic Adoration, beyond the regular Monday hours. These additional times are during the six Fridays of Lent from 3-6pm and Holy Thursday evening, 8:30-Midnight.

We asking for 4 Adorers for each hour. Please consider signing up for the same hour every Lenten Friday. Not only are you keeping watch with our Lord, but by committing to an hour, you are keeping the doors open for all who want to drop in to pray with the Blessed Sacrament.

Thank you for spending an hour with our Lord. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnn Turmelle at (918) 728-0549 or [email protected].

Stations of the Cross: 6:00pm
The Stations of the Cross commemorate Jesus' passion and death on the cross through 14 scenes or “stations” that illustrate events from Jesus’ condemnation to His burial. Meditations accompany each of the 14 stations help us to enter in to each “scene” and to walk alongside Jesus as He takes up His cross, in obedience to God the Father, for our salvation. 

Lenten Meals: following Stations of the Cross
All are invited to join us each Friday evening during Lent for a meatless dinner. Meals will feature representatives from various local charitable organizations and opportunities to support their causes. 

Weekly Charitable Organizations' Needs

Thursday, March 5 • 6:30pm
"Night of Mercy" Penance Service
Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and penance meant to help convert the faithful’s minds and hearts back to God. Going to confession during Lent is a profound way to engage in prayer, as it allows individuals to seek reconciliation with God, reflect on their sins, and renew their commitment to spiritual growth during this sacred season. Multiple priests will be available to hear confessions.

Sunday, March 8 • 5:00pm
Choral Vespers
The Christ the King choir will present a sung evening Vespers on Sunday, March 8th, at 5 pm in the church. Vespers, from the Latin word for "evening," is one of the most beautiful and ancient liturgies in our Catholic tradition, dating back to the earliest centuries of Christianity. This evening prayer service centers around the singing of psalms, canticles, and hymns that have nourished the faithful for generations. Participating in Vespers offers a unique opportunity to experience the Liturgy of the Hours — the Church's official daily prayer — which has traditionally been the domain of clergy and religious communities. In the past decade, the Church has explicitly encouraged lay Catholics to observe this daily tradition that connects us directly to centuries of faithful Catholics who have sanctified the close of day with these same prayers. Vespers invites us to pause, reflect, and offer thanks as the day transitions to evening — a perfect Lenten exercise.

Triduum & Easter
Thursday, April 2 • 7:00pm 
Adoration follows Mass in the Garden (Formal) Room until 12:00 Midnight
Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper 
Holy Thursday signals the end of Lent and the beginning of the Paschal Triduum, a period of three days tracing Christ’s three final days on earth before His resurrection. Holy Thursday is the first day of the Easter Triduum, the most sacred days of the Catholic faith. It begins with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, commemorating the Last Supper celebrated by Jesus and his disciples on the Jewish holiday of Passover. It’s not a Holy Day of Obligation, but many Catholics attend Mass. During this Mass, the priest washes the feet of some members of the parish in memory of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. It was during the Last Supper that Jesus taught his disciples that the Eucharist is truly His Body and Blood. Jesus’ disciples were the first Catholic priests. So during the Last Supper, he taught them the importance of the Eucharist, and why priests celebrate Jesus’ sacrifice during every Mass. Because of this, the Last Supper is also significant because it was the beginning of the priesthood.

Friday, April 3 • 3:00pm | 7:00pm
Good Friday Communion Service and Veneration of the Cross
Good Friday commemorates the day Jesus died and saved us from our sins. His death and Resurrection on Easter is the most important event, which is why it’s called “good”. On this day Catholics fast and remember the suffering of Jesus when he died on the cross. It’s the only day of the year in which Catholic Mass is not celebrated. Instead many Catholic Churches have a Stations of the Cross prayer service, as well as a Veneration of the Cross service. It’s traditionally a day of solemn prayer.

Saturday, April 4 • 8:00pm 
Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass
The Easter Vigil is the Mass celebrated on Holy Saturday and it begins the Easter celebrations of Jesus’ Resurrection. It begins with a bonfire usually outside of the church, and Mass attendees light candles that slowly illuminate the church. Many readings from the Old Testament that foretold Jesus’ death and resurrection are read. It’s also the day that new catechumens, those who are entering the Catholic Church, receive the Sacraments for the first time.

Sunday, April 5 • 8:00am, 10:30am, 12:30pm - NOTE NEW MASS TIMES
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday is a continuation of the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection. It’s a Holy Day of Obligation because the Mass celebrates the most important teaching in the Catholic faith - that Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead so that we could share eternal life with him in heaven. Attending the Easter Vigil counts towards your Mass obligation. There will be an Easter egg hunt for children on the playground after the 10:30am Mass on Easter Sunday.

This Lenten season, we will focus on the Corporal Works of Mercy through donations to various local charitable organizations. We invite you to bring needed items for each organization throughout the week, and then join us at the end of each week for a Friday Lenten Meal, during which a representative will speak about their cause and collect the donations. A donation box will be outside the Parish Office.

Click here to learn more about each organization.

Eat only one meal and two "snacks" which together are less than a full meal. All healthy Catholics from age 18-59 are expected to observe this practice on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

All healthy Catholics over the age of 14 are expected to abstain from eathing meat on Ash Wednesday, all Fridays in Lent and on Good Friday of Holy Week. Abstinence includes all meat, but consuming eggs, milk products or condiments made of animal fat is permitted.

Jesus teaches that giving alms means making the needs of others our own, especially the needy of our world. Almsgiving is not just for the wealthy. We all have something material to give. Donate personal possessions, donate food, donate money. The faithful also are encouraged to donate their time in service to the poor. We encourage you to participate in the CRS Operation Rice Bowl.