Fortnight for Freedom 2015

Again this year, we will have extra times of prayer for our country and religious freedom for two weeks leading up to July 4th. It all begins on Sunday (June 21st) after the 5:00 p.m. Mass and finished at 8 p.m. with Benediction. It all finished on July 4th with Mass at 9:00 a.m.

Come and Pray for the Defense of Marriage 

and the Right of Religious Freedom!

• Morning Holy Hours begin with the end of the 8:15 am Mass.
• Evening Holy Hours include a Reflection on freedom and Night Prayer.
• Saturday Evening Holy Hours begin with the end of the 6:30 pm Mass.
• Sunday Evening Holy Hours begin with the end of the 5 pm Mass; adoration time includes Evening Prayer, Reflection and Night prayer.
• On July 4 the Fortnight ends with a morning Holy Hour and Mass.

Weekdays

1. The Fortnight for Freedom on Weekdays begins at 9 am with a Holy Hour and Benediction in the main Church. After benediction, the Eucharist will be returned to the tabernacle and exposed in the chapel. That means a parishioner MUST be with the Eucharist while it is exposed. 
2. The Eucharist will remain exposed in the chapel until the 9 pm Holy Hour, when the tabernacle in the chapel would be closed and the Eucharist exposed in the main church. The Evening Holy Hour will include a reflection on freedom and Night Prayer. After the 9 p.m. Holy Hour the Eucharist will be returned to the chapel and reposed in the closed tabernacle.
3. When Mass is taking place in the Church, the Eucharist would be reposed just before Mass and then exposed again after the end of Mass. 

Weekends

1. On Saturday, June 27, the Eucharist will reposed in the closed tabernacle starting with the 5:00 pm mass and through the 6:30 pm Mass. There will be a Holy Hour beginning at 7:30 p.m.
2. On Sunday, June 21 & 28,, the Eucharist will reposed in the closed tabernacle starting with the 7:30 am Mass through the Noon Mass. It will be exposed again in the chapel after the Noon Mass. There will be a Holy Hour from 6 to 8 pm.
3. Adoration for the Fortnight ends on July 4 with a Holy Hour at 8 am followed by Mass at 9 am.
4. All parishioners and adorers are welcome to attend any of the Holy Hours. 

It is likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on four cases concerning the legal definition of marriage in the United States some time during the Fortnight. 

If you are interested in taking a holy hour, please contact Anthony. If your parish is not participating in the Fortnight For Freedom, you are welcome to sign up and pray with us.