A Reminder of Lenten Practice: During the Season of Lent, the Church calls the faithful to prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of both fasting and abstinence, while all Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat. Fasting consists of one full meal with two smaller meals that together do not equal a full meal and is required of Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59, while abstinence from meat is required of Catholics age 14 and older.

To honor a loved one with a Mass intention, the offering of Bread & Wine, the lighting of the Sanctuary Lamp, or with Altar Candles and Flowers, or to enroll him/her in the Saint James Memorial Society, please see our section on Mass Intentions and Spiritual Gifts of Prayer and Remembrance.

Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 6:00 pm

A profound devotional opportunity to contemplate the suffering and sacrifice of Our Lord through prayer, meditation, and veneration. Learn more in Parish News.

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Offering a spiritual gift is a beautiful way pray for both the living and the deceased —- to remember a loved one, give thanks for blessings received, or seek God’s help in times of need.

Please visit the parish office for any of the suggested offerings:

• Mass Intention - $10.
  A Mass may be offered on any mass for a special intention, in thanksgiving, or for the repose of the soul of a loved one.


• The Sanctuary Lamp - $25.
  The continuous burning of the Sanctuary Lamp near the tabernacle, glowing day and night as a reminder of Christ’s living presence among us, can be offered as a dedication for an entire week in memory of a loved one or for a special intention.


• Bread and Wine - $25.
  The Bread and Wine brought to the altar and consecrated during Mass — the gifts that become the Body and Blood of Christ — may be offered for an entire week in memory of a loved one or for a special intention.


• Altar Candles - $35.
  The light of the Altar Candles, burning faithfully at the altar throughout the week, can be offered as a dedication in memory of a loved one or for a special intention.


• Altar Flowers - $75.
  The beauty of the Altar Flowers, placed before the Lord to honor and glorify Him, may be offered for an entire week in thanksgiving, remembrance, or as a special intention.

The Saint James Memorial Society is a meaningful act of faith, offering parishioners a way to express love and devotion by uniting their loved ones’ names with the prayers of the Church. Through this enrollment, those remembered are continually lifted before the Lord in the Sacred Liturgy and held in the ongoing prayers of our parish community.

Enrollment in the Society is for one full year, with an annual membership offering of $40. During that year, all enrolled members are prayerfully remembered at the 8:30 AM Mass on the first Monday of each month.

The current list of members of the Saint James Memorial Society can be found in the embedded PDF below.



To enroll a loved one in the Saint James Memorial Society, please call the parish office. Thank you.