Instead of the usual three-day “Lenten Mission,” we would like to offer a four-day “Lenten Series” – four Tuesdays, featuring four speakers, four priests of our diocese. The presenter for each day will celebrate the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Tuesday and offer his reflection after the Mass (to accommodate those who want to attend Mass but whose schedules do not permit them to stay for the talk). The same priest will return at 7:30 p.m. in the evening and offer the same reflection as in the morning, in the context of a Scriptural reflection. Parishioners have the choice between morning and evening each Tuesday. The presenters have chosen their own topics:

Tuesday, March 19: Msgr. Peter Pflomm, former Vicar for Clergy Personnel in the Diocese: “Joseph – The Quiet Man Whose Life Speaks Loudly.” A reflection on the life and the message of our parish patron.

Tuesday, March 26: Fr. Lee Descoteaux, former resident at St. Joseph, currently Adjutant Judicial Vicar and Vice Chancellor; “Not My Will but Your Will Be Done: A Reflection on Gethsemane.” Jesus’ unconditional acceptance of his Father’s will on the night before he died.

Tuesday, April 2: Fr. Malcolm Burns, pastor of Corpus Christi Parish, Mineola: “Jesus Healing in the Sacrament of the Anointing.” Lent is a time for healing – in body and soul. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will be offered after each conference.

Tuesday, April 9: Fr. Jason Grisafi, administrator of St. Joseph Parish, Babylon: “Unconquerable Fortitude and the Cross of Christ.” The strength we each can find in the Cross we venerate on Good Friday.