ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CHURCH – THE ORATOR
2026 LENTEN SCHEDULE

ASH WEDNESDAY – February 18, 2026
Mass will be celebrated at: 6:30 A.M., 8:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. and 7:30 P.M.
Imposition of Ashes will take place following the homily at each Mass.

NOVENA OF GRACE
The Novena will be celebrated from the 4th to the 12th of March. Novena prayers will be said at all scheduled
parish Masses throughout the Novena. The closing of the Novena will take place with the Novena Prayers
recited at 8:00 a.m. Mass on Thursday, March 12th.

WEEKDAY MASSES
Throughout Lent Daily Mass will be celebrated at 6:30 A.M. and 8:00 A.M., Monday to Friday; on Saturday,
8:00 A.M. Mass only.

SUNDAY MASS
Our regular Sunday Mass schedule will remain the same – 5:30 P.M. Saturday Vigil Mass; Sunday morning
Masses at 8:00 A.M. and 10:30 A.M.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS
This devotion will be observed following the conclusion of the 8:00 a.m. Mass (near 8:30 a.m.) on the Friday
Mornings of Lent, February 20th, 27th and March 6th, 13th, 20th 27th.

CONCERT MEDITATION – THE SEVEN LAST WORDS OF CHRIST
On Sunday afternoon March 15th at 3:30 p.m. in Church, there will be a “Concert Meditation on the Seven Last
Words of Christ”.

FRIDAY HOLY HOUR
On the Fridays of Lent there will be a Holy Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from the end of the
6:30 A.M. Mass to the beginning of the 8:00 A.M. Mass, except for Good Friday.

ORATORY PRAYER
You are invited to join the Oratory Community for Prayer Monday through Friday from 5:10 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.
in the church.

CONFESSIONS
Confessions will be heard from 4:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. on Saturday afternoons and before the 8:00 and 10:30
A.M. Masses on Sunday mornings. On Saturday, March 28th, Confessions will be heard for an extended
period from 3:00 until 5:30 P.M.
Confessions will also be heard before 8:00 A.M. and 10:30 A.M. Masses on Sunday morning, March 29th Palm
Sunday. Please note that Confessions will not be heard except by appointment or in an emergency on
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, or Easter Sunday.