A Lenten message from Bishop Foys
My dear Friends in Christ,
Praised be Jesus Christ!
Remember you are dust; and to dust you shall return. These words, spoken each Ash Wednesday as ashes are imposed on our heads, remind us that all in our life is passing and that one day we ourselves will pass from this earth — a stark reminder, to be sure, but one that speaks of the inevitable.
When we are young perhaps these words do not carry the same gravity as they do when we grow older and approach the end of life, as we know it here on earth. But — whether young or old — it does all of us well to take the words seriously and to prepare each day for the inevitable.
The Church gives us the season of Lent to go into the desert and reflect on our life — on what our life has been, on what it is now and on what it will be going forward. Life on this earth — no matter how long — is in the greater things very short. Eternity is forever!
As we enter into the desert of Lent we pray that we do so in an effort to raise our awareness of this life in respect to the life to come, the life that will last forever.
Whatever penances we take upon ourselves in Lent we pray that they may be long lasting and make us better as we move toward the life to come, realizing that this life is but a journey to a life that will not end. May we emerge from Lent better than when we began the Lenten journey.
I wish each of you a truly blessed Lent, which will lead to a joyful Easter. God bless you and those you love.
Yours devotedly in the Lord,
Most Rev. Roger J. Foys, D.D.
Bishop of Covington
Cathedral Holy Week schedule
Bishop Roger Foys will be the celebrant at the following Holy Week services at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington:
Sunday, April 14, 10 a.m., Palm Sunday Mass with blessing and distribution of palms
Tuesday, April 16, 7 p.m., Chrism Mass with distribution of holy oils; confessions will be heard beginning at 6:15 p.m. and throughout the Chrism Mass.
Holy Thursday, April 18, 6 p.m., Mass of the Lord’s Supper and the washing of feet
Good Friday, April 19, 3 p.m., Liturgical service, reading of the Passion, veneration of the cross, distribution of holy Communion
Holy Saturday, April 20, 8:30 p.m., Easter Vigil, blessing of the fire, blessing of the water, reception of the elect and candidates into full communion with the Church, Mass of Easter
Easter Sunday, April 21, 10 a.m., Mass of Easter
You’re invited — Diaconate Ordination
With praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington, requests the honor of your presence at the
Ordination to the Diaconate of
Jordan Mark Hainsey
through the power of the Holy Spirit and the imposition of hands by the Most Reverend Roger J. Foys, D.D. Bishop of Covington,
Saturday, April 13, 10 a.m.,
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington.
Everyone is invited.
A reception will follow at Bishop Howard Memorial Auditorium, Diocesan Curia Building, Covington.
Deanery Lenten Confessions/Adoration
Campbell County Deanery
Penance Service: Monday, April 8, 7 p.m., St. Joseph Parish, Cold Spring
Northern Kenton County Deanery
Penance service: Thursday, April 11, 7 p.m., St. Pius X Parish, Edgewood
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