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The Bulletin: Each Saturday night we send an easily-readable digital version of the bulletin via email. Add yourself to the list and stay up-to-date as we establish our community.
Other Groups: Emails on an as-needed basis for those interested Adult Cathechesis, Women's Group, Men's Group, Young Adult group, etc. (Ususally about 2 per month.)
Current Announcements
Schedule for Holy Week
Sunday, April 2nd, is Palm Sunday. The sung Mass with procession will begin at 4pm at St. William's. the 8:45am Mass at St. Agnes will be a low Mass. All other Masses will be as normal.
Monday to Wednesday, April 3rd to 5th, Mass at 5:15pm in St. Agnes' Chapel.
*Holy Thursday, Mass will be at 5:30pm in the Parish Center at St. Agnes and not in the Chapel. Adoration will follow Mass until midnight. Please sign up after Mass on Palm Sunday to adore our Lord.
Tenebrae will be sung at 9am on Good Friday. For an explanation of Tenebrae, click here.
*Good Friday, Mass of the Presanctified, will begin at 3pm in the Parish Center at Saint Agnes and not in the Chapel.
*Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil, will begin at 9pm in the Parish Center at St. Agnes and not in the Chapel.
On Easter Sunday, there will be no 7:15am Mass on Easter Sunday.
8:45am Sung Mass in the Chapel at St. Agnes.
Potluck at Royal Palm Academy from 10:30am to 12:30pm
1:30pm low Mass at Resurrection in Fort Myers.
4:30pm low Mass at St. William's.
*Nota Bene: During the Triduum (Holy Thursday to Easter Vigil inclusive) confessions will not be available. The ceremonies, set-up, rehearsals, and demands on the time of the priests during this time make hearing confessions a practical impossibility. Confessions will be available at the normal times Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Please be sure to go to Confession during these times and before Holy Thursday.
Weekly Highlights for March 12th to 18th
On Tuesday, March 14th, the women's group will meet from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
On Wednesday, March 15th, the men's group will meet from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at a new location.
On Saturday, March 18th, at 9am we will have our classes and activities at Royal Palm Academy.
On Saturday, March 18th, from 6pm to 9pm the young adult group will meet.
Upcoming FSSP Ordinations
Please pray for the men being ordained
March 4 Ordinations in Wigratzbad
by His Exc. Wolfgang Haas, Archbishop of Vaduz
Porters and Lector:
- Francisco Jesús Ariza Serrano
- Diego Barba de la Mora
- Paul Bellier
- François-Xavier Biget
- Eloi Cochin
- Ferdinand Feghali
- Germain Jouenne
- David Kahn
- Francisco J Martínez Campos André Pires
- Julien Portal
- Clemens Maria Reithofer
- Gerulf Stix
- Patrik Vieira de Oliveira Felix Wegmann
- Julian Woiwode
Exorcists and acolytes:
- Stjepan Androić
- Duarte Cabral Moncada
- Jacopo Maria Calloni
- Jan Celmer
- Henri Constant
- Simon-Xavier Danielsson
- Géraud de David-Beauregard Géraud Dorliat
- Benoît Faivre
- Josua Frederic Falkenau Ambroise Girard-Bon
- Mario Maurer
- Łukasz Mazurek
- Miguel Medeiros Cardoso
- Aleksander Nozdryn-Plotnicki
- Matyáš Razím
March 25: diaconal ordinations in Denton
by H His Exc. Thomas Gullickson, apostolic nuncio emeritus
- Jeremy Chua
- Joseph Duffy
- Christopher Eichman
- Benjamin Feuerborn
- Anthony Fill
- Samuel Florance
- Matthew Kane
- Jacob Kasak
- Charles Ohotnicky
- Brian Myers
- Stephen Wetzel
Parishioner Looking for Roommate
A parishioner of Corpus Christi Chapel is looking to rent a room in East Naples. Rent is $700 a month. Washer and dryer provided as well as parking. It is within walking distance of a Walmart and only a ten-minute drive to Marco Island. If you are interested or for more information, please contact Lilly at 239-920-1140.
Upcoming Group Meetings
Just a heads-up that our monthly group meetings will be on the following dates:
Women's Group will be held on Tuesday, March 14th 6:30 to 8:30pm.
Men's Group will be held on Wednesday, March 15th 6:30 to 8:30pm at a new location.
Young Adult Group will be held on Saturday March 18th from 6pm to 9pm.
Please sign up here to receive further details about the group meetings.
Confirmation Information
Confirmation Classes began last Saturday and there are three more classes on the following Saturdays. If you registered for Confirmation but did not receive login info or an email with the necessary Confirmation information, please contact Fr. van Zee at: [email protected]
Weekly Highlights for February 26th to March 4th
Wednesday, March 1st, we will have Spanish Catechesis in the confessional room at St. Agnes.
Friday, March 3rd, First Friday devotions after the Masses at 4pm and 5:15pm.
Saturday, March 4th, we will have classes and activities at Royal Palm Academy.
Weekly Highlights for February 19th to 26th
Wednesday, February 22nd, is Ash Wednesday. Masses are 7am at St. Agnes; 12:15pm at Resurrection in Ft. Myers; 4pm and 5:15pm at St. Agnes.
Thursday, February 23rd, the first-class feast of the Chair of St. Peter (transferred from February 22nd) Mass will begin at 5pm.
Friday, February 24th, Stations of the Cross after the 5:15pm Mass at St. Agnes
Friday, February 24th, last day to register for Confirmation. To register click here. Absolutely no late registrations will be accepted.
Saturday, February 25th, Young Adult Group meets from 6pm to 9pm.
Sunday, February 26th, potluck at Royal Palm Academy from 10:30am to 12:30pm.
Photography and the Building Fund
Corpus Christi parishioner, Lauren DiLeo, of LaurenD Photography LLC is offering a Lenten Special from Ash Wednesday to Easter! 50% of a client’s total service amount will be donated to Corpus Christi’s building fund!
Email: [email protected]. Website: LaurenDiLeo.com.
Laws of Fasting and Abstinence
Abstinence under the current practice begins on one's 14th birthday. Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence.
Fasting under the current practice applies to everyone aged 18 to 59, inclusive. One full meal is permitted, and two other meals may be taken which, when combined, are less than a full meal. Days of fasting are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
It is only the current law that binds under sin.
Abstinence from the 1962 discipline begins on one's 7th birthday. Complete abstinence on all Fridays of the year, Ash Wednesday, Holy Saturday and the Vigil of Christmas. Partial abstinence all the days of Lent, Ember Wednesdays and Saturdays and the Vigils of Pentecost and the Assumption (meat and soup or gravy made from meat permitted once a day at the principle meal)
Abstinence from meat is dispensed on Holy Days of Obligation
Fasting from the 1962 discipline applies for everyone 21 to 59 on the days of Lent from Ash Wednesday inclusive, Ember days, and Vigils of Christmas, Pentecost, and the Assumption. One full meal permitted and two other meals may be taken which, when combined, are less than a full meal.