The season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, which this year falls on February 18. We will have multiple opportunities for the faithful to receive blessed ashes both at the parish and on the WCU campus. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting and abstinence. Ash Wednesday Schedule (Feb. 18) At St. Mary’s At WCU Stations …
Advent is a season of preparation and reflection, hope and anticipation as we await the coming of Christ. Just as we celebrate the first coming of Christ at Christmas, we continue to look forward to his second coming at the Last Judgment and the fulfillment of history. We invite you to prepare spiritually for Christ’s …
August 15 is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and a holy day of obligation. Our Mass schedule will be as follows: The Solemnity of the Assumption is when we celebrate our Catholic belief that Mary, at the end of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heaven, as …