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> 2026 MASS INTENTION FORM (PDF)
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PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
Sunday, March 27, 2026
Blessing and Distribution of Palm at all Masses
Saturday,
March 28
Vigil Mass at 4 pm at St. Linus Church
Sunday, March 29
Masses at 7:30 am and 10:30 am at St. Linus Church
Mass at
9 am at Our Lady of the Ridge Church
ADORATION CHAPEL DURING HOLY WEEK,
CONFESSIONS ON APRIL 4 AND MORNING MASS ON APRIL 6
Adoration at Both Churches
The Adoration Chapel at St. Linus will be OPEN Monday and Tuesday of Holy Week.
The Chapel will be CLOSED from Wednesday thru Easter Monday.
It will reopen on Tuesday, April 7. NO Adoration at Our Lady of the Ridge on Good Friday.
Confessions and Morning Mass
NO confessions will be heard on Saturday, April 4 or on Saturday, April 11.
Also, NO morning Mass on Monday, April 6 at both Our Lady of the Ridge and St. Linus.
TRIDUUM - HOLY THURSDAY
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7 pm at St. Linus Church
There will be Eucharistic Adoration in St. Linus Church after Mass until 11 pm
TRIDUUM - GOOD FRIDAY
Friday, April 3, 2026
Fast and Abstinence are observed
Stations of the Cross at 3 pm at St. Linus Church
Good Friday Liturgy at 7 pm at St. Linus Church
TRIDUUM - HOLY SATURDAY - EASTER VIGIL
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Blessing of Baskets at 12 Noon at St. Linus Church
NO Confessions and NO Regular 4 pm Mass on Holy Saturday
Easter Vigil / Mass of Resurrection at 7 pm at St. Linus Church
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Masses at 7:30 am, 10:30 am and 12 Noon at St. Linus Church
Mass at
9 am at Our Lady of the Ridge Church
OUR LADY OF THE HOLY LAND AT OUR LADY OF THE RIDGE
Holy Week and Easter Schedule
Palm Sunday - March 29 - 12 Noon Mass
Holy Monday through Holy Thursday - March 30 through April 2 - 7 pm Mass
Good Friday - April 3 - Stations of the Cross at 12 Noon and Liturgy at 7:30 pm
Easter Vigil - April 4 - 8 pm Mass
Easter Sunday - April 5 - 12 Noon Mass
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
Sunday, April 12
Regular Mass Schedule
Eucharistic Adoration - Divine Mercy Holy Hour at 3 pm at St. Linus Church - No Mass
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CRS RICE BOWLS FOR LENT
CRS Rice Bowls will be available in the vestibule at St. Linus Church
and the gathering space at Our Lady of the Ridge Church.
Please take one to enhance your Lenten journey.
Please return your Rice Bowls on Palm Sunday or Holy Thursday at Mass.
You may also bring them to the parish rectory at St. Linus
from Monday, March 30 thru Wednesday, April 1
during regular business hours, 9 AM - 4 PM.
The CRS Rice Bowl program is a tradition for millions of Catholics in the United States who continue to answer the Gospel call supporting families experiencing hunger around the world. We learn how through prayer, fasting and almsgiving we have the power to make the world a better place. Please take a Rice Bowl home with you today, fill it with your spare change and return it before Holy Week.
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LITTLE BLACK BOOKS FOR LENT
Little Black Books for Lent will be available in the vestibule at St. Linus Church
and the gathering space at Our Lady of the Ridge Church.
Please take one to enhance your Lenten journey.
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LENTEN REGULATIONS
Catholics in good health ages 18 to 59 are required
to fast and to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
Fasting consits of eating only one meal,
with the possibility of two smaller snacks that do not add up to a single full meal.
Catholics age 14 and older are
to abstain from meat on all Fridays in Lent.
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REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE
ST. LINUS CHURCH
Weekend - Saturday (Vigil) at 4 pm and Sunday at 7:30 am and 10:30 am
OUR LADY OF THE RIDGE CHURCH
Weekend - Saturday (Vigil) at 5 pm and Sunday at 9 am and 11 am
OUR LADY OF THE RIDGE CHURCH
Weekend - Sunday at 9 am - No Vigil Mass on Saturday
Monday - Mass at 8:30 am
Wednesday - Communion Service at 8:30 am
Friday - Communion Service at 8:30 am
No Mass or Communion Service on Tuesday or Thursday
Holy Days - See the bulletin for Mass schedule
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SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS) AT ST. LINUS CHURCH
Saturday from 12 Noon to 1 pm in Church and by appointment.
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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION IN THE CHAPEL - MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
We offer Eucharistic Adoration on Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm in the Jesus, Light of the World Chapel, which is adjacent to St. Linus Church and entrance is from the Parking Lot.
THE ADORATION CHAPEL NEEDS YOU! - Can you commit to one day (Monday to Friday), for one hour (8 am to 4 PM)? - If you can, please contact our Parish Office at 708-422-2400.
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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AT OUR LADY OF THE RIDGE CHURCH - FRIDAYS
We offer time for Eucharistic Adoration on Fridays from 5 pm to 7 pm at Our Lady of the Ridge Church.
The Church and the world have a real need for Eucharistic worship. Jesus awaits in this Sacrament of Love. Let us not refuse the time to meet Him in adoration, in contemplation, full of faith. Let our adoration never cease. - St. John Paul II
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ST. LINUS SEEKING WISDOM PRAYER GROUP - TUESDAYS - NO MEETING DURING THE SUMMER
ATTENTION - The Seeking Wisdom Prayer Group that meets on Tuesday at 10 am at St. Linus Site will not be meeting during the summer.
We meet for one hour on Tuesdays from 10 to 11 am in the Cardiff Center. We’re a small group of about a dozen people. We gather to renew our faith each week and to pray for our needs and the needs of others.
We examine the readings for the upcoming weekend in church and use a guide to help us understand the Scriptures better. Come join us!
Questions? - Please call Joyce at 708-422-3059.
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MARIAN DEVOTIONS AT ST. LINUS AND OUR LADY OF THE RIDGE CHURCHES - WEEKDAY
The rosary is said each weekday after the 7:30 am Mass at St. Linus Church and at 7:45 am before the 8:30 am Mass at Our Lady of the Ridge Church.
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