Show Catholics Open Lenten i 4 Sed Season son This Week The parishioners of Saint James Catholic Catho Catho- lie lic Church opened the holy S Season ason of Lent Int on A Ash h Wednesday The Sacrifice of the Mass was h held ld at 7 am a.m. and 7 pm p.m. THE LENTEN Season eason is a forty day period of penitential observance whereby where by are e encouraged ed to perform works of or penance self denial and morti morti- The Forty Days Das are arc symbolic of days of ot fa fast t and preparation for the Pa Passion lon Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ Every Friday at pm p.m. an liturgical extra function called Stations of the Cross are held During this liturgy fourteen meditations on the Passion of Christ are arc commemorated On Ash Ah Wednesday a special lass Mass was held for members rs of t Saint James Altar The following were participants In I the tor Mrs Dan Coney Cotey Scripture readings by Mrs Bernard Bernard Ber nard Roth and Mrs Ted Stroh Prayer rf th the tho Faithful was offered by Mrs Gale Gal Pitchford Offertory gins gifts were were presented by hv Mrs Don Aguilar and Mrs Frank Jaramillo of ot the Lenten Candle by Mrs William Sandras Mrs Amos Merkley presented a talk on the Spirit of Lent followed by a talk by Mrs Stewart Cooper on the Stations of the Cross as ns applied to the daily dally life of a Catholic Mrs James Lube provided the music under the direction of Mrs Amos Merkley FOLLOWING THE Liturgy a n fish dinner din ner nor was prepared and served by Mrs Joseph and Mrs J J. J A A. A McKnight The business meeting was conducted conduct d by president Mrs Joseph Table de decorations were by Mrs Ned Lee A social hour concluded the evening Door prize was won by Mrs Don Aguilar |