LENTEN MORNING OF REFLECTION – WOMEN
Recollection with Archbishop McGovern – Confessions Afterwards
February 21, 2026
8:30am
St. Robert Bellarmine Church
11802 Pacific St. Omaha, Nebraska 68154
LENTEN MORNING OF REFLECTION – MEN
Recollection with Archbishop McGovern- Confessions Afterwards
February 28, 2026
8:30am
St. Wenceslaus Church
15353 Pacific Street Omaha, Nebraska 68154
Upcoming Events This Week
ASH WEDNESDAY MASS TIMES
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the 40-day holy season of Lent. Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving leading to a new “springtime” of spiritual growth. Masses with the imposition of Ashes:
8:15 am Mass (Eng.) at Holy Name
2:00 pm Mass (Eng.) at St. Philip Neri
5:30 pm Mass (Eng.) at St. Philip Neri
7:00 pm Mass (Sp.) at Holy Name
Fish Fry Fridays
Join parishioners at Holy Name and co-fraternity of parishes to enjoy their famous Fish Fry. Every Friday in Lent. Come Early! Take-Out available!
Stations of the Cross
Every Friday in Lent, St Philip Neri parishioners will walk the Stations of the Cross at 6:00 pm. There will be a potluck following the prayer service in the Parish Center. Bring a dish to share!
Lenten Disciplines & Tradtions
Fasting: Many contemporary physicians and dieticians encourage periodic fasting for general health, and many religions prescribe it for additional spiritual health. It frees us from attachments, redirects our hearts to eternal realities, and helps atone for sins. Christ Himself fasted from food for forty days when he retired into the desert after His Baptism in the Jordan. His forty days inspire our annual practice of Lent. This is why those 18 through 59 years of age – with the exception of medical necessity – must fast at least on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. This consists of one full meal and two smaller meals during the day, without snacks.
Abstinence From Meat: Celebrations in Scripture often included the consumption of meat and more expensive fare. While we always celebrate the goodness of the Lord, Lent is a time of mourning for our sins and restrained excess and luxury. All those 14 years of age and older are required to refrain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all the Fridays of Lent.
Lenten Liturgy Changes:
Less Instrumentation: The characteristic austerity and conversion associated with Lent are also reflected in the liturgical changes and directives during these forty days. For example, the Roman Missal reads: “During Lent … the use of musical instruments is allowed only so as to support the singing. Nevertheless, Laetare Sunday (the Fourth Sunday of Lent), Solemnities (e.g., St. Joseph, Annunciation, etc.), and Feasts are exceptions to this rule” (#4).
Omitted Words: With the exception of Solemnities and Feasts, we are prohibited from chanting or saying the Gloria at Masses during Lent. We are even forbidden from saying the word Alleluia at Masses and in conversation and prayer during this time. Both the Gloria and the Alleluia will return in their splendor during the Easter Vigil.
Less Flowers: In relation to floral flourishes, the Roman Missal also reads: “During Lent, it is not permitted to decorate the altar with flowers… Nevertheless, Laetare Sunday (the Fourth Sunday of Lent), Solemnities (e.g., St. Joseph, Annunciation, etc.), and Feasts are exceptions to this rule” (#4).
Mystery of Faith: The Mysterium Fidei, as it is known in Latin, was added to our Mass after the reforms of Vatican II. The priest announces, “The mystery of faith,” and then the laity respond.
During Lent, we will use one of the three options:
Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection, you have set us free.
Max Brown
Seminarian
Say a rosary this month for our parishioner – seminarian, Max Brown. This isn’t a single event, but a month-long campaign in November bringing the people of the Archdiocese together in person and online to pray the rosary for vocations.
COUNT YOUR ROSARIES HERE
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Mass Times
Week Day Masses
TUESDAY
8:15 a.m. (Eng.) – St. Philip Neri Church
[All-school Mass when SPN School is in]
WEDNESDAY
8:15 a.m. (Eng.) – Holy Name Church
[All-school Mass when HN School is in]
THURSDAY
6:30 p.m. (Sp.) – Holy Name Church
FRIDAY
8:15 a.m. (Eng.) – St. Philip Neri Church
[All-school Mass when SPN School is in]
Sabbath Masses
SATURDAY VIGIL 5 p.m. (Eng.) – Holy Name Church
SUNDAY 7:30 a.m. (Eng.) – St. Philip Neri Church 10 a.m. (Eng.) – St. Philip Neri Church 12:30 p.m. (Sp.) – Holy Name ChurchReconciliation Times
THURSDAYS
5:30 p.m.-6:15 p.m. (Eng. & Sp.) – Holy Name Church
SATURDAYS
4 p.m.-4:45 p.m. (Eng. & Sp.) – Holy Name Church
SUNDAYS
6:45 a.m.-7:15 a.m. (Eng. & Sp.) – St. Philip Neri Church
Or By appointment (Eng. & Sp.)
Welcome to Our Family of Parishes
The Journey of Faith, which involves the active involvement of both the clergy and laity, aims to realign parishes, schools, priest assignments, and other resources to help parishes blossom into missional communities spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ.
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St. Philip Neri Catholic Church
8200 North 30th Street Omaha, NE 68112
Parishes Combined in 2014 St. Philip Neri founded in 1905 Blessed Sacrament founded in 1919
