Our Lady of Bistrica

Croatian and English Mass 1619 Abbott Road Lackawanna, NY, 14218-2999
Phone: (716) 822-0818

Father Christopher Coric, O.F.M., Conv.

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Church Information

Mass Schedule (Wheelchair Accessible)	Eucharistic Adoration (Wheelchair Accessible)
Weekend: Sat: 5 p.m. Sun: 10:00 a.m. (CROATIAN), 11:30 a.m.	April through November Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Weekday: Mon thru Fri: 6:15 a.m. (Convent), 7:30 a.m. (1st.) Fri: 7 p.m.	Holy Week 17 hours Adoration Holy Thursday 9 p.m. through Good Friday 2 p.m.
Holy Day & Vigil: 9, 10:00 a.m. (Croatian), Vigil: 5 p.m.	December through March: Every first Tuesday 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Confessions: Sat: 3 to 4 p.m., 1st Fri: 6:30 p.m., Upon request	Rosary Devotion
Devotions: Tue. 6 p.m., First Fri. 7 p.m. Mass followed by benediction	Rosary Devotion daily: 7:00 a.m. and before every weekend Mass
Stations of the Cross in Croatian 9:30 a.m. on Sundays	Rosary Devotion: every Tuesday 6:00 p.m. - 7 p.m. Following Eucharistic Adoration

Lenten Season 2009:

Lent is a forty-day season of preparation for Easter. Lent always begins on a Wednesday, called Ash Wednesday.

We skip Sundays when we count the forty days, because Sundays commemorate the Resurrection. Lent begins on Feb. 25th and ends April 9, 2009.

Holy Week is the last week of Lent. Holy Week begins on April 9th an ends April 11, 2009.

Stations of the Cross
6:30 p.m. Stations in English Every Friday
9:30 a.m. Stations in Croatian Every Sunday

Paschal Triduum
Holy Thursday April 9, 2009,
Institution of the Holy Eucharist and Priesthood.
Mass of the Lord's Supper (the washing of feet) 7 p.m.
Good Friday April 10, 2009, Comemoration of the Lord's Passion
English Stations of the Cross: 2:30 p.m.
Services 3 p.m.
Croatian Stations of the Cross: 7:00 p.m.
Holy Saturday April 11,2009,
Easter Vigil Service 8 p.m.
Easter Sunday April 12, 2009,
The Resurrection of the Lord
Mass in Croatian,10 a.m. Mass in English 11.30 a.m.

Holy Week confessions:

Tuesday, April 7, 2009; 7:00 - 7:30 P.M.
Good Friday, April 10, 2009; 7:30 - 8:00 P.M.
Holy Saturday, April 11, 2009; 2:00 - 3:00 P.M.
Blessing of Food: Holy Saturday, April 11, 2009; 3:00 P.M.