THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND – HOLY THURSDAY
FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD – GOOD FRIDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION
SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH – HOLY SATURDAY – THE GREAT EASTER VIGIL
SUNDAY, APRIL 5TH – EASTER
IN THE DIOCESES OF THE UNITED STATES, CATHOLICS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 59 ARE OBLIGED TO FAST ON ASH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2026 AND GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2026.
FASTING
FASTING PERMITS ONE FULL MEAL AND TWO SMALLER MEALS, WHICH TOGETHER SHOULD NOT EQUAL A FULL MEAL. FOOD AND DRINK BETWEEN MEALS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON FAST DAY, EXCEPT FOR WATER AND MEDICINES.
ABSTINENCE FROM MEAT
CATHOLICS AGED 14 AND OLDER ARE TO ABSTAIN FROM MEAT ON ASH WEDNESDAY, ALL FRIDAYS OF LENT, AND GOOD FRIDAY.
ABSTINENCE MEANS REFRAINING FROM EATING MEAT SUCH AS BEEF, VEAL, PORK, OR POULTRY. EGGS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS ARE PERMITTED. FISH AND SHELLFISH MAY BE CONSUMED,; HOWEVER, THE PENITENTIAL CHARACTER OF ABSTINENCE SHOULD ALWAYS BE KEPT IN MIND.
WEDNESDAY – 7 P.M-8 P.M. – IN THE CHURCH
MARCH 18, 2026
MARCH 25, 2026
MARCH 13TH – LED BY THE WOMENS’ COUNCIL
MARCH 20TH – LED BY FR. GEORGE
MARCH 27TH – LED BY RESPECT FOR LIFE
ALL SERVICES BEGIN AT 7 P.M.
MONDAY, MARCH 16TH – CORPUS CHRISTI, ALISO VIEJO
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH – MISSION BASILICA, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH – OUR LADY OF FATIMA, SAN CLEMENTE
TUESDAY, MARCH 24TH – ST. TIMOTHY, LAGUNA NIGUEL
THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH – ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA, LAGUNA BEACH
Daily Mass is celebrated:
Monday through Saturday at 8 a.m.
The Sunday Mass schedule is:
Saturday at 5 p.m. in English
Sunday at 7:30 a.m. in English
Sunday at 9 a.m. in English
Sunday at 11 a.m. in English
Sunday at 1 p.m. in Spanish
Please contact the parish office at
949-494-9701 to schedule.
We commit ourselves to: being a welcoming sanctuary and a place of prayer and worship.
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Our greetings from the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua.
Peace and all good❤
𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝑨𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒚.
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Connect with God through today’s devotional!
odb.org/2026/03/13/sitting-with-those-who-suffer
📖 Read: Job 2:7-13
🙏 Receive: "Heavenly Father, thank You for sending Jesus to save our suffering world. Please help me to see those whom You might have me encourage amid their struggles and pain."
❓Respond: Who do you know who’s struggling? How might you be present for them?
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✝️ CAN CATHOLICS DISAGREE WITH THE CHURCH’S TEACHINGS?
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Many Catholics have wondered about this at some point.
“What if I struggle with something the Church teaches?”
“Am I still a faithful Catholic if I disagree?”
The answer requires both honesty and clarity.
✝️ THE CHURCH DOES NOT INVENT TRUTH
The teachings of the are not meant to be personal opinions or changing trends.
The Church understands herself as a guardian of the truth entrusted by to the apostles.
Her role is not to create new truths, but to preserve and explain the faith handed down through the centuries.
Because of this, Catholic teaching is not treated like a menu where believers choose only what they prefer.
✝️ STRUGGLING IS NOT THE SAME AS REJECTING
However, there is an important distinction.
A Catholic may struggle to understand or find certain teachings difficult.
This happens often, especially with complex moral or theological questions.
Struggling with a teaching, asking questions, or seeking deeper understanding is not the same as rejecting it.
Faith often grows through honest questions.
✝️ WHEN DISAGREEMENT BECOMES A PROBLEM
The difficulty arises when a person knowingly and deliberately refuses to accept what the Church definitively teaches.
At that point, the disagreement moves beyond struggle and becomes a rejection of the Church’s authority to teach.
In Catholic theology, this can harm the unity of faith.
Because the Church believes that Christ entrusted her with a teaching mission guided by the Holy Spirit.
✝️ THE PATH WHEN QUESTIONS ARISE
When a Catholic finds a teaching difficult, the Church encourages several things:
• Study the teaching more deeply
• Speak with knowledgeable priests or theologians
• Pray for understanding and humility
Many people discover that teachings they once resisted begin to make deeper sense over time.
✝️ FAITH IS A JOURNEY
Being Catholic does not mean understanding everything immediately.
It means trusting that Christ continues to guide His Church.
And walking patiently toward that truth.
🙏 SO CAN A CATHOLIC DISAGREE?
A Catholic may struggle, question, and seek understanding.
But the goal of faith is not to reshape the Church’s teaching according to personal preference.
The goal is to grow into the truth that Christ has entrusted to His Church.
📌 To explore more spiritual mysteries and the hidden meaning of worship, read my book "The Mass Unveiled: Encountering Heaven on Earth," where the entire mystery of the Mass unfolds moment by moment, layer by layer. The book is now available on Amazon, and the link to get your copy is in the comments.
God bless you. 🙏
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