Lent & Easter 2025

Opportunities to Prepare for Easter at St. Joseph

St. Joseph Congregation in Wauwatosa will offer a variety of opportunities to prepare for Easter, which this year will be Sunday, April 20, 2025.

This will include devotionals such as the Stations of the Cross and a candlelight Rosary, and presentations such as one by Bishop Schuerman.

Scroll down to see a list of the activities, with the Easter Triduum adjacent.

Download a PDF listing the activities, including corporal and spiritual works of mercy you can practice during Lent.

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Easter Triduum 2025: April 17-20
  • Holy Thursday, April 17: Mass of the Lord's Supper 7 p.m. in church; night prayer 9:15 p.m. in the school library; bring a loaf of bread for the food pantry
  • Good Friday, April 18: Morning prayer 8:15 a.m. in the chapel; Passion service 1:30 p.m. in church
  • the collection will be used to support sacred places in the Holy Land
  • Holy Saturday, April 19: Morning prayer 8:15 a.m. in the chapel; Blessing of Easter foods 10 a.m. in the chapel; Easter Vigil Mass 8 p.m. in church
  • Easter Sunday, April 20: Masses at 8 and 10:30 a.m.

March 5

  • Ash Wednesday Masses at 8:15 a.m., 12:10 p.m. and 7 p.m.

March 6

  • Evening Adoration 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the chapel

March 7

  • First Friday Mass with Anointing of the Sick 8:15 a.m.
  • Stations of the Cross 6:30 p.m. in church

March 8

  • 33-Day Consecration to St. Joseph group discussions in the Parish/School Hall 10 a.m.
  • Parish Auction/Dinner in the Parish/School Hall 5 p.m.

March 11

  • Stations of the Cross immediately following the 8:15 a.m. Mass
  • "Heroic Living in the 'Insignificant' Parts of Our Lives" talk by Gary Pokorny 6:30 p.m. in church

March 13

  • Candlelight Rosary 6:30 p.m. in church

March 14

  • Stations of the Cross 6:30 p.m. in church

March 15

  • 33-Day Consecration to St. Joseph group discussions in the Parish/School Hall 10 a.m.

March 16

  • Pray and Play + Donut Sunday after the 10:30 a.m. Mass in church, Parish/School Hall and gym

March 18

  • Stations of the Cross immediately following the 8:15 a.m. Mass

March 19

  • St Joseph Day Mass 6 p.m. followed by 7 p.m. dinner (RSVP required for dinner)

March 21

  • Stations of the Cross 6:30 p.m. in church

March 25

  • Stations of the Cross immediately following the 8:15 a.m. Mass
  • "Ask and You Will Receive" talk by Bishop Schuerman 6:30 p.m. in church

March 28

  • Stations of the Cross 6:30 p.m. in church

April 1

  • Stations of the Cross immediately following the 8:15 a.m. Mass
  • "Haven't Got a Prayer - Four Reasons and Two Ways to Pray" talk by Fr. Robert Kroll S.J. 6:30 p.m. in church

April 3

  • Evening Adoration 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the chapel

April 4

  • Stations of the Cross 630 p.m. in church

April 5

  • First Saturday Mass with Anointing of the Sick 8:15 a.m.
  • Tacos for a Cause - Nurishing Kenyan Hearts 5 p.m. in the Parish/School Hall

April 8

  • Stations of the Cross immediately following the 8:15 a.m. Mass
  • "Prayer: Our Heart's Greatest Desire" talk by Mary Matestic, MTS, 6:30 p.m. in church

April 9

  • 12-Hour Reconciliation/Confessions at St. Dominic Church

April 11

  • Stations of the Cross 6:30 p.m. in church

April 12/13

  • Palm Sunday Masses  4 p.m. Saturday and 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday

April 15

  • Stations of the Cross following the 8:15 a.m. Mass
  • Soup and Substance 6 p.m. in the Parish/School Hall - topic: "The Domestic Church - Keeping the Faith Alive at Home" with LeAnn Rogan

April 17

  • Living Rosary presented by school children 11:15 a.m. in church