St. Lawrence is your Catholic Parish 

in Alexandria, Virginia)

Holy Week Schedule

Fasting and Abstinence Regulations:

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics.

All Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.

For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.

“O cruel savagery! The mortal body is removed from your schemes, and Lawrence escapes you as he goes to Heaven! The flame of love for Christ cannot be overcome by your flame, and that fire was less effective which burned on the outside than the one which burned within.”  (St. Leo the Great)

Use this link to view past events at the parish, including the blessing of our new narthex by Bishop Burbidge!