Prayer Service

The peaceful vigils are part of a 40-day campaign aimed at ending abortion through prayer, fasting, and community outreach.

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon invite you to join them via Zoom for a virtual Lenten prayer series, "We Come Humbly to the Cross." The series will begin on Friday, February 20, and continue on the Mondays and Fridays of Lent.

Vespers will be prayed at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland, at 5:30 p.m. on the Sundays of Lent beginning March 1.

The Living Stations of the Cross, as seen through the eyes of Jesus and Mary, will be presented at St. Athanasius & St. John Church, 126 Maine Avenue, Rumford, on Palm Sunday, March 29, at 7 p.m. The stations will be shared as freeze-action tableaus.

A Tenebrae Service will be held on Palm Sunday, March 29, beginning at 7 p.m. at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Scarborough.

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon invite you to join them via Zoom for a virtual Lenten prayer series, "We Come Humbly to the Cross." The series will begin on Friday, February 20, and continue on the Mondays and Fridays of Lent.

A Tenebrae Service will be held on March 30, the Monday of Holy Week, at 7 p.m. at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul, 122 Ash Street in Lewiston. 

A Tenenbrae service will be held on the Monday of Holy Week at 7:30 p.m. at St. Catherine of Sienna Church in Norway.

A Tenebrae service will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Windham on the Monday of Holy Week at 7:30 p.m.

On the Wednesday of Holy Week, the Parish of the Holy Eucharist will offer a Tenebrae service at Sacred Heart Church in Yarmouth from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

On Good Friday, we recall Christ’s Passion and death. It is the only day of the Church calendar on which Mass is not celebrated. Instead, we gather quietly to pray, both for ourselves and those around us; to listen to Scripture; and to venerate the cross.

Bishop James Ruggieri will offer Office of Readings and Morning Prayer on Good Friday at 7:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

In recognition of the diversity of the Lewiston area community, Prince of Peace Parish will hold a multicultural presentation of the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday.

Embracing a Passamaquoddy tradition that goes back more than 100 years, parishioners will gather on Good Friday for the blessing of the waters of Sipuhsis Brook, located at Peter Dana Point.

Bishop James Ruggieri will offer Readings and Prayer on Holy Saturday at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 7:30 a.m.

One of the most beloved traditions in eastern European countries, Święconka, will be renewed with the blessing of Easter baskets at St. Mary Church on 768 Ohio Street in Bangor on Holy Saturday, April 4, at 9 a.m.

The traditional blessing of Easter baskets will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Lisbon Falls on Holy Saturday at 10 a.m.  

St. Anthony of Padua Parish will celebrate the Feast of Divine Mercy with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the sacrament of reconciliation, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and Benediction beginning at 10:30 a.m. at St. Faustina Church in Jackman. Mass will follow at 11 a.m.

St. Mary of the Visitation Parish will hold a Divine Mercy Sunday celebration on Sunday, April 12, at St. Mary of the Visitation Church.

A Divine Mercy Sunday celebration will be held Sunday, April 12, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Joseph Church in Biddeford.

A Divine Mercy Sunday celebration will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Joseph Church in Bridgton.

A Divine Mercy Sunday celebration will begin at 2 p.m. at St. Maximilian Church with the opportunity for the sacrament of reconciliation. 

A Divine Mercy Sunday celebration at St. Mary Church in Bath will begin with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 2 p.m.

 Parishioners are invited to begin praying the Divine Mercy Novena on Good Friday, April 3. The novena will conclude on Divine Mercy Sunday with a program at Holy Family Church, 429 Main Street in Old Town, that will include a Holy Hour and the sacrament of reconciliation beginning at 2 p.m., followed by prayers including the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3 p.m.

A Divine Mercy Holy Hour with the recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet will be held at St. Teresa Church, 425 South Main Street in Brewer, on Sunday, April 12, beginning at 2:30 p.m

The Divine Mercy Chaplet will be recited on Saturday, April 11, at 3:30 p.m., prior to the 4 p.m. Mass at Holy Family Church in Greenville.

A eucharistic Holy Hour with the praying of the Divine Mercy Chaplet will be held at St. Louis Church, 279 Danforth Street in Portland, on Divine Mercy Sunday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish will hold a Divine Mercy Sunday celebration beginning at 3 p.m. at Holy Family Church, 66 North Avenue in Sanford. It will include the singing of the Divine Mercy Chaplet.

The Parish of the Precious Blood will hold a Divine Mercy Sunday celebration beginning at 3 p.m. at St. Denis Church, 147 Main Street in Fort Fairfield. The commemoration of the feast day will include adoration followed by the recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet.

The Parish of the Holy Eucharist will hold a Divine Mercy Sunday celebration from 3 to 5 p.m. at Holy Martyrs of North America Church.

Taizé prayer services are held on the last Sunday of the month at the Christian Life Center in Frenchville.