Lent 2024 - Finding the Pearl of Great Price

Parish Lenten Retreat

Praying with Colours
with Deacon Sherman Kuek
Fri 22 Mar : Session 1: 7pm - 9.30pm
Sat 23 Mar: Session 2: 9am - 11.30am
Lunch: 11.30am - 12.30pm (included)
Session 3: 12.30pm - 3pm

Over the centuries, religious artists have transformed Scripture into images through their sacred paintings. These paintings are called “icons”, meaning “images”, and the story of icons in the Christian Church is a story of learning to gaze into the mystery of God. The realities portrayed by words in Scripture, icons portray through colours. The icon is the occasion of a sort of revelation - in line and colour - of the kingdom of God. Hence the very icon itself is a sacred reality.

As we enter into Holy Week, let us as come together as a parish in this Lenten retreat, to journey through some very sacred events of Scripture and be guided on how to pray with these biblical events which are portrayed in colour in these icons.
While it is ideal to attend all sessions, you are also welcome to one or two sessions.

Please click the button below to register your interest for our catering and logistics planning.

If you are coming for the retreat, please view these reflection questions for group sharing during the retreat:

“Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
-  Philippians 4:6

Pope Francis has inaugurated 2024 as a “Year of Prayer” ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, calling on the faithful “to intensify prayer to prepare us to live well this event of grace and to experience the power of God’s hope.” It is a year dedicated “to rediscovering the great value and absolute need for prayer, prayer in personal life, in the life of the Church, prayer in the world.”

This Lent, as an ongoing preparation for next year, St Mary’s will be having activities focusing on deepening our prayer life. We invite you to participate in these special Lenten programmes on Wednesdays and Fridays, and finally coming and praying together as one parish in our Parish Lenten Retreat just before we enter into Holy Week.

Lent at St Mary’s


Praying with the Psalms
WEDNESDAYS

7.30pm @St Clare Hall

With the Psalms written a long time ago, how are they still relevant to us now? Come experience and learn how we can make them into our own personal prayer to God.

21 Feb, 28 Feb, 6 Mar & 20 Mar


Simple FRIDAYS

6.30pm Stations of the Cross
& Fellowship @Piazza

After journeying through a thematic Stations of the Cross with a different focus every week, come together as a community for fellowship and to share a simple meal.

16 Feb, 23 Feb, 1 Mar, 8 Mar & 15 Mar

Parish Lenten Retreat

Praying with Colours
with Deacon Sherman Kuek
Fri 22 Mar : 7pm - 9.30pm
Sat 23 Mar: 9am - 3pm

In this retreat, participants journey through some very sacred events of Scripture and are guided on how to pray with these biblical events which are portrayed in colour in these icons.

Lenten Resources

Lent Reflection Booklet 2024 by O.N.E.

Themed Giving Witness to the Word, we hope that the weekly reflections will help prepare our hearts and minds for the Word this Lenten season, becoming witnesses of Christ's love and inspiring others to marvel at the transformative power of Jesus Christ in our lives. 

This resource is tailored for individuals, families, RCIA groups, parish organisations and ministries, small Christian communities, and neighbourhood Christian communities. 

Available in English, Mandarin and Tamil!

Lenten Penitential Services

Schedule of West District Lenten Penitential Services:

  • Tue 12 Mar : St Francis of Assisi

  • Wed 13 Mar : St Mary of the Angels

  • Thu 14 Mar : Blessed Sacrament

  • Mon 18 Mar : Holy Cross

  • Tue 19 Mar : St Ignatius

All services begin at 8pm.