40 Hours of Devotion Retreat at Mary Our Queen will begin on Ash Wednesday, 3/5, at the 7 pm Mass and conclude with Vespers and Solemn Benediction on Friday, 3/7, at 5 pm. To mark the beginning of the 40 days of Lent, MOQ will hold a retreat led by Fr. Daniel Ketter, Judicial Vicar of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Forty Hours of Devotion can be thought of as a preached parish mission built around 40 hours of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. These 3 days of intense prayer and devotion almost mirror the intense prayer of the 3-day Triduum at the end of Lent.
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Ash Wednesday, 3/5 ~ 7pm
Father Ketter will lead our Ash Wednesday evening Mass. Everyone is encouraged to attend. The 40 Hours of Devotion begins immediately following Mass with Solemn Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
Thursday, 3/6 ~ 7pm | Penance Service
We will begin with the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Father Ketter will then lead our Penance Service, and several Priests will be available to hear confessions afterward. If you need to view an Examination of Conscience guide, visit our RECONCILIATION website page.
Friday, 3/7 ~ 12 Noon | Mass with Stations of the Cross afterward
On Friday, we will have Stations of the Cross after the Noon Mass only. (Please note: all other Fridays during Lent, Stations will be after the Noon Mass and 5 pm.)
Friday, 3/7 ~ 5pm | Close of 40 Hours
Father Ketter will close the 40 Hours with sung Solemn Vespers & Solemn Benediction.
Friday, 3/7 ~ Starting approximately at 6 pm | Knights of Columbus Lenten Dinner
Following the conclusion of our Friday Vespers and Benediction, our Knights will offer the 1st Lenten Dinner of the season in St. Joseph’s Hall.
All are encouraged to attend this special time of preparation at the start of Lent!
About Father Daniel Ketter, JCL: Fr. Daniel Ketter, JCL, graduated from Marist School in Atlanta, Georgia, and Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. After ten years of professional work, Fr. Ketter entered Mount St. Mary’s Seminary to begin six years of formation for the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church. Ordained in 2008 for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, he served for four years as Parochial Vicar at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church and School in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Fr. Ketter was then sent to study in the School of Canon Law at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, from 2012 to 2015, earning a Licentiate in Canon Law. He currently serves as the Judicial Vicar in the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Atlanta and on weekends assists with pastoral ministry at parishes and campuses throughout the Archdiocese.