Ash Wednesday: Mass times in English, Spanish in the Poconos and Lehigh Valley
For Catholics, the season of Lent officially begins on Ash Wednesday.
Because the COVID-19 virus is still present in northeast Pa., parishes will once again not be imposing ashes by thumb, the Diocese of Scranton said in a press release. Like in previous years, ashes will be distributed using a cotton swab or cotton ball, or sprinkled over the head.
Below are Mass times in English and Spanish.
Aqui esta horario de Misas en Español y Bendicion De Cenizas.
Monroe County
Church of Saint John: 6:30 a.m. and noon. (The church will also be open for Eucharistic adoration, private prayer and distribution of ashes from 1 to 7 p.m.
Info: 5161 Milford Road, East Stroudsburg, 570-223-9144, churchofstjohn.com
St. Luke's Church: 7:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (Polish Mass)
Info: 818 Main St., Stroudsburg, 570-421-9097, churchofsaintluke.org
Our Lady of Victory church: 8 a.m. for communion service and ashes.
Info: 327 Cherry Lane Rd, Tannersville, 570-629-4572, olvchurch.com.
Holy Trinity: 8 a.m., noon., 5:15 p.m.. 7 p.m. (en Español)
Info: 212 Route 390, Cresco, mht-poconos.org
St. Matthew's Parish: 7 a.m., 8 a.m. (en Español), noon, 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m. (en Español)
Info: 200 Brodhead Avenue, East Stroudsburg, 570- 421-2342, stmatthewspa.org
Lehigh Valley
Holy Infancy Roman Catholic Church: 7:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 7 p.m. (en Español/Portuguese)
Info: 312 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, 610-866-1121, holyinfancychurch.com
Our Lady of Mercy: 8:00 a.m., 12:10 p.m., 7 p.m. (en Español)
Info: 135 S. 5th St., Easton, 610-252-7381, olomercy.com
Lackawanna County
Cathedral of Saint Peter: 12:10 p.m. with celebrant and homilist Bishop Joseph C. Bambera. Mass will be broadcast live on CTV: Catholic Television of the Diocese of Scranton and livestream on the Diocese of Scranton website and across all Diocesan social media platforms.
Info: 315 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, 570-344-7231, stpeterscathedral.org.
Nativity of the Lord: Noon., 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m. (en Español)
Info: 633 Orchard St., Scranton, 570-344-6159, stjnparish.org
Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary: 8 a.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 7 p.m. (en Español)
Info: 624 Madison Avenue, Jermyn, 570-876-1061, sacredheartschurch.com
Luzerne County
St. Nicholas: 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 5:15 p.m., 7 p.m. (en Español)
Info: 226 S, Washington St., Wilkes-Barre, 570-823-7736, stnicholasrc.com
For a full list of participating parishes in the Scranton Diocese, click here. To find a church in the Diocese of Allentown, click here.
This article originally appeared on Pocono Record: Masses set for Ash Wednesday in northeast Pennsylvania
