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April 3, Thursday: The Day of Reconciliation

Holy Masses in English: 6:00 AM, 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM (in Polish)

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM; Confessions: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

April 4, First Friday

Holy Masses in English: 6:00 AM, 8:00 AM (chapel) and 7:00 PM (church)

After Mass at 7:00 PM: First Friday Devotion (in English) and Eucharistic Adoration (until 9:00 PM)

Station of the Cross (in English – church): 6:00 PM

Station of the Cross (in Polish – chapel): 6:00 PM

Confessions from 6:30 PM

April 5, First Saturday

Holy Masses in English (chapel): 6:00 AM and (church): 8:00 AM, 5:00 PM (for the Sunday)

After Holy Mass at 8:00 AM: Militia of The Immaculata (church, in English)

Confessions from 4:45 PM

7:00 PM – Holy Mass in Polish (chapel; with First Saturday Devotion)

7:00 PM – Holy Mass in Spanish (church; with First Saturday Devotion)

April 6, Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Lent / Lenten Retreat – Day 1

Holy Masses in Polish: 8:30 AM and 12:00 PM; Holy Mass in English at 10:00 AM

Lent devotion “Gorzkie Żale” (in Polish) - after Holy Mass at 12:00 PM

Confessions during each Sunday Mass

April 7, Monday: Lenten Retreat – Day 2

Holy Masses in English: 6:00 AM, 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM (in Polish)

April 8, Tuesday: Lenten Retreat – Day 3

Holy Masses in English: 6:00 AM, 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM (in Polish)

April 10, Thursday: The Day of Reconciliation

Holy Masses in English: 6:00 AM, 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM (in Polish)

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM; Confessions: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

April 11, Friday

Holy Masses in English (chapel): 6:00 AM, 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM

Station of the Cross (in English – chapel): 6:00 PM

Station of the Cross (in Polish – church): 6:00 PM

April 12, Saturday

Holy Masses in English: 6:00 AM, 8:00 AM (chapel) and 5:00 PM (for the Sunday, church)

Confessions from 4:45 PM

April 13, Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Holy Masses in Polish: 8:30 AM and 12:00 PM; Holy Mass in English at 10:00 AM

Lent devotion “Gorzkie Żale” (in Polish) - after Holy Mass at 12:00 PM

Confessions during each Sunday Mass

April 16, Wednesday of Holy Week

Holy Masses in English: 6:00 AM, 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM (in Polish)

Confessions: 5:00 PM – 7:00PM

April 17, Holy Thursday

7:00 PM – Mass of the Lord’s Supper (in Polish)

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass until 11:00 PM (chapel)

On this day there will be NOT Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Confession!

April 18, Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion

Stations of the Cross (in English) in Monastery Garden: 2:00 PM

Stations of the Cross (in Polish) in Monastery Garden: 3:00 PM

7:00 PM – Good Friday Liturgy (in Polish):

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 11:00 PM (church)

First Day of the Divine Marcy Novena

April 19, Holy Saturday / EASTER VIGIL

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Blessing of Easter Baskets from (church)

7:00 AM – 11:00 PM – Eucharistic Adoration by the Jesus’s Tomb

7:00 PM – Easter Vigil (in Polish)

(NO confession)

April 20, Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

Holy Mass in English at 10:00 AM; Holy Masses in Polish at 8:30 AM and 12:00 PM

(NO confession)

April 21, Monday within the Octave of Easter

Holy Masses in English: 6:00 AM, 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM (in Polish)

April 24, Thursday within the Octave of Easter

Holy Masses in English: 6:00 AM, 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM (in Polish)

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM; Confessions: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

April 26, Saturday within the Octave of Easter

Holy Masses in English (church): 6:00 AM, 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (for the Sunday)

Confessions from 4:45 PM

April 27, Sunday of Divine Mercy

Holy Masses in Polish: 8:30 AM and 12:00 PM; Holy Mass in English at 10:00 AM

Confessions during each Sunday Mass

3:00 PM – Divine Mercy Devotion (in Polish, church)

April 29, Tuesday: Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church

Holy Masses in English: 6:00 AM, 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM (in Polish)

In the Universal Church, the current year 2025 is the Jubilee Holy Year 2025, celebrated under the motto “Pilgrims of hope.” During this year, all the faithful who visit our church as pilgrims may obtain once each day the Jubilee Plenary Indulgence, under the ordinary conditions. Further information can be found on the internet website of the Diocese of Gary: dcgary.org.

During this same period, our Shrine is celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of the 75th anniversary of its existence. We invite you to visit our Mother and Queen, Our Lady of Ludźmierz. Let us be pilgrims of hope, announcing the Good News of peace, which is Jesus!

Sunday:
8:30 AM & 12:00 PM - Polish Masses
10:00 AM - English Mass

Confessions during each Sunday Mass

Monday - Friday:
6:00 AM & 8:00 AM - English Masses

7:00 PM - Polish Mass (except Fridays – English Mass!)

Saturday:
5:00 PM - English Mass (Sunday Vigil Mass)

7:00 PM - Polish Mass (I Saturday of the month only!)

Thursday:

Every Thursday - Polish Mass at 7:00 PM (preceded by the Marian Devotion) is celebrated at the church in all intentions recommended to intercession of Our Lady of Ludźmierz

First Friday of the month: 7:00 PM - English Mass with First Friday Devotion

First Saturday of the month: 7:00 PM - Polish Holy Mass with Immaculate Heart of Mary's Devotion (Chapel)

First Saturday of the month: 7:00 PM - Spanish Holy Mass with Immaculate Heart of Mary's Devotion (Church); Eucharistic Adoration

Thursday: All-day adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Church)

8:30 AM - 7:00 PM ended by the Marian Devotion at 7:00 PM (in Polish)

Fatima Devotion: Every 13-th, from May to October:

7:00 PM (Church; in English)

First Friday Devotion: after Holy Mass at 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM (in English)

Devotions (in Polish only) after 7:00 PM (Polish Masses):

in May - May Devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary
in June - Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Devotions (in Polish only) at 6:30 PM (before Polish Masses at 7:00 PM):

in October – Rosary
in November - Prayers for the souls

The beauty of Mount Carmel and the spiritual traditions of this place are the reasons why in the thirteenth century our religious family is born in the Church. Surrounding peace and solitude, meditation on the Word of God and work are the values uniting the hermits of Carmel around Mary, their sister and mother. In the sixteenth century thanks to the efforts of Saint Teresa of Jesus and Saint John of the Cross, we focus on new aspects and a special tasks related to the teaching of prayer. Today we do it in various ways through: retreats, days of recollection, catechesis, scientific and publishing activities, running retreat homes, parishes and sanctuaries as well as missionary work.

In all of this, however, we are called above all to prayer which is life, and to teaching life to be a prayer!

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