Lent & Easter 2026

Opportunities to Prepare for Easter at St. Joseph

St. Joseph Congregation in Wauwatosa will offer a variety of opportunities to prepare for Easter, which this year will be Sunday, April 5, 2026.

This year's Lent theme is Ashes to Glory.

Scroll down to see a list of the activities, with the Easter Triduum adjacent.

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Expand your prayer life by joining us 5 minutes before each weekend Masses to pray a litany. We will say a different litany each week — Humility, Trust, Holy Spirit, St. Joseph, and Most Holy Name of Jesus.

Easter Triduum 2026: April 2-5
  • Holy Thursday, April 2: Mass of the Lord's Supper 7 p.m. in church; night prayer 9:15 p.m. in the school library; bring a loaf of bread for the food pantry
  • Good Friday, April 3: Morning prayer 8:15 a.m. in the chapel; Passion service 1:30 p.m. in church
  • the collection will be used to support sacred places in the Holy Land
  • Holy Saturday, April 4: Morning prayer 8:15 a.m. in the chapel; Blessing of Easter foods 10 a.m. in the chapel; Easter Vigil Mass 8 p.m. in church
  • Easter Sunday, April 5: Masses at 8 and 10:30 a.m.

Lent Prayer, Devotionals and Reconciliation Opportunities

  • Ash Wednesday: February 18 – Masses at 8:15 a.m., 12:10 p.m., 7:00 p.m.
  • Almsgiving: different collections each week (see below)
  • Reconciliation times added:
  • Saturday, February 28, 2-4 p.m.
  • Sunday, March 1, after 10:30 Mass
  • Wednesday, March 4, 6 p.m. (4 priests will be available)


  • 12 Hours of Reconciliation at St. Dominic Church March 25
  • Stations of the Cross: Fridays of Lent at 6:30 p.m. led by Deacon José
  • Stations of the Cross: February 22, 4 p.m. led by Father Justin; please join OCIA and confirmation candidates
  • Mary’s Way of the Cross: March 16, 9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m. or 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  • First Fruits Lent for Women: February 21, 9 a.m.-noon in the narthex (see details)
  • Candlelight Rosary: February 23, 6:30 p.m. in church
  • Adoration in Church: Mondays after 8:15 a.m. Mass until 9:30 (with Reconciliation)
  • Adoration in Chapel: Thursday Feb. 19, March 5, at 6:30 p.m.

Almsgiving at St. Joseph During Lent

Each week for Lent we are encouraging you to bring items or money for a certain charity. Here are some special items asked for:

Feb. 21-22 MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary

  • Vaseline & Lip balm, nail clippers, razors, hand warmers, men’s jeans (waist sizes 30-36), Feminine products, lotion, large shampoo, throat lozenges, rain ponchos

Feb. 28-March 1 Repairers of the Breach

  • 8-oz foam cups, deodorant, white socks, bottled water, hand warmers, ground coffee, sandwich-sized Ziploc® bags, winter hats

and gloves, paper towels, tooth brushes and toothpaste

March 7-8 Capuchin Hygiene Bags

  • Travel sized: shampoo/ conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrush, floss, hand sanitizer, facial tissues, baby wipes. Regular sized: lotion, body wash, deodorant, feminine products, razors.

March 14-15 Food Pantry - to benefit St. Rose

March 21-22 Nourishing Kenyan Hearts Orphanage; Sister Merin Ernest, SBS

  • Monetary donations are greatly appreciated.


Adoration 101

WHAT IS ADORATION? It is an opportunity to encounter Christ through Adoration, Praise and Worship.

HOW LONG SHOULD I STAY: Any amount of time spent with our Lord is time well spent!

WHY SHOULD WE GO TO ADORATION? In our busy lives it is very hard to hear the “quiet voice of God.”

In Adoration, we can pour out our joys, trials, confusion and sorrows to Christ. In return, we receive hope, faith and peace. We are not alone. Christ is with us!

WHAT SHOULD WE DO AT ADORATION? A good place to begin is to acknowledge God’s loving

gaze upon us. Like a parent looking with love at their child ... God does the same thing! Many people start by thanking God specifically for all the blessings in their lives. We can acknowledge sin in our lives .... those times we have turned

away from God and hurt others. We might then place any struggles, worries or fears that we have before Jesus.