February 13, 2026

Lenten penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes

Parishes throughout the archdiocese have scheduled communal penance services for Lent. The following is a list of services that have been reported to The Criterion.

Batesville Deanery

  • Feb. 20, 9 am.-9 p.m. at St. Joseph, Shelbyville
  • Feb. 20, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora
  • Feb. 24, 7 p.m., at St. Mary, Greensburg
  • March 2, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Holy Family, Oldenburg
  • March 6, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. at St. Martin Church of All Saints Parish, Dearborn County
  • March 10, 6 p.m. at St. Michael, Brookville
  • March 20, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora
  • March 24, 6:30 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Decatur County
  • March 25, 6:30 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County
  • March 25, 6:30 p.m. at St. Peter, Franklin County
  • March 26, 7 p.m. at St. Louis, Batesville
  • March 28, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at St. Louis, Batesville
  • April 1, 9-11 a.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m. at St. Louis, Batesville
  • Additionally, recurring opportunities for reconciliation in the Batesville Deanery:
    • Fridays 11 a.m.-noon at St. John the Evangelist Church of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Decatur County
    • Wednesdays 5-6 p.m. at St. Charles Borromeo, Milan
    • Saturdays after 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Nicholas, Ripley County, and 4-5 p.m. at St. Charles Borromeo, Milan

Bloomington Deanery

  • March 9, 6:30 p.m. at St. Agnes, Nashville
  • March 17, 7-9 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford
  • March 18, 6:30 p.m. at St. Jude the Apostle, Spencer
  • March 26, 6-7 p.m. at St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville
  • April 1, 6-9 p.m. for St. Charles Borromeo, St. John the Apostle and St. Paul Catholic Center, Bloomington, at St. Paul Catholic Center

Connersville Deanery

  • Feb. 25, 6 p.m. at St. Anne, New Castle
  • March 11, 6:30 p.m. at St. Bridget of Ireland, Liberty
  • March 12, 6 p.m. at St. Mary, Rushville
  • March 13, 5:30 p.m. at Holy Family Church of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Richmond

Indianapolis East Deanery

  • March 12, 6:30 p.m. at Holy Spirit

Indianapolis North Deanery

  • March 1, 2 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas
  • March 2, 7 p.m. at St. Lawrence
  • March 3, 7 p.m. at St. Luke the Evangelist
  • Additional opportunity for reconciliation in the Indianapolis North Deanery:
    • March 30, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., no appointment needed

Indianapolis South Deanery

  • March 3, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
  • March 11, 7 p.m. for St. Jude and St. Mark the Evangelist, at St. Mark the Evangelist
  • March 12, 6:30 p.m. for Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, and Good Shepherd, at Holy Name of Jesus
  • March 18, 6 p.m. at St. Barnabas
  • March 26, 9 a.m-9 p.m. at Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood
  • March 28, 8:30-10 a.m. at SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood

Indianapolis West Deanery

  • Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m. at St. Susanna, Plainfield
  • March 3, 7 p.m. for St. Gabriel the Archangel, St. Michael the Archangel and St. Monica, at St. Monica
  • March 10, 7 p.m. at St. Malachy, Brownsburg
  • March 12, 7 p.m. at St. Anthony
  • March 24, 7 p.m. at St. Christopher

New Albany Deanery

  • Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m. at St. Michael, Bradford
  • Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m. at St. John Paul II, Sellersburg
  • March 5, 7 p.m. for St. Mary, Lanesville; St. Joseph, Corydon; and St. Bernard, Frenchtown, at St. Mary (confession available in English and Spanish)
  • March 11, 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany
  • March 12, 6 p.m. at St. Mary, New Albany (confession available in English and Spanish)
  • March 23, 7 p.m. for St. John the Baptist, Starlight, and St. Mary, Navilleton, at St. John the Baptist
  • March 25, 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County
  • March 25, 7 p.m. for St. Michael, Charlestown, and St. Francis Xavier, Henryville, at St. Michael (confession available in English and Spanish)
  • March 26, 7 p.m. at St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville

Seymour Deanery

  • March 4, 7 p.m. at St. Bartholomew, Columbus
  • March 10, 6:30 p.m. for St. Mary, North Vernon, and St. Ann and St. Joseph, Jennings County, at St. Mary
  • March 19, 6:30 p.m. for Most Sorrowful Mother of God, Vevay, and Prince of Peace, Madison, at Prince of Peace
  • March 24, 6 p.m. at Holy Trinity, Edinburgh
  • March 25, 6:30 p.m. for St. Ambrose, Seymour; St. Patrick, Salem; and American Martyrs, Scottsburg, at St. Ambrose

Tell City Deanery

  • March 15, 2 p.m., St. Paul, Tell City

Terre Haute Deanery

  • March 6, 1-4 p.m. at St. Benedict, Terre Haute
  • March 24, 6-8 p.m. at Annunciation, Brazil
  • March 25, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute
  • March 25, 6 p.m. at Sacred Heart, Clinton
  • March 26, 6-8 p.m. at St. Paul the Apostle, Greencastle

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