Traditionally, October is the month when praying the rosary is emphasized. The Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and Luminous mysteries of the rosary shed light upon the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and the key role of Mary, His mother, in the story of salvation history.

The rosary is traditionally credited to St. Dominic (1170-1221 AD). According to legend, the Blessed Mother appeared to Dominic in a vision, handed him the rosary and asked him to spread the devotion. (Read more…)

Dear Parishioners,

Last week I received a phone call, followed by a letter, notifying me that Bishop James Checchio has assigned Deacon Michael Meyer to our parish as a permanent deacon.  This is the reason for joy, and we graciously welcome him to our parish family. Deacon Michael was ordained on June 12, 2010.  He has been married to his wife Jessica for 21 years.  For the past 19 years the couple and their two children were parishioners of Immaculate Conception in Annandale. (Read more…)

On Sunday, September 26th, we held our Annual Parish Picnic.  It succeeded again in its primary goal of socializing with our faith community and was made possible by Debbie and Rich Fass, with the help of Dawn and Mark Salerno and Doreen Opeikun. 

Thank you to the Colalillo family and the Clinton ShopRite for their generous donation of hot dogs, hamburgers, rolls, and waters, and to Carol and Tony Rocha for arranging the pickup.

Thank you to Chris Wade for his generous donation of the ice and birch beer kegs and to Bash Donaruma for arranging the pickup. (Read more…)

Friday, October 1st

This Friday, October 1st and every first Friday of the month, our St. Catherine of Siena Parish, with unrestrained joy, celebrates the Real Presence of Jesus Christ during the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.  We begin at 3pm and end with Benediction at 7pm.

A great part of our parish’s vitality is the adoration of our Eucharistic Lord. How many graces have come from that Adoration! Of course what makes it possible are the people who commit to spending one hour a month with our Lord. (Read more…)

September 19, 2021

For many years now, the Church in the United States has designated the third weekend of September “Catechetical Sunday” to coincide with the beginning of the new School year. 

Here is a timely quote from the national catechetical office of the US Catholic Bishops on religious education:

Catechesis is a distinct and special ministry in the Church.  As the Catechism of the Catholic Church makes clear, “Catechesis is intimately bound up with the whole of the Church’s life . (Read more…)

September 12, 2021

Mary!  A name so lofty, in the regal majesty of its sound and meaning – Mary, Maria, Miriam!  It is a name as familiar to us as the name of our Mother, as the bells of the church, as the peaks of the mountains which send their friendly greetings to the valleys below.  Mary!  A thousand times we have prayed, sung, wept this name, in good and evil days. Millions of women are called by that name and it weaves a golden thread around even the plainest woman.  Mary!  Holding on to this name, grope the way through the darkness of life and death.  It is the rosy dawn heralding the rising sun, Jesus, in the Gospels as well as in the hearts of men. (Read more…)