On Tuesday, April 21st, 16 candidates from St. Catherines’ celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation. It was an uplifting celebration not only for the Confirmandi and their families but also for us who received this sacrament many years ago.

Thank you to Mrs. Sandra Kopka the Director of Religious Education.

Thank you to Mrs. Colleen LeBoeuf the 8th grade catechist. I am very grateful for her work and selfless efforts to prepare these young people for the Sacrament of Confirmation. (Read more…)

“For perfected souls every place is to them an oratory, every moment a time for prayer. Their conversation has ascended from earth to heaven—that is to say they have cut themselves off from every form of earthly affection and sensual self-love and have risen alone into the very height of Heaven.”  St. Catherine of Siena

This Wednesday, April 29th, we celebrate the Feast Day of St. Catherine of Siena.

Born in 1347, Saint Catherine was the youngest of 25 children. (Read more…)

Next Sunday, April 26th, is World Day of Prayer for Vocations. On this day, the Church throughout the world, in a special way, encourages prayer for vocations. It also asks us to do the following:

· Make a special effort to ask the Lord for more vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

· Pray for the priests who have ministered to you throughout your life, both living and  deceased.

· Keep our parish priests in your prayers throughout the week. (Read more…)

Today we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. On this day, one week after Easter, we are reminded why Jesus rose from the dead; and one of the reasons was to shower the world with divine mercy.

This is what the Church has to say in part about this great feast: “During the Church’s millennium celebration in 2000, Pope John Paul II declared that the Second Sunday of Easter be known as “Divine Mercy Sunday.” Prior to this celebration, the Pope also wrote a profound encyclical called “Rich in Mercy.” (Read more…)

Dear Parishioners and Guests:

HAPPY EASTER! CHRIST IS RISEN!

Easter is not about brightly colored eggs, wearing pastels, or enjoying a big meal, although it could include these. Easter is about the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For some it will be a sad day, because Easter is a reminder of a loved one who has died and is now desperately missed.

Death seems so cruel, so harsh, and so final.  That is what the disciples were feeling when they saw their Lord, whom they had left everything to follow, hanging on the cross. (Read more…)

Today, with Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, we embark on the HOLIEST of weeks, the first and most important in our liturgical year. Each day provides a renewed opportunity to celebrate the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion: This year we walk with the Lord during His final days, proclaiming the Passion according to Luke. Each of the Passion narratives has a different feel to it, as the evangelist emphasizes some subtle themes.  (Read more…)