Homily for SS Peter and Paul, Apostles
On entering St Peter's square, you'll notice two huge stone sculptures, one of St Peter and the other of St Paul. They represent all that the church holds dear - unity in faith associated with St Peter and missionary zeal with St Paul. Since Jesus made Peter Head of the Church, He and his ...
Lecture by Fr Paddy on Secularism and the Church
Very recently Pope Benedict XV1 has attacked the rise of aggressive secularism in Western society which is at risk of drifting into, what he calls, "deserts of godlessness". During his Good Friday sermon, he compared the deliberate attempts to purge religion from public life to the ...
Normal Mass Times (check Newsletter above for odd changes)
| SUNDAY | ||
| Saturday (Vigil) | 6:00 pm | |
| Sunday | 10:00 am and 6:00 pm | |
| WEEKDAY | ||
| Monday | NO MASS | |
| Tuesday | 9:30 am | |
| Wednesday | 7:30 pm | |
| Thursday | 9:30 am | |
| Friday | 9:30 am | |
| CONFESSIONS | ||
| Saturday | 10:00am to 10:30am or any time on request |
The Sacrament of Penance
In Catholic Teaching, the Sacrament of Penance (commonly called Confession, Reconciliation or Penance) is the method given by Christ to the Church by which individual men and women may be freed from sins committed after receiving Baptism. (It is not necessary to confess sins committed before ...
Singing at Mass (St Vincent's)
The true test of successful congregational singing is not getting people to sing but whether they want to sing. Those in charge of liturgical singing have to find a way to achieve this goal. We Catholics don’t have a strong tradition of congregational singing. In Ireland ...
Prayerful pauses in the Mass (St Vincent's)
Special Lay Ministers of the Eucharist (St Vincent's)
SPECIAL MINISTER OF THE EUCHARIST AT ST VINCENT'S The office of minister of lay Holy Communion was officially instituted by Pope Paul V1 in 1973. The principle behind the move was and is the spiritual good of the faithful. Reception of Holy Communion must not become ...
the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
ADL Injects New Tension in Catholic-Jewish Dialogue
n the latest show of tensions between Catholic and Jewish leaders, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has issued a critical statement about a
Imitate Padre Pio, in devotion and service, Pope urges faithful
Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) held up Padre Pio as a model for all Christians but especially for priests-- ...
Other Pontifical Acts
The Holy Father appointed Msgr. Raffaello Martinelli of the clergy of the diocese of Bergamo, Italy, bureau chief at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, as bishop of Frascati (area 183, population 121,000, Catholics 116,000, priests 162, permanent deacons 1, religious 703), Italy. The ...
The State Must Support Victims of Usury
Among his greetings at the end of the general audience, celebrated this morning in St. Peter's Square, the Pope addressed representatives of the Italian National Anti-Usury Council, whom he thanked for the "important and much appreciated work you carry our with victims of this social ...
Always Be Signs of Unity Among The Faithful
This morning in the Vatican, the Pope received the 34 metropolitan archbishops upon whom he imposed the pallium yesterday, Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles. The archbishops were accompanied by members of their families.
The Holy Father addressed the prelates in various ...
Cardinal Montezemolo Assesses The Pauline Year
In the Holy See Press Office this morning Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, archpriest of the papal basilica of St. Paul's Outside-the-Walls in Rome, and Pier Carlo Visconti, delegate for the administration of the same basilica, held a briefing on the closure of the Pauline ...