Barbara Lombardi | Saint Katharine of Siena, Wayne PA

THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

We all know how important our eyes are to us. They help us to navigate our everyday world, avoid the obstacles that we find ahead of us and enjoy all the delights that surround us. Especially at this time of the year, when the fall foliage is on full display, our eyes help us to see the beauty of God’s creation. Those with impaired vision and those who are blind are limited in their ability to move about safely and to enjoy the fullness of God’s wondrous world. Of course, […]

Barbara Lombardi2024-10-28T10:23:30-04:00October 28th, 2024|

Solemnity of All Saints and Feast of All Souls

This Friday, 1 November, we will join with the universal Church in celebrating the Solemnity of All Saints. We will celebrate a Vigil Mass on Thursday at 6:00pm and will celebrate Mass at 6:30 and 8:00am and at 12:10 and 7:00pm on Friday. Throughout the year, we find encouragement in celebrating the feasts of saints who intercede for us in heaven so let us join this week with all the saints in heaven who are already enjoying the full celebration of the eternal banquet our God has prepared for all […]

Barbara Lombardi2024-10-25T13:30:09-04:00October 26th, 2024|

Bulletin – October 27, 2024

Barbara Lombardi2024-10-25T13:28:11-04:00October 26th, 2024|

TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

We all have ambitions. Most of us are not satisfied with just being good enough. We want to excel and maybe even be the best, at least at something. Whether it’s having the best recipe for our family’s favorite dish or being the smartest student in the classroom or the fastest basketball player on the court or the most successful one on the team at work, it’s a natural desire to be the best. And, these ambitions are often very good. They lead us to strive to use our talents […]

Barbara Lombardi2024-10-21T11:17:41-04:00October 21st, 2024|

ANNUAL VISIT TO ST. MARTIN DE PORRES PARISH

Next Sunday, you are invited to join in the celebration of the Sunday Mass at our sister parish, St. Martin de Porres. It is always a pleasure to join in their lively celebration and I invite you to join us there! For those of you who are not familiar with St. Martin de Porres parish and our relationship with it, allow me to give you a little history. Our relationship with this parish began in 1991 in response to a call from Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua (who was then the Ordinary […]

Barbara Lombardi2024-10-18T15:16:52-04:00October 19th, 2024|

Bulletin – October 20, 2024

Barbara Lombardi2024-10-18T15:15:14-04:00October 19th, 2024|

TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

For the ancient Jew, wealth and possessions were seen as signs of God’s favor. So you can imagine why we hear about the disciples being so shocked in today’s Gospel when Jesus says: “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” How could the people God favors have a hard time entering his kingdom? If that is true, the disciples wonder, “who can be saved?”

Jesus’ reply holds the key: with God all things are possible. Wealth, power, and merit tend to give us […]

Barbara Lombardi2024-10-14T10:59:06-04:00October 14th, 2024|

STEWARDSHIP WEEKEND

“My God will fully supply whatever you need. …To our God and Father, glory forever and ever. Amen.” (Philippians. 4: 19-20). In today’s second reading, we hear a passage from St. Paul’s letter to the first European Christian community, located in Philippi, Greece. He is thanking them for providing him with much-needed financial assistance as he continued his missionary journey through northern Europe. As you know, the Church spread throughout the region as a result of his tireless efforts of proclaiming the gospel to people who needed to hear it. […]

Barbara Lombardi2024-10-11T13:41:46-04:00October 12th, 2024|

TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

As I’m sure you realize, we usually have a missionary assigned to our parish to promote the missions for Mission Sunday. The archdiocesan Mission Office had assigned us a priest several months ago. Earlier this week, however, we learned from his religious community that he would not be available. I called the Mission Office immediately to see if another missionary could come. Michelle, the office’s assistant director, explained that, unfortunately, there was an increasing shortage of missionaries and none was available this weekend. “Of course, Msgr. Brouwers,” she continued, “we […]

Barbara Lombardi2024-10-07T11:05:25-04:00October 7th, 2024|

ANNUAL EUCHARISTIC DEVOTION/WORLD MISSION SUNDAY

ANNUAL EUCHARISTIC DEVOTION

As you know, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) initiated a three-year Eucharistic Revival in June 2022 to provide us all with a renewed encounter with Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. This, the last year of our revival, is called the Year of Mission and we are all called to engage in the universal mission of the Church by sharing our faith with someone. We are strengthened in our faith every time we receive the Eucharist or spend time before the Blessed Sacrament in […]

Barbara Lombardi2024-10-05T09:13:23-04:00October 5th, 2024|

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