From our Pastor 31 | Saint Katharine of Siena, Wayne PA

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year A)

1 Kings 3:5, 7 – 12

Over the past few Sundays, we’ve heard the Gospel of Matthew speak in various ways about the kingdom of God. Five weeks ago, on the 12^th Sunday, we heard Jesus assure those who acknowledged him would be acknowledged before God in his heavenly kingdom. The next week, we heard Jesus declare that “whoever loves father or mother, son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.” But, “whoever receives a prophet…will receive a prophet’s reward” which is, ultimately, union with God in heaven. […]

sksparish.org2020-07-23T19:54:21-04:00July 23rd, 2020|

THE WINDOWS OF ST. KATHARINE OF SIENA CHURCH

Ever since the coronavirus pandemic forced private Masses throughout the archdiocese, many of you have joined in our Sunday Mass celebrations virtually as we live streamed our 9:30am Masses. In order to enhance our celebrations, we have taken the opportunity to highlight appropriate stained glass windows, leading to an increased interest in them. In fact, anyone who visits this church during the day is immediately impressed by its stained glass windows. The floor-to-ceiling windows allow the sun to light up the entire body of the church! But, they are also […]

Barbara Lombardi2020-07-19T18:28:08-04:00July 19th, 2020|

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year A)

Wisdom 12:13, 16 – 19

Welcome to my annotated commentary on Sunday’s readings. The purpose of my commentary is to give you the background for each reading, a little better understanding of its message and the message that all of the Sunday readings together provide us.

As we celebrate the 16^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we address an issue that is certainly on our minds today as we continue to struggle with the coronavirus pandemic: does evil exist? This virus certainly seems to be a force of evil. It has forced us […]

sksparish.org2020-07-16T19:45:01-04:00July 16th, 2020|

WELCOME NEW RCIA MEMBERS

Easter is the time in our liturgical year when we celebrate the new life that our Lord has offered us through his Resurrection. As a Church, we rejoice in this promise of new life and are eager to share this Good News with everyone. So, we ordinarily welcome into our Church those adults who have undergone the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) at our Easter Vigil. Unfortunately, like so many other important events in our personal and parish lives, this had to be postponed due to the coronavirus […]

Barbara Lombardi2020-07-10T09:29:09-04:00July 11th, 2020|

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year A)

Isaiah 55:10 – 11

Welcome to my annotated commentary on Sunday’s readings. The purpose of my commentary is to give you the background for each reading, a little better understanding of its message and the message that all of the Sunday readings together provide us.

This Sunday, we will hear just two verses from Isaiah, chapter 55. Since it is from one of the chapters between 40 and 55, we know that it is deutero-Isaiah, a prophecy dating to the time of the Babylonian Exile (587 – 539BC). As always, it prepares […]

sksparish.org2020-07-10T08:14:22-04:00July 10th, 2020|

UNDERSTANDING TRUE FREEDOM TODAY

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.” (Mt. 5:43-45)

As we celebrate Independence Day this weekend, we rejoice in the freedom God has provided us in this country as the result of a hard battle against […]

Barbara Lombardi2020-07-02T11:33:28-04:00July 4th, 2020|

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)

Welcome to my annotated commentary on Sunday’s readings. The purpose of my commentary is to give you the background for each reading, a little better understanding of its message and the message that all of the Sunday readings together provide us.

ZECHariah 9:9-10

We hear from the Book of the prophet Zechariah only twice in the entire three-year Sunday readings cycle: on the 12^th Sunday in Ordinary Time in year C and this Sunday, the 14^th Sunday in Ordinary Time in year A. So, let’s review who Zechariah is, when he […]

sksparish.org2020-07-02T20:19:06-04:00July 2nd, 2020|

GOING GREEN!

As you surely know, we joined with other counties in southeastern Pennsylvania on Friday in moving to the Green Phase. More businesses are allowed to open and more industries are allowed to resume operations as we slowly and carefully emerge from a near-total lockdown required to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The only difference for churches and other houses of worship, however, is that we are now allowed 75% occupancy rather than 50% occupancy, as was allowed during the Yellow Phase. Maintaining a 6’ distance between those of different households continues […]

sksparish.org2020-06-26T19:31:38-04:00June 26th, 2020|

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year A)

2 Kings 4:8 – 11, 14 – 16a

Welcome to my annotated commentary on Sunday’s readings. The purpose of my commentary is to give you the background for each reading, a little better understanding of its message and the message that all of the Sunday readings together provide us.

This Sunday, we will hear one of Elisha’s miraculous pronouncements, one of a series of miracles performed at his hand. It prepares us for the Gospel. We haven’t read from 2 Kings for a long time, so let’s place it in context. Recall […]

sksparish.org2020-06-25T15:07:56-04:00June 25th, 2020|

FATHER’S DAY

In June of every year, we honor our fathers. For many fathers, their special and demanding vocation has taken on added meaning as they have spent more time with their children over these past three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Fourth Commandment calls us to honor our father and our mother so allow me to offer some reflections on this important national holiday.

Mother’s Day was established by presidential proclamation in 1914, but a holiday honoring fathers did not become official until 1966. This doesn’t mean, however, that the […]

Barbara Lombardi2020-06-18T10:59:51-04:00June 20th, 2020|

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