Christian Life

All Saints’ Day

All Saints’ Day

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All Saints' Day is Tuesday, November 1, 2022 and a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass at St. Philomena will be Monday, October 31 at 5:30 p.m. and then on the holy day on 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m. There will be an all-school Mass on the holy day at 9:00 a.m. complete with the procession of Saints by our...

Pastor’s Letter: December 11, 2022

Pastor’s Letter: December 11, 2022

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The December 11 bulletin is now available online. Dear friend, This Sunday the Church celebrates Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent. “Gaudete,” a Latin word meaning rejoice is the first word of the Latin entrance antiphon for Sunday’s Mass. “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.  Indeed, the Lord is near.” Philippians 4:4-5. These words of St. Paul...

Pastor’s Letter: December 4, 2022

Pastor’s Letter: December 4, 2022

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The December 4 bulletin is available online. Dear friend, At the Masses this weekend, I will use a new Chalice and Ciborium purchased by Bishop Lou Tylka for the Diocese of Peoria. The Bishop has asked all the priests of the Diocese to celebrate a public Mass with the Chalice. This past year, the Bishops of the United States launched...