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April 5th, 2020 Palm Sunday at St Catherine of Siena, West Simsbury
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Parish Mission Statement
As the Parish of Saint Catherine of Siena we are a community of disciples of Jesus Christ. In communion with our Archbishop and the Roman Catholic Church throughout the world, we proclaim the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and His Gospel.
Through our life of worship, we acknowledge our need for the love and mercy of God and we welcome all to share in them. Through our ministries and service, we seek to form our members more deeply as disciples of Jesus and to make present, in our own times, the love and peace of the dawning Kingdom of God. -
From Father Michael...
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April 4
For an understatement of the year, this Palm Sunday is one for the record books! While our readings may be familiar, there is nothing familiar about empty churches, an abundance of left over palms, too much fear, anxiety and uncertainty or the self-distancing that is becoming all too commonplace in our modern world.Read More -
March 21
While it seems like the whole nation is at a standstill we must remember that those who are homeless or without sufficient food supplies—life still remains the same for them—the lack of shelter and food is ever present. Now is not the time for us to step away from them. In that vein, I am very happy to hear from our parishioners who run our Parish’s Pantry Partners, Feed the Hungry and St. Elizabeth House food ministries are still up-and-running.Read More -
March 21
Until we are all able to once again gather together in public for the celebration of the Mass and to receive the Sacred Eucharist, our parish will remain connected as one family in faith through the celebration of the Sunday Mass via the internet. You may pray the Sunday Mass with us by going to stcatherine.info and select the link for the livestreamed Mass. You may join the Mass live at 11 a.m. on Sundays.Read More -
March 20
It is apropos that an old Chinese proverb declares, “May you live in interesting times!” Indeed. We are living in both interesting and scary times. However, faith gives us an antidote to fear and to worry—an antidote that is both practical and spiritual. Did you know that in the Old Testament the statement “Do Not Be Afraid” appears 365 times?Read More
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Is 50:4-9aResponsorial Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31 and 33-34Gospel Mt 26:14-25
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Parish events...
We'll be presenting all of the Holy Week Massses from St Catherines
with Father Michael.
Please join us at these scheuled times!
Holy Thursday April 9th
Mass of the Lord's Supper
Mass available at 7:30 PM
Good Friday April 10th
Lord's Passion
Live stream w/music prelude starts @2:00
Mass available at 3:00 PM
Good Friday April 10th
"Seven Last Words of Christ"
April 10 - 7:00 PM
This will be a repeat of the beautiful service from 2019
Easter Sunday Mass April 12th
Available All Day Starting at 8:00am
With the Blessing and Lighting of the Paschal Candle
CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS
PALM SUNDAY AVAILABLE HERE
Lenten Bible Study weeks 4 & 5 are available via the following link:
https://stcatherine.info/lenten-bible-study
The final Holy Week and Beyond recording will be available next Wednesday to finish out the entire Lenten Series.
Archdiocese of Hartford to Enact Additional Measures to Combat the Spread of Coronavirus.
The following link will take you directly to the communication from Archbishop Leonard P. Blair:We urge that you follow the link for important information related to Mass schedules, Confirmation dates, Confession schedules and much more!
The Parish Prayer Line
Ext. 8 has been added to 860.658.1642 to accept your prayer requests for our Health & Healing Ministry’s Prayer Tree. Join in on the power of prayer! Please let us know for whom you wish us to pray.