From our Pastor 18 | Saint Katharine of Siena, Wayne PA

RESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE

“You are Christ’s body, and individually parts of it” (1 Cor 12:27). Each of us is a unique, unrepeatable reflection of God’s presence in the world and, as we hear so powerfully declared in today’s second reading, each of us is Christ’s body. And, God calls each of us to live according to his plan, not our own. This past Saturday, we commemorated that dark day, forty-nine years ago, when the United States Supreme Court handed down the infamous Roe v. Wade decision, legalizing abortion for any reason. Since that […]

Barbara Lombardi2022-01-21T11:19:11-05:00January 22nd, 2022|

OUR ORGAN IS COMING! KEYS TO THE KINGDOM update

After a delay of almost two years, I am excited to announce that our new pipe organ is on its way from Padua, Italy! You may recall that we had contracted with Fratelli Ruffatti, one of the finest organ manufacturers in the world, to construct a new organ for us; the contract was signed in April 2018 and the organ was completed in March 2020. It was scheduled to be installed over the summer of 2020 but we all know why that didn’t happen. Like so many aspects of our […]

Barbara Lombardi2022-01-14T10:54:35-05:00January 15th, 2022|

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Year C

Isaiah 62: 1 – 5

As we return to ordinary time, that is, time ordered according to God’s plan for his Kingdom, we hear from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. Since it is from chapter 62, we know that it is from Trito-Isaiah, and concerns the post-exilic time for Israel. This part of Isaiah has, as its primary purpose, the encouragement of the anawim as they return to rebuild Jerusalem. Our first reading contains just such a passage of hope for God’s people at one of the lowest moments of […]

sksparish.org2022-01-14T20:26:02-05:00January 14th, 2022|

THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD Year A

(Opening prayer: Jn 1:29 – 34)

Isaiah 40:1 – 5, 9 – 11

We hear again from the prophet Isaiah this Sunday, from the beginning of the portion of this book that most scripture scholars identify as part of Deutero-Isaiah (chapter 40 – 55). As you will read in your footnotes, these chapters – 40 – 55 – are usually designated Second Isaiah (or Deutero-Isaiah) and are believed to have been written by an anonymous prophet toward the end of the Babylonian exile. There are several significant difference between the first 39 […]

sksparish.org2022-01-07T13:50:17-05:00January 7th, 2022|

ADVENT COMES TO AN END

On this, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, we all realize that Christmas is just a few days away! And, you will notice that the two Christmas trees – one at the St. Therese Shrine and one in the baptistery – that had been filled with about 300 tags suggesting gifts for women and children who will be spending Christmas at Mercy Hospice and Women of Hope – are gone; so are all the tags! Over the past few weeks, so many of you have so generously taken the tags and […]

Barbara Lombardi2021-12-17T14:22:51-05:00December 18th, 2021|

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Year C)

Micah 5:1 – 4a

This Sunday, we will hear from the Book of the Prophet Micah. Like Baruch and Zephaniah of the last two weeks, we don’t hear from Micah very often – in fact, we only hear from him once in the three year Sunday liturgical cycle and five times in the weekday cycle – so let’s review what we know about and his book. Micah was a contemporary of Isaiah, as you will see from your Bible Timeline. Unlike Isaiah, however, he was not native to Jerusalem – according […]

sksparish.org2021-12-16T14:11:11-05:00December 16th, 2021|

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Year B)

Isaiah 61:1 – 2a, 10 – 11

The Third Sunday of Advent is also called Gaudete Sunday because, in both the first and second readings, we are called to rejoice; the Lord is near! As we quickly approach Christmas, we wait in eager anticipation of the coming of the Lord. Let’s keep that in mind as we reflect on this Sunday’s readings.

This Sunday, we will hear again from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. The section we will hear is from the 61^st chapter, so we know that it is from […]

sksparish.org2021-12-10T14:19:49-05:00December 10th, 2021|

THE SEASON OF ADVENT

Jerusalem, take off your robe of mourning and misery; put on the splendor of glory from God forever: wrapped in the cloak of justice from God, bear on your head the mitre that displays the glory of the eternal name. For God will show all the earth your splendor: you will be named by God forever the peace of justice, the glory of God’s worship. (Baruch 5:1-4)

With these words that we hear at Mass today, the prophet Baruch helps to prepare us for the coming of our God. As Jerusalem […]

Barbara Lombardi2021-12-03T09:32:29-05:00December 4th, 2021|

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Year C)

Baruch 5:1 – 9

This Sunday, we will hear from the Book of Baruch. The name is interesting; as you all know, it is derived from the Hebrew – בָּרוּךְ‎ – which means “Blessing.” We don’t hear often from Baruch; in fact, this is the only time we hear from him on Sunday in the entire three-year cycle. It is one of the many options at the Easter Vigil, but is seldom selected because others are more appropriate. So, let’s review what we know about him and his book.

The opening […]

sksparish.org2021-12-02T14:53:20-05:00December 2nd, 2021|

SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE

On this, the last Sunday of the Church’s liturgical year, the Church calls us to think of the end of our lives, our final judgment and our final destiny – the Kingdom of God. The apocalyptic vision that we hear in today’s first reading from the Book of Daniel sets the tone by speaking about the coming of a “Son of man” who receives dominion, glory and kingship over all peoples, nations, and languages who will serve him. The passage from the Book of Revelation that we hear today is […]

Barbara Lombardi2021-11-19T09:54:47-05:00November 20th, 2021|

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