Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena

Good morning SJV! The used uniform exchange is Thursday, November 5th in the PAC (beneath the church) 6:00pm - 7:00pm. Checks and cash accepted. Please enter th...rough the breezeway door in between elementary school and church. Masks must be worn and social distancing protocols are in full effect. #wearamask See more

Novena in Honor of the Solemnity of Pentecost Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.... And you shall renew the face of the earth. Let us pray. O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant us in the same Spirit to be truly wise and ever to rejoice in His consolation. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Let us pray. O Holy Spirit, divine Spirit of light and love, I consecrate to you my understanding, my heart, my will, my whole being for time and for eternity. May my understanding always be submissive to your heavenly inspirations and to the teachings of the Holy Catholic Church, of which you are the infallible Guide; may my heart ever be inflamed with love of God and of my neighbor; may my will always conform to the divine will, and may my whole life be a faithful imitation of the life and virtues of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to whom be honor and glory forever. Amen.

Did you know that in our country, compared to 50 years ago, there are 20,000 fewer priests and 130,000 fewer religious sisters? At the same time, the Catholic population has continued to grow steadily. Many factors have contributed to the decline: growing secularism, a lengthened period of adolescence, attitudes about celibacy, etc. During National Vocation Awareness week, please pray that young people today will hear and respond to God’s call. And do your part to encourage them to consider the priesthood and religious life.

Annual Mass of Remembrance

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all our bakers and baked good buyers! We raised $802 for the Church with our bake sale last weekend. The goodies were so delicious some of the neighborhood creatures tried (unsuccessfully) to sneak some. (Sorry I forgot to take pics before packaging all the orders!)

Reminder: the Fourteenth Annual Remembrance Mass will be livestreamed here at 7 PM tonight. The livestream also will be available on our webpage as the Mass is staking place: Cathedral-church.org.

Blessed be God who is glorified in His Saints! The ancient question that St. Bernard of Clairvaux poses on this feast day is "Why should our praise and glorific...ation, or even the celebration of this feast day mean anything to the Saints?" (OR II of the Solemnity) Essentially, what is the purpose of the All Saints’ Day? Why do we celebrate these holy men and women? Today is for us! It gives us the example to grow in holiness as St. Bernard says, "When I think of them, I feel myself inflamed by a tremendous yearning" (Ibid) to be like them. We reflect on this many times, but how do we grow in holiness? By following the example of today’s Saints who lived the Beatitudes in today’s Gospel. It is by the Beatitudes that we are instructed on how to inherit the Kingdom of God and grow in holiness. As we reflect on the beauty of this day, we rejoice in God’s generosity in calling the Saints and us to the glory of Heaven. Where they have gone, we hope to follow!

Was this little chipmunk wishing he had pre ordered for our bake sale?

Due to Covid, the annual Advent Book Sale sponsored by the Prayer and Worship Committee will be pre-order only; an order sheet is in this week's bulletin.