Mass Times: Saturdays at 5:00 pm;
Sundays at 8:00 am and 10:30 am.
Mon, Tues, Wed* (*Communion service),
and Fri at 8:15 am;
Thurs at 6:00 pm.
St. Rita Roman Catholic Church
1008 Maple Dr., Webster, NY 14580
585-671-1100
 

The Parish Office is open from 9 am to noon, Monday through Friday.  Stop by or give us a call at 671-1100.

Pastoral Messages

Eucharistic Communion and Seeing Those in Need

The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that receiving the Eucharist “commits us to the poor” (1397). Why is this so?

Receiving the Eucharist means that we enter into union with the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. And being in Holy Communion with Jesus himself means something profound. Let’s consider one facet of this great mystery.

The Eucharist is Jesus himself. He is the Eternal Word, living in Trinitarian communion with the Father and the Holy Spirit. But out of love for us, in order to save us from sin and death, the beloved Son of the Father chose to take upon himself a radical poverty: the weakness of the human condition of his beloved creatures.

Continue reading this article by Dr. James Pauley here.


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Scripture

An Introduction to Sunday's Scripture Readings - June 15, 2025

“When The Lord Established The Heavens, I Was There”

This Sunday is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The thing about mysteries is that they are mysterious and unknowable within the limits of our human understanding.

Many Catholics invoke this mystery multiple times a day in blessing themselves, ”In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit....”, yet we rarely give thought to its importance. Our readings for today give us a glimpse into this mystery of who is the Holy Trinity - three distinct persons in one God.

In our first reading from the book of Proverbs (Prov 8:22-31), we hear of the mysterious creature Wisdom, who was there with God before the beginning of creation. Today’s passage calls to mind the opening of the Gospel according to John, referring to Jesus, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without Him nothing came to be. ” (John 1:1-3)

In our Epistle reading (Romans 5:1-5), St. Paul explains the fruits of our relationship with the Trinity - God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the outflowing of the perfect love between the Father and the Son. It is through this unity and through the gift of faith that we receive pardon for our sins (justification) and peace in our lives. Paul gives us a clearer understanding so that we can “even boast of our afflictions”. This is an opportunity to unite our sufferings with Christ and thus be strengthened by it.

Our Gospel reading (John 13:12-15) is another excerpt from Jesus' farewell discourse to His disciples at the last supper. Jesus was preparing them for the days to come within the limits of their capacity to understand. When the Spirit comes, “he will guide you to all truth.” In this brief passage we find references to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

By our human nature, God has given us the desire to seek and to understand the unknowable and to come closer in relationship to our Creator. It is the Holy Spirit and the presence of Jesus that draws us closer to the Father. We find this presence in no greater place and in no greater measure than in the Mass and the Holy Eucharist. Through it, we become one with God.

bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061525.cfm


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Mass Times: Saturdays at 5:00 pm;
Sundays at 8:00 am and 10:30 am.
Mon, Tues, Wed* (*Communion service),
and Fri at 8:15 am;
Thurs at 6:00 pm.