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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.
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 - July 6, 2025

“As A Mother Comforts Her Child, So Will I Comfort You”

In our readings this Sunday, we find great Joy in the redemptive love of God and in the spreading of the Gospel of Christ. We boast of our joy, even in our suffering.

In our first reading (Isaiah 66:10-14)God spoke through the prophet Isaiah as the Jewish people were returning to rebuild Jerusalem after years of captivity in Babylon. As they found their city and temple in ruins, God promised that the day would come when their beloved Jerusalem would be as a nursing mother, tenderly caring for her children. That would be a time of great joy. “For thus says the LORD: Lo, I will spread prosperity over Jerusalem like a river.”

In our Epistle reading (Galatians 6:14-18), we hear the conclusion of St. Paul's letter to the Galatians. In it, Paul reminded his beloved community once again that it is through the glory of the cross of Jesus that we are saved, and worldly issues are of no importance. His boast is in the sufferings and scars of his apostolic labors. His concern (and ours) is the new creation in Jesus. Paul writes, “May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

In our Gospel reading (Luke 10:1-12, 17-20), Jesus sent seventy two disciples out to the towns and countryside in advance of His visit to preach the Good News. He gave them detailed instructions as to what and what not to bring. Their way would not be an easy one as Jesus told them, ”Behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.” They returned overjoyed at the wonders they were able to do in the name of Jesus.

For the Israelites, restoration to their homeland was a joyous and wondrous thing. For we Christians, restoration to our "new creation" in Christ is even more joyous and wondrous. Just as Jesus sent His seventy-two out into the world to preach and to heal, so does He send us. May we take to heart His instructions to His disciples. We too are like lambs sent among wolves. We too should feel the urgency of the mission, not burdened down by the trappings of this world. And just as they returned rejoicing for what God had accomplished through them, so may we reflect that same joy as we live out our redemption.

bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070625.cfm


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