St. Aedan Catholic Church

Sunday Masses: 
Saturday Evening -  5:30 PM | Sunday 8:00 AM,  10:00 AM, 12:00 PM
[No 7:00 PM for Summer hrs]

Daily Mass:
Monday through Friday -  9:00 AM and 12:10 PM | Saturday 9:00 AM

Holy Days of Obligation: 
5:30 PM on the Eve of Holy Day
9:00 AM, 12:10 PM, 7:00 PM on the actual Holy Day

Nocturnal Adoration Schedule
Tantum Ergo Sacramentum, veneremur cernui.
(On bended knee, let us worship so great a Sacrament.)


[Currently Streaming Sunday Masses only - recorded at the 5:30pm Vigil - join our FlockNote group below to be added to the Notification List for when Mass is "Live"....]
 

          "They found the stone rolled away from the tomb; but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.” The empty tomb, of course, was quite startling to Jesus’ followers. We have to remember that, despite all they had been taught, they still did not fully comprehend what Jesus had prophesied concerning His resurrection on the third day. They were still, in a very real sense, a work in progress. Ultimately, however, their faith and ours is not based on the phenomenon of the empty tomb. Instead. Our Christian faith is rooted in the numerous post-resurrection appearances of Jesus to His followers. The Risen Lord was actually seen by Mary of Magdala. He was seen by the apostles who were hiding in the locked room. Thomas was invited to actually touch Him. He also appeared to the two men walking along the road to Emmaus, and broke bread with them. Remember, no normal person would have willingly sacrificed all they had, including their very lives, to carry on the cult of a dead man. No normal person would have ever been willing to forego a family; a personal career; a more comfortable life style and even undergo persecution and a martyr’s death for the sake of a dead man they once admired and followed. In fact, it would be quite reasonable to imagine that in the face of Jesus’ crucifixion, they would have been distraught, beaten down and ready to run off in different directions. So why did they not go back to their former ways of life as fishermen or laborers or tax collectors. Because they saw and believed! We, the believers of today, base our faith on the eye-witness testimony of these Apostles and other followers who witnessed not only the empty tomb, but, most importantly, the Risen Christ. Saint Paul made a critical point when he wrote, “If Christ is not risen from the dead, our preaching is empty, your faith is worthless and we are the most wretched of people.”

     Having just completed Holy Week, it might surprise some of you to know that the last three days of Holy Week, the Triduum, were considered as one. It might be even more surprising to note that today and the next six weeks are also considered as one, as Easter.

    Today, in fact every Sunday, we gather to celebrate the glory of the Risen Christ. The cross of unspeakable suffering and death has now been transformed into the triumphant cross. It is our constant reminder of Christ’s great love for us and of His total victory over sin and death and His promise to, one day, lift up all of His faithful ones from the darkness of the grave into His own wonderful light.

     In his writings, Saint Paul so eloquently describes to us Jesus’ loving obedience to death on the cross. He hinted at what we celebrate today for “…when He was made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him.” Because of Jesus’ perfect obedience to the Father’s will, “God highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every other name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of the Father.”

     Through our baptism, we have all shared in the suffering and death of Christ and were transformed into sons and daughters of God. As Christians, it is our firm belief that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we who are also sons and daughters of God, will one day be raised from our graves and experience the newness of life promised by Christ to all who believe in Him, are obedient to His teaching and faithfully take up the cross and follow in His footsteps.

     Today, we gather as an Easter people to celebrate our belief not just in an empty tomb, but rather, in the Risen Jesus who is Lord and Savior. Because we have been blessed with the gift of faith, we not only believe but boldly proclaim to our community and to the whole world our Easter proclamation:

 “Jesus Christ is Risen Today, Alleluia!” “We proclaim Your Death, O Lord, and profess Your Resurrection until You come again"

St. Aedan's Food Pantry 
Items needed for Easter distribution

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GENEROSITY!

Personal Care items: Tooth brushes, Tooth Paste, Mouthwash, Liquid Hand Soap, Shampoo & Conditioner, Deodorant , Shaving cream and disposable razors, tissues, hand sanitizer and wipes, Rubbing alcohol and peroxide, Laundry detergent and fabric softener, sponges.  Paper Products: Toilet Tissue, Paper Towels, Napkins, Paper Plates, Storage Bags & Alum Foil - Household Cleanser and general cleaning supplies
Socks for Men, Women, Children - store wrapped.
Cooking Oil, Condiments, Coffee & Tea incl Decaf., gravies (Brown, Beef, Chicken, Pork) Turkey not needed.  Rice, Spaghetti O's, canned meats and hearty soups, salad dressings, cookies, pretzels, juice boxes, boxed milk.

 
Thank you beyond belief
 
Deacon Jim Maher

THERE ARE MANY INSPIRING ONLINE SERVICES
DURING THIS TIME OF SEPARATION

     We have had a great response to our request fro people to sign-up for Formed.  (As you can see the standing link at the top right of our page, it is a FREE to you program with TONS of interesting stories, lessons and multi-media experiences - for adults AND children of all ages!)  Here are some upcoming programs which you may find interesting: https://watch.formed.org/what-to-watch - [I personally recommend Fr. Michael Schmitz's contributions].

 

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Stations of the Cross (click)


Daily Rosary (click)

     Please notify the Rectory of any change of address.  If you are a recent arrival to our Parish, or are in the process of moving away, please give our Parish Office a call.  In order to receive your envelopes or any letters / documentation from the Parish, we need to have your correct address on file.
     Thank you for your help in this matter.
 

If you got the postcard in the mail, THIS is the button for the
"GIVE ONLINE":

     If you would like to spend several very enjoyable minutes listening to one of the most interesting lecturers working in the faith today, visit Fr. Mike's page by clicking here:

BullDogCatholic.org

HOMILIES or

"ASK FR. MIKE"
 

...and Ryan Cassidy & Timothy Hayes!

We seek refuge under your protection,
O Holy Mother of God.

Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test – and deliver us from every danger,
O glorious and blessed Virgin.