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 the Sunday Scripture Readings - June 1, 2025

“Amen! Come, Lord Jesus”

As we look forward to the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (next Sunday), our readings today are a series of last words. We hear the last words of St. Stephen as he was stoned to death, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”

We hear the last words of St. John at the end of the Book of Revelation as he awaits the second coming of our Lord, “Amen! Come Lord Jesus!”; and we hear the very last words Jesus spoke to His disciples before going out into the night to His arrest and crucifixion, known as the High Priestly Prayer.

In our first reading (Acts 7:55-60), we hear of the first recorded martyr for Christ, St. Stephen, the Deacon. He was arrested for working “great signs and wonders among the people” and for speaking in Christ’s name. He was stoned to death as a blasphemer, even as he called out to God to forgive them. In his death as in his life, he was the ultimate model of Christ.

Our second reading (Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20) is from the very end of the Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible. John tells of the second coming of Christ, who is the beginning and the end. In a series of “I AM” statements, Christ tells us who He is and that He is coming soon.

Our Gospel reading (John 17:20-26) is taken from the climax of Jesus’ farewell discourse at the Last Supper. It is sometimes called the High Priestly Prayer, as Jesus turned His attention to His Father. He prayed an intercessory prayer for His disciples and for those who would come to believe through them. These were the last words spoken by Jesus before He went out to the Garden of Gethsemane. His prayer is for unity, that all may be one, even as Jesus and the Father are one, and that they may believe that the Father sent Him.

As we look forward to and await the coming of the Lord when our world, as we know it, will end, we sometimes can get the idea that Jesus has not yet come. The end times is Jesus’ final coming, when He will bring ”the recompense to each according to his deeds.” But it is not His only coming. He came to us a humble, defenseless infant at His birth in a manger; and He came to us at Pentecost in the person of His Holy Spirit. He came to us on the cross as He gave His very life for our salvation. He comes to us every day in the Eucharist; and He comes to us every time we call upon Him in need. “Amen! Come Lord Jesus!”

bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060125.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.