We Lovingly Offer our Prayers for You
The cloistered Carmelite Sisters of Rochester New York have adopted our parish.
Sisters of Life
St. Paul the Apostle Convent is home to a community of the Sisters of Life.
Catholic faith can’t therefore be about me and my feelings. It’s about capital-T Truth
10-02-2022A Jesus who agrees with everything and everyone, a Jesus without his holy wrath, without the harshness of truth and true love is not the real Jesus as the Scripture shows but a miserable caricature. A conception of “gospel” in which the seriousness of God’s wrath is absent has nothing to do with the biblical Gospel.
— Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Look Upon Christ
Only a blind man can deny that there's now in the Church great confusion.
— Cardinal Carlo Caffarra
Announcements & Events
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Bible Study and more!
Go to stpaulyonkers.formed.org and register which gives you access to quality Catholic on line programs, movies, audios, and books. View FORMED Pick of the Week here.
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Consider joining the Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus online membership program provides Catholic men (ages 18+) and their families the flexibility to enjoy the benefits of the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization without affecting existing commitments to family, work and parish.
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Knights of Columbus C&B Raffles
The Knights of Columbus C&B Raffles are on sale through Tue, Nov 15. If you missed us on Sep 24/25 at the parish, you can get your raffles online using a credit card by clicking here. We thank you for supporting our charitable efforts.
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40 Days for Life
Add Wed, Sep 28 - Sun, Nov 6
40 Days for Life is a peaceful initiative consisting of 40 days of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigil at abortion facilities, and educational outreach with the goal of protecting mothers and their children from abortion.
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Parish Coffee Hour
Add Sun, Oct 9 @ 11:30 AM
in the school cafeteria
hosted by the Legion of Mary – all are welcome.
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Legion of Mary Meeting
Add Tue, Oct 11 @ 7:30 PM (weekly)
Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the classroom next to the cafeteria
The Cardinal's Annual Stewardship Appeal 2022
Our goal is $47,000. We are very grateful for your sacrifice and generosity. God bless all of you and keep you safe.
We have begun the 2022 Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship Appeal. Your generosity has supported ministries and apostolates across the Archdiocese, Our goal is $47,000. In these troubled times we are very grateful for your sacrifice and generosity. Gifts can be made in the ordinary manner or online at cardinalsappeal.org God bless all of you and keep you safe.
Yours in Christ,
Father Leonard F. Villa
Telling Right From Wrong
09-22-2022It’s not uncommon to hear people including unfortunately Catholics who approach morality from a strictly personal viewpoint: “I’ll decide what’s right and wrong for me” Or “The Church can’t tell me what to do. I decide according to my own conscience.” The Irish Conference of Catholic Bishops years ago published a masterful summary of Catholic teaching about telling right from wrong. These principles of Catholic teaching follow below:
READ MOREQuestions on Faith, Hope, and Charity, the Theological Virtues
09-07-2022These virtues are called theological because they tie us directly to God.
Before applying a particular examination to my own spiritual life, it is well to first ask myself, "What are the virtues that I know from experience I most need to develop?" The reason why this question should first be answered is that no two of us are equally prone to commit the same kind of sins. Nor are we personally always tempted in the same direction. There is wisdom in first knowing enough about myself, to be able to get to the root of my own moral weakness. Otherwise, I may be ignoring what really needs attention in my spiritual life and concentrating on what is not so necessary for me at this time in my service of God.
READ MOREThe Devastation Caused by Contraception
09-01-2022The two meanings of sexuality are procreation and rearing of children and the union of man and woman in lifelong marriage. This is rooted in human nature as God created it and is the teaching of the Church defending the natural order.
A generation ago, American politicians debated about the Cold War and the Vietnam conflict, the problems of poverty and racism, and the challenges of the space program. But back in 1968, did anyone forecast that we would soon be talking about a general breakdown in ordinary family life? Yes, someone did. Some 30 years ago, Pope Paul VI issued Humanae Vitae an encyclical letter which upheld the time-tested Christian teaching that artificial contraception is morally wrong.
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St. Paul the Apostle Parish Mission
The Parish of Saint Paul Apostle under the guidance of the Holy Spirit informs the response of the believer to the presence of Jesus through conversion. In this process strengthened and maintained by prayer, worship and catholic action, individuals become Christ in this twenty first century.
At Sunday Eucharist all gather to hear God’s Word in the Scriptures. Gradually an understanding of life’s make-up deepens and the rich meaning of living through union with Jesus opens a fuller connection to His focal work at Calvary. Through God’s unfolding grace the purpose of faith is being fulfilled by our incorporation with Him in our Eucharistic – “this holy and perfect sacrifice: the bread of life and the cup of eternal salvation.” Conversion or being awakened to the mystery of His Death and Resurrection calls for the essential supports necessary to live out this process. Through prayer the Holy Spirit accommodates believers to the revelation of the Loving Father whom Jesus introduces. Worship offers depth of awe reflected in the love of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Catholic action flows from the desire to make God’s Love real to others in this life.
Our Patron Saint
Paul the Apostle commonly known as Saint Paul and also known by his Hebrew name Saul of Tarsus was an apostle (although not one of the Twelve Apostles) who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world. Paul is generally considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age and from the mid-30s to the mid-50s AD he founded several Christian communities in Asia Minor and Europe. He took advantage of his status as both a Jew and a Roman citizen to minister to both Jewish and Roman audiences.
According to the New Testament book Acts of the Apostles (often simply called Acts), Paul persecuted some of the early disciples of Jesus, possibly Hellenised diaspora Jews converted to Christianity, in the area of Jerusalem prior to his conversion. In the narrative of Acts, Paul was traveling on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus on a mission to "arrest them and bring them back to Jerusalem" when the resurrected Jesus appeared to him in a great light. He was struck blind, but after three days his sight was restored by Ananias of Damascus and Paul began to preach that Jesus of Nazareth is the Jewish Messiah and the Son of God. Approximately half of the book of Acts deals with Paul's life and works.
In Catholic tradition whoever has St. Paul the Apostle as patron also has St. Peter the Apostle as patron as well. In the traditional liturgy on a feast or votive Mass of St. Paul a prayer to St. Peter is always added and vice versa.