Dear St. Philomena Parish Family,
Blessings and peace to you this day! How is it that we are already at the end of June? The summer truly has been going fast—we have continued work on the school roof, HVAC projects, and our parking lot—hopefully all of those will be finishing up soon.
We celebrate a special Solemnity this weekend—the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. This celebration always falls on June 29 and dates back to at least the 200s AD. St. Peter, of course, was our first pope, and was martyred in Rome in the year 64 AD. After the Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus, and strengthened by the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, St. Peter became a courageous witness to the life of Jesus, including giving his own life in witness to Christ. St. Paul, the great evangelist, also ended up a martyr in Rome, generally thought of around the year 67 AD. As the Acts of the Apostles tells us, St. Paul journeyed around Asia Minor and Greece preaching the gospel, eventually going all the way to Rome. St. Paul is the author of a good chunk of our New Testament letters, which we often hear during the second readings at Mass.
These two saints together did much work in helping build up the early Church. As St. Augustine says in the Office of Readings for June 29: “Both apostles share the same feast day, for these two were one; and even though they suffered on different days, they were as one.”
Our celebration this weekend is a great lead in to our last part of the Creed where we talk about the Church…“I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.” In this last part of the Creed, we profess a belief about four unique characteristics of the Church, commonly called the “Four Marks of the Church.” These characteristics are like landmarks or distinguishing features which help us to know..
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings and peace to you this day! How is it that we are already at the end of June? The summer truly has been going fast—we have continued work on... Read More
St. Philomena Parish is a Catholic Church with a parochial elementary grade school in an established family neighborhood in the heart of Peoria, IL.
Our mission is to proclaim our faith in Jesus Christ through worship, sacraments, education and community life. Each parishioner is invited to understand, embrace, and communicate the truth of Catholic Christianity to our culture.
Monday-Friday: 7:00 a.m.
Monday-Saturday: 8:00 a.m.
Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 7:30 p.m.
7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 5 p.m.
Thursday: 8:30 a.m.
Saturday: 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
