Dear St. Philomena Parish Family,
Blessings to you all and may our celebration of All Saints this weekend bring us joy and inspiration! Thanks to all those who were praying for me during my week away—it was a wonderful time of prayer and spiritual refreshment. As I am settling back in, I am excited that our Masses this weekend will be celebrating the Solemnity of All Saints. According to our tradition here, we will have the bins of saint names ready after our Masses so that a saint can “choose you” as a companion for the year. Hopefully your saint for the year will be someone you can learn from and grow with! For those of you who are able to join us for Daily Mass, you know that I love to reflect on the saints. I find them so inspiring—the amazing courage they showed; the incredible faithfulness and trust in God; their willingness to follow the pathway God laid out for them—and I especially love how there are saints from every walk of life, family situation, age, and place…they all help to show us that we also can live in God’s love and be saints! As I have been reflecting on finishing up Msgr. Gray’s book study in a couple of weeks…I think we will plan to spend some time with the saints in the weeks ahead. For now, we’ll keep going with Blessed Fulton Sheen!
Treasure in Clay: The Autobiography of Fulton J. Sheen…Chapter 17
For this chapter, Msgr. Gray asks, “What did you learn from Sheen’s description of Vatican II that you didn’t know previously? Explain the balance between individualism and socialism, between soul-winning and society-saving, between love of God and love of neighbor. Sheen worried about a corruption of the fruits of Vatican II. Give an example of a misreading or misinterpretation of Vatican II.”
Answers: Examples will vary. Vatican II came at a time when the Church..
St. Philomena School 7th grade will set up an Ofrenda Altar in the Link from October 30 through November 7, 2026.Read More
Attention St. Philomena Parishioners and Alumni! Are you a veteran or an active member of the armed services? We are collecting information about military service to enhance our remembrance on Veteran's Day and military appreciation... Read More
Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings to you all and may our celebration of All Saints this weekend bring us joy and inspiration! Thanks to all those who were praying for me during my week... Read More
Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, May the Lord’s blessing be upon you all this day! This is one of those columns that I’m working on ahead of time…I pray that as you read it my... Read More
Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings to you all this weekend! I hope everyone is well—this past week at St. Philomena has been another one full of blessings and reminders that we are a true... 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.
