In a recent General Audience, Pope Francis addressed the issue ofSunday Mass attendance. He noted that the Sunday obligation is mandated by the third commandment,but he also asked this rhetorical question: "How can we respond to those who say that it is of no use going to Mass, even on Sunday, because the important thing is to live well, to love our neighbour? It is true that the quality of Christian life is measured by the capacity to love, as Jesus said, but how can we prac

Dear Friends, As you know, Lent is the period of prayer and penance that prepares us to celebrate fittingly the great Solemnity of Our Lord’s Resurrection, and to dispose us for a more fruitful reception of the graces that flow from Christ’s passion and death. To help you enter fully into this spirit, we are offering an array of services and events here at the Parish of St. Peter this season. This week, we begin Lent on Ash Wednesday, March 1st. During Lent the following devo