Precepts of the Church
The First Precept: You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of obligation and rest from servile labour.
The first precept, as based on the third commandment, requires the faithful to sanctify the Read more
Genuflection: Do this at the name of Jesus
After you bless yourself with holy water, you make a genuflection.
“At the name of Jesus, every knee must bend” (Philippians 2:10).
That’s what Saint Paul wrote to the Philippians years Read more
HOLY WATER The first thing you do when you walk into a Catholic Church is bless yourself with holy water.
As you enter the church, look for the holy water font near the entrance and bless yourself with the Read more
A devout Catholic always starts and ends his prayers with
“The Sign of the Cross.”
By this sign, we publicly and proudly confess and identify ourselves as members of Christ in His Mystical Body, His Church. Although, the Sign Read more
“There are different gifts but the same God” (1 Cor. 12:6)
When the event of Pentecost occurred almost 2000 years ago, the apostles were transformed by their “encounter” with the Holy Spirit. But in what way were they changed? Read more
On November 1, the Church celebrates all the saints: canonized or beatified, and the multitude of those who are in heaven enjoying the beatific vision and are only known to God.
The feast of All Saints should inspire us Read more
All Soul’s Day, celebrated on November 2, is a solemn feast day in the Roman Catholic Church commemorating all those who have died and, while assured of their eternal salvation, are now in Purgatory undergoing purification so as to Read more
Do you want to become Catholic? Do you want to understand your faith better?
St Mary’s offers classes of formation in the faith for adults called R. C. I. A.
Classes begin on Tuesday, September 22nd in the Parish Read more
Just to clarify abouth the Mass Stipend policy here at St. Mary’s.
A Mass Stipend is an Offering given to a priest as alms for his maintenance, in return for which he offers a Mass for the donor’s intention. Read more
The Korean martyrs are celebrated today 20 September: they are mostly lay men and women: some married, some not; some old, some young, some even children.
“The Korean Church is unique because it was founded entirely by laypeople. This Read more