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Pax Christi Catholic Church

4135  18th Ave NW, Rochester MN 55901 ~ 507-282-8542

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    Mass
    • Saturday 5:15 pm *
    • Sunday 9:00 am * & 10:45 am *
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    Daily Mass
    All Masses are livestreamed EXCEPT
    Wednesday 5:30 pm
    • Tuesday 9 am
    • Wednesday 9 am & 5:30 pm
    • Thursday 9:15 am  
    allows St. John’s students to join
    • Friday 9 am
     
    All are welcome. No registration needed.

    Livestream Mass 
    Sunday 7:30 am - closed; not open to the public so we may offer music. Walk in for communion at the end of Mass. Watch live on our YouTube channel or view the recording about an hour after Mass.
    Please subscribe to our channel.
    Liturgy Aid for Sun. Feb. 28.
    (music, readings & responses)

    ** NEW ** Printable "Growing With the Gospel" activity sheets for children
    Feb. 28, 2021 ~ Grades K-1
    Feb. 28, 2021 ~ Grades 2-3

    Reconciliation
    • Saturdays 4-5 pm in the Reconciliation Room, upper level. 
  • Lent

    Prayer
    Stations of the Cross
    Fridays @ 5:30 pm
    Pray with us in-person or
    livestream on our YouTube channel.



    Led by a different ministry each week.
    • Feb. 26  - Choir
    Feb. 26
    liturgy aid (prayers & responses)
    • March 5 - Youth Ministry
    • March 12 - Knights of Columbus
    • March 19 - Fr. Sauer: 33 Day Consecration to St. Joseph (begins Feb. 15)
    • March 26 - Preschool-Grade 5 Children
     
    • Print materials in the Gathering Area.
    • Word Made Flesh Lenten Mass Companion
    • Led by the Spirit Daily Reflections
    • Dynamic Catholic Best Lent Ever
    • Pray More - self paced online retreat begins Feb. 17
    • This Present Paradise Lent Study
    • Recommended Podcasts
       

    Fasting & Abstinence
    Fasting - those 18-59 only eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
    Abstinence -  those 14+ refrain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent.
     
    Almsgiving

    There are many options to give:

    • Catholic Relief Service Rice Bowl
    • Pax Christi St. Vincent de Paul
    • Channel One Food Bank
    • A charity of your choice 
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  • Bp. Barron's Lent Reflections

    • First Week of Lent
      Friends, today, in the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord commands us to love our enemies. What is the test of love? Jesus couldn’t be clearer in the discourse he delivers the night before he died. “No...
  • Today's Readings

    • Saturday of the First Week of Lent
      Reading I  Dt 26:16-19
      Responsorial Psalm  119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8
      Gospel  Mt 5:43-48
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  • You may also access homilies at paxchristi.podbean.com

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    Television
     
    • KIMT 3 - Rochester-Austin-Mason City  7:30 am
    • MyTV 3.2 at 9:00 am
    • WFTC 9 - 11:30 am (Comcast: 10/807, DirecTV: 29, DISH: 29 Mediacom: 10/803, Over Air: 9.2)
     
    Internet
    Livestream Mass with Bishop Quinn

    11 am
    Watch recorded Mass any time. 
  • Year of St. Joseph

    proclaimed by Pope Francis

    Dec. 8 - 2020-Dec. 8, 2021

    Join Pax Christi in a
    33 Day Consecration to St. Joseph
    Feb.15-March 19.
    Prayers

    Patris corde "Of the Father's Heart" Apostolic Letter from Pope Francis

    Year of St. Joseph website

    Pax Christi St. Joseph coloring contest

Pax Christi Church | 4135 18th Ave NW | Rochester MN 55901 | 507-282-8542 | info@paxchristichurch.org

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