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Waterbury Priest Blesses Church and Homes for Epiphany

Canon Joel Estrada writes a blessing in chalk above the main doors at St. Patrick Parish and Oratory in Waterbury and over the rectory door on Jan. 6 for the Epiphany of the Lord. The numbers represent the year, with crosses in between. CMB is an abbreviation for Christus mansionem [...]

2021-01-13T10:05:22-05:00January 12th, 2021|

Archbishop Blair’s Homily for Christmas

Though Archbishop Blair had planned to celebrate the 4:00 PM Mass on Christmas Eve and the 10:00 AM Mass on Christmas Day at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph, out of an abundance of caution neither he nor Bishop Betancourt are able to be present at those Masses because on Monday they were in the company of a [...]

2020-12-24T17:30:00-05:00December 24th, 2020|

Reverend William Francis O’Keefe

Reverend William Francis O’Keefe, Class of 1960, died Monday, December 21, 2020. We extend our deepest sympathy to Fr. O’Keefe’s family and friends at this time of loss and offer them our prayerful support. A private Mass of Christian Burial is being planned for immediate members of the family. Plans for a Memorial Mass are [...]

2020-12-23T22:22:14-05:00December 21st, 2020|

Moral Considerations Regarding the New COVID-19 Vaccines

Please see below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, an explanation of moral justification in receiving current COVID-19 vaccines. A thorough investigation into the development of forthcoming COVID-19 vaccines finds a remote connection to an abortion that took place decades ago. While we are all called to do what we can to aid in [...]

2020-12-14T23:19:45-05:00December 14th, 2020|

Moral Considerations Regarding the New COVID-19 Vaccines

Please see below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, an explanation of moral justification in receiving current COVID-19 vaccines. A thorough investigation into the development of forthcoming COVID-19 vaccines finds a remote connection to an abortion that took place decades ago. While we are all called to do what we can to aid in [...]

2020-12-14T23:17:37-05:00December 14th, 2020|

Deacon Wayne F. Griffin

Deacon Wayne F. Griffin, ordained a deacon in 1986, died on Sunday, December 13, 2020. Deacon Griffin most recently served as a Deacon of Saint Aloysius Parish in Plantsville. Please keep his wife Dolores and all of his family in your prayers. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint Aloysius Church, [...]

2020-12-15T18:37:27-05:00December 13th, 2020|

Deacon Thomas P. Scanlon

Deacon Thomas P. Scanlon, ordained a deacon in 1993, died on Saturday, December 12, 2020. Deacon Scanlon most recently served as a Deacon of Saint Mary’s Church in Simsbury. Please keep his children and all of his family in your prayers. With the hope of allowing for more to be present, Funeral services have [...]

2020-12-20T16:35:33-05:00December 12th, 2020|

Reverend Salvatore Joseph Rosa

Reverend Salvatore Joseph Rosa, Class of 1968, died Wednesday, December 9, 2020. We extend our deepest sympathy to Fr. Rosa’s family and friends at this time of loss and offer them our prayerful support. The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair will be the principal celebrant of the Mass of Christian Burial, which will be a private Mass [...]

2020-12-10T21:28:45-05:00December 9th, 2020|