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We are trying to be flexible and creative this year in the midst of the pandemic. We realize that not all parishioners may be able to physically come to the church to pick up reflection booklets. We have purchased a license for Ann Naffziger’s Words for the Weary: Embracing the Lenten Season after a Challenging Pandemic Year to make it available to the parish. Download these reflections for Lent and take a few minutes each day to think about our lives this year and entrust ourselves to God.

This has been such a difficult week for so many of our faith family. Many have lost power for bone chilling hours and now much of the City of Austin is dealing with the loss of water. The Church campus has been without water for two days and we do not expect water to be restored in time for our weekend Masses. Consequently, we cannot open the Church for this first weekend of Lent. Instead, we will livestream Masses at 5:00 pm on Saturday and 9:30 am and 1:15 pm on Sunday. There will be no Reconciliation on Saturday. Due to these Mass changes we will not be able to dispense any ashes this year.

Due to the continued inclement weather, we have cancelled ALL Masses and Reconciliation on Tues., Feb. 16. (No Daily Mass, Reconciliation, or 7:00 p.m. Mass.) Ash Wednesday Services have also been cancelled. Parish Offices are closed until weather permits safe travel.

Due to the continued inclement weather, Ash Wednesday services are CANCELLED. As an alternative, distribution of ashes will be available between the Sunday Masses on Feb. 21.

Join with thousands of others from across the state for the 2021 Texas Rally for Life — as part of the Life Caravan around the Texas Capitol in Austin and/or via the Livestream — to memorialize the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s tragic Roe v. Wade decision that imposed legalized abortion on Texas and the entire nation throughout all nine months of pregnancy and to help turn the tide against this injustice. Find details and register to participate at www.texasrallyforlife.org.

St. Catherine of Siena Parish offers members the  opportunity to remember their loved ones by purchasing a Christmas Poinsettia to be used in decorating the church during the Christmas season. Your loved one's name will be printed on a beautiful poster that will be displayed in the church. Click here for more information. Deadline to purchase is Mon., Dec. 11.

Parish Offices will be closed Wed., Nov. 25 through Fri., Nov. 27. Daily Mass will be celebrated at 12 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday. We will have our Thanksgiving Mass on Thursday at 9:00 a.m. All Masses will be livestreamed and can be accessed through the Watch Mass Live page. (There will be no Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on these days.) Have a safe and blessed holiday.

As the Christmas Season approaches, we wonder how we will get through all those traditions, and how to prepare for the holidays if we have recently lost a loved one. Join us on Tues., Nov. 17 at 10:30 a.m. for an online presentation by Lori Kruczek on dealing with grief during the holidays.

All are welcome to bring a memento or photo of your loved one for the Dia de los Muertos altar to be displayed until In November, the "Book of the Dead" will be displayed in the Narthex for you to add the name of loved ones past.

One of our beloved parish customs is that on All Souls’ Day we offer an evening Mass to remember all the loved ones of our parish who have died in the last year. Families of recently deceased loved ones for whom we have prayed at weekend Mass or in a funeral liturgy have been sent letters confirming that their loved one’s name is on the list. If you wish to add a loved one to the list and have not already received a letter, contact Diane Bily no later than Fri., Oct. 23.

Our Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help will be held Thurs., May 14, through Fri., May 22. Please join us in this parish devotion! You may pray with us in person at Mass, via the livestream or in your own personal prayer time. Click on the title of this article to access the Novena page and download a copy of the prayer.

You can now sign up for Altar Flowers and the Sanctuary Lamp candles online. There are a few slots available for altar flowers. Donate flowers in memory of a loved one or a special occasion. You may also sign up to have a sanctuary lamp lit for a week in memory of a loved one or for a special intention. Your intentions will be included in the weekly bulletin.

Divine Mercy Sunday was established by Pope John Paul II in 2000. The feast, which falls on the Second Sunday of Easter, recognizes the abundant mercy that God offers to us. Please join us for an online Holy Hour at 3: 00 p.m. The hour will begin with the Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament, followed by prayers and hymns, Adoration and reflection time, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Benediction. Access this event from the Watch Mass Live page.

The ONLINE version of our Liturgy of the Word with Children for Divine Mercy Sunday is now available. 20. Thanks so much to Monica and Matt Howeth, Jimmy Rose, Connie Maastricht and their children for making this for us to share!

To celebrate this season of Easter, our Family Faith Formation program has invited their families to pray the fourteen Stations of Resurrection together. Visit the Family Faith formation page to read these reflections.

Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl challenged us this Easter season to share what we have with our global family. Please hold on to your rice bowls. We will collect them at a later time. Thank you for your participation in this program.

Easter Masses will be broadcast live at the following times: 7:30 a.m. (Fr. Ray Pothireddy), 9:30 a.m. (Fr. Pat Coakley), and 11:30 a.m. (Fr. Lou Brusatti). You can access them from our "Watch Mass Live" page.

Join us for a live stream of a special presentation by Fr, Ray. He will be sharing a Lenten Reflection, "My Story: Our Mission in India." The broadcast will be available from our Watch Mass Live page at 7 p.m.

Due to the Bishop’s Decree, we have cancelled the Easter Lily Memorials for this year. For those who have already contributed, we intend to purchase flowers to dress the Altar on Easter Sunday and will place the names of the loved one’s remembered with those flowers in the bulletin. Thank you.

We will be live streaming Masses from St. Catherine at the following times: Daily Mass will be live streamed daily at 12 p.m., Monday through Friday; Sunday Mass will be live streamed at 9:30 a.m. Simply click the "WATCH MASS LIVE" button on the parish home page to access.