If you have not made a sacramental confession, now is the time! In addition to times after the 4pm Mass, we will have additional times during Holy Week: Wednesday, March 20, 7:00 pm Confessions will be available from several priests at St. Anthony Church in connection with the First … [Read more...] about Upcoming Confessions and Holy Week Schedule
Forty Hours’ Adoration – December 16 – December 18
Forty Hours' Adoration - this weekend at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 2223 St. Anthony Road in Quincy. The Church will be open from Friday, December 16 (6pm) to Sunday, December 18 (4pm) for adoration of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. A Mass in Honor of Our Lord in the Most Blessed … [Read more...] about Forty Hours’ Adoration – December 16 – December 18
QCES Leadership Listening Sesisons
For the last two years, the Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Leadership Team, under the guidance and authority of the four Quincy pastors, has been working with Quincy Notre Dame High School, Quincy University, the Diocese of Springfield, and a consulting group from Boston, “Partners in … [Read more...] about QCES Leadership Listening Sesisons
Instruction on the Custom of Blessings during Holy Communion
On December 1, 2020, Bishop Paprocki issued an instruction to the the clergy and the people of the Diocese of Springfield-in-Illinois regarding the custom of giving blessings to those in the Communion Procession who do not receive Holy Communion. I discuss this instruction briefly in this coming … [Read more...] about Instruction on the Custom of Blessings during Holy Communion
Fr. Tom’s announcement…
Throughout the fall, I have participated in regular surveillance testing for COVID-19 as part of taking a class at the University of Illinois in Springfield, and along with the rest of the St. Dominic School staff, I participated in special testing on Tuesday, November 10 and was again tested … [Read more...] about Fr. Tom’s announcement…
Mass Attendance during the COVID surge…
Hello again, everyone. It has been a while since I have issued any guidance or advice about Mass attendance in the time of COVID-19. As you know, the infection rates have been very, very high recently (see Adams County COVID dashboard) and show no end in sight. The governor could be announcing … [Read more...] about Mass Attendance during the COVID surge…