St. Matthew Catholic Church

121 Jackson St. Monroe, LA 71201

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bishop Malone has dispensed all Catholics in the Diocese from the obligation to attend Mass. Please continue to pray during this serious health crisis.

Beginning on Saturday, June 6, we will be entering Phase 2. Although during this phase we will be able to increase our capacity to 50 % for each Mass, we will still be under strict social
distancing, and safety conditions. It is still necessary to reserve a place at a weekend Mass during this phase. It is also necessary to wear a mask at all Masses. Please continue to contact the Church Office at 323-8878 to make your reservation. Thank you for your continued cooperation and patience.
Holy Days of Obligation/special events
reconciliation

At this time, by appointment only.
Today's Readings
- Saturday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
  
  Reading 1 2 TM 4:1-8
  Responsorial Psalm PS 71:8-9, 14-15AB, 16-17, 22
News from the Vatican
- Vatican arrests businessman in shady London real estate deal
  
  Vatican police on Friday arrested an Italian businessman involved in a controversial London real estate deal on suspicion of extortion, fraud and money laundering, the Holy See said.
- Marking World Environment Day, pope says: Don’t look the other way
  
  Building a healthier, better world depends on everyone, Pope Francis said in his message marking World Environment Day June 5.
- Road to victory is always path of nonviolence, says head of Sant’Egidio
  
  When it comes to addressing the problems of racial injustice and hatred, the path of nonviolence is always the road to victory, said the head of the Community of Sant’Egidio.
- New Vatican streaming service aims to be ‘Catholic Netflix’
  
  The Vatican is collaborating in the launch of VatiVision, a new on-demand streaming service aimed at promoting Christian values through film.
- Pontifical North American College’s choir releases anniversary CD
  
  To celebrate the 160th anniversary of the Pontifical North American College in Rome, the seminary has released a CD of its choir singing motets and liturgical pieces.

Important Notice:
Beginning the week of June 8th, we will return to our regular daily Mass schedule
(Tuesday-Friday 7:00 a.m.). There will no longer be a 12:05 p.m. Mass.
Social Media

Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram
Facebook.com/StMatthewCatholicChurchMonroe
Instagram: @stmatthewmonroe
Divine Mercy Chaplet

The message of The Divine Mercy is simple. It is that God loves us – all of us. And, he wants us to recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share His joy.

The Divine Mercy message is one we can call to mind simply by remembering ABC:

A - Ask for His Mercy. God wants us to approach Him in prayer constantly, repenting of our sins and asking Him to pour His mercy out upon us and upon the whole world.

B - Be merciful. God wants us to receive His mercy and let it flow through us to others. He wants us to extend love and forgiveness to others just as He does to us.

C - Completely trust in Jesus. God wants us to know that the graces of His mercy are dependent upon our trust. The more we trust in Jesus, the more we will receive.

Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet
Pray the Rosary

"Love our Lady and make her loved. Always recite the Rosary and
recite it as often as possible. "
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina

Pray the Rosary
Word on Fire
National Catholic Register
- UK Government Doubles Down on N Ireland Abortion Regulations
  
  By Catholic News Agency | BELFAST, Northern Ireland — While saying that abortion regulation is a devolved issue, the British Minister of State for Northern Ireland emphasized at Westminster...
- Dangers Of Rocketing Communion Services, Sent To Muslim Kingdom To Preach And Be Killed, And More!
  
  By Tito Edwards | The Dangers of Proliferating Communion Services – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky at Catholic Culture +1 They Were Sent to the Muslim Kingdom to Evangelize. . . & Were Predictably Killed ...
- Churches in China Must Preach ‘Patriotism’ to Reopen After Coronavirus
  
  By Catholic News Agency | ZHEIJIANG, China — State-sponsored Catholic authorities in parts of China have issued regulations on the reopening of churches during the coronavirus pandemic. The new.
- Vatican Officials Arrest London Property Broker for Extortion and Money Laundering
  
  By Catholic News Agency | VATICAN CITY — The Holy See press office announced Friday that Italian businessman Gianluigi Torzi has been arrested after he was interrogated as part of a Vatican...
- On Gratitude and the Holy Ghost
  
  By Regis Martin | I leave to the experts an exact inventory, but by my reckoning there are over 90 references to creation in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), only six of which are less...
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