Mass Times: Saturdays at 5:00 pm;
Sundays at 8:00 am and 10:30 am.
Mon, Tues, Wed* (*Communion service),
and Fri at 8:15 am;
Thurs at 6:00 pm.
St. Rita Roman Catholic Church
1008 Maple Dr., Webster, NY 14580
585-671-1100
 

The Parish Office is open from 9 am to noon, Monday through Friday.  Stop by or give us a call at 671-1100.

Pastoral Messages

Together We Bring Hope

As Francis of Assisi grew in his faith but was not yet fully converted, he suffered from an extreme disgust of those who suffered from the disease of leprosy. Even seeing a leper at a distance would cause him to double over with nausea.

He would go well out of his way to avoid the places where they lived.

One day, while riding home on his horse, there was suddenly a leper in his path. The leper stood there with his hand out and with pleading in his eyes, begging for alms. Francis, made stronger than himself, got down from his horse and not only gave the man alms, but also kissed the open sores on his hands.

Francis turned and got back on his horse and when he turned back to the path, the leper had vanished.

This is my favorite story of my favorite saint. I have always loved how the Grace of God transformed Francis’ heart and made him “stronger than himself”.

Another way that God helps us to be stronger than ourselves is when we come together as a faith community.

Joyfully living the Gospel of Jesus, we can do so much more when we journey through life together. We do this as St. Rita Parish and as the Diocese of Rochester. When we realize our unity as a diocese, we are literally made stronger than ourselves. The work and love extend so much further and bear so much more fruit than we could ever hope to accomplish on our own.

Please support our parish and our diocese. Please give generously and early to the Catholic Ministries Appeal.

For six straight years, we have finished before Christmas. The CMA is important and deserves our attention and energy. But we also have other important things that God is calling us to do. So, let’s do the CMA well, complete our responsibility before Christmas, and move into the new year able to devote ourselves to other ministries.

And also, if at all possible, please increase your ongoing regular contributions to St. Rita. In your envelopes, or even better, online, support all the ministries that St. Rita is involved in. There is so much more happening and being accomplished than any of us could hope to do on our own. But it all does happen. It happens by the grace of God and because together we are made stronger than we are on our own.

Thank you for all that you do. I am so proud of the people of our parish.

Yours in Christ,
~Fr. Tim


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Scripture

An Introduction to the Sunday Scripture Readings - November 16, 2025

“By Your Perseverance You Will Secure Your Lives”

This is the next to the last Sunday in Ordinary Time before Advent begins. Today, our scripture readings direct our attention to the final judgement day, known as the “Day of the Lord”. There are questions that have pestered humanity since the earliest times—When will the end come? How will we be judged? What do we do while we wait?

In our first reading (Malachi 3:19-20), God offers a stern warning to those of Judah, both leaders and people alike, who have turned away from God and God’s law. For them, the day of judgement will be a horrible day, but those who love the Lord and fear His name will bask in the healing rays of the sun of justice.

In our Epistle reading (2 Thessalonians 3:7-12), St. Paul admonished the beloved in Thessalonica to model themselves after the work ethic he and his companions exhibited when they lived among them. Apparently, some of them thought Jesus’ second coming was so imminent that they stopped working for a living and became disorderly busybodies.

In our Gospel reading (Luke 21:5-19), Jesus described for His disciples what the end-times would look like and what things must happen before that day would come. He then described for them that “before all this happens”, they would endure many persecutions and trials for His name’s sake. But—despite all that, despite even being put to death, “not a hair on your head will be destroyed”.

Yes, the “Day of the Lord” will come and yet we know “neither the day nor the hour” (Matthew 25:13). What today’s scripture readings help us focus on is how we should live our lives in these “in-between times” - the time between Christ’s first coming and His second. That is the only thing we can control. Following St. Paul’s example to the Thessalonians in today’s Epistle would be a good place to start. Being Paul to others would be an even better way. May we imitate St. Paul’s life and courageous example to those who come into our lives.

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111625.cfm


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Mass Times: Saturdays at 5:00 pm;
Sundays at 8:00 am and 10:30 am.
Mon, Tues, Wed* (*Communion service),
and Fri at 8:15 am;
Thurs at 6:00 pm.