In encouraging his countrymen to offer money to the poor instead of making an expensive trip to witness his installation Mass, Pope Francis places before us Jesus' closeness to and love for the poor.
We recently received great news from one of the students in St. Matthew's ESL (English as a Second Language) program, Brazilian Mariana Zanona Guandalini, who is currently a Level 5 student in the program! Mariana (pictured below in the center, with a friend from the ESL program an another from the SSL program) recently sat for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) exam and received an excellent score, much higher than the minimum score needed to pursue the Master's degree program she is aiming for.
St. Matthew’s Ministry to the Sick, Seniors and Homebound, in conjunction with our Extraordinary Ministers of Communion, works to provide home and assisted living visits with Communion and companionship to seniors, the sick and homebound of our parish. A dozen residents of Thomas House (the Residence at Thomas Circle) typically attend the Sunday Communion Service with Deacon Work. Two additional residents receive visits because they are unable to attend the service. Another three homebound parishioners are visited in their homes.
The U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops made a video (click here to view) that includes short testimonies by area people on why they participate in Eucharistic Adoration. You may recognize the Adoration Chapel at St. Agnes in Arlington, VA, which offers Perpetual Adoration (24/7). The next monthly Eucharistic Holy Hour at St.
During this time of transition and thanksgiving for the life and service of Pope Benedict XVI and for the perpetual ministry and witness of St. Peter, the Archdiocese of Washington and the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have provided some helpful resources.
St. Matthew's Ministry to the Sick, Seniors and Homebound and the Cathedral's Extraordinary Ministers of Communion provide home and assisted living visits to seniors, the sick and homebound of our parish. Read on to find out how to volunteer to help or to identify someone in need of this ministry.
Click here to view an Associated Press video of reactions to Pope Benedict XVI's historic resignation announcement, taken outside the Cathedral on the morning of the announcement (February 11). Interviewees include a priest who regularly celebrates Mass at the Cathedral and a parishioner.
Fr. Kevin Reagan appears in a new Catholic News Service video on the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Click here to view it, and share it with someone you know.
Click here (en español) for a short discussion from the Archdiocese of Washington on the Call to Faithful Citizenship (also appearing in the November 4 parish bulletin).
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