LaSalle Catholic Parishes and School

Welcome!

The Catholics of LaSalle in the Illinois River Valley are served by the Parishes of St. Hyacinth and St. Patrick as well as the Shrine Queen of the Holy Rosary and Trinity Catholic Academy.

Class of 2015 Confirmation Students

The summer is a good time to begin work on your hours. Please see the letter from Mrs Calderon about upcoming service opportunities.

Confirmation Memo Summer 2014

Totus Tuus 2014

We thank our Totus Tuus team, our parish volunteers and all the participants of this year's Totus Tuus. It was a wonderful week!

Check out the photos of the week's activities on the Parish Photo page.

Expanded Adoration and Confession Schedule begins July 2014

Adoration:
Monday: 8:30am - 5:30pm at Holy Rosary Shrine
Tuesday: 9am - 9pm at St. Hyacinth
Wednesday: 9am - 9pm at St. Hyacinth
Thursday: 9am - 9pm at St. Hyacinth

Benediction:
Monday: 5:15pm at Holy Rosary Shrine

Confessions:
Monday: 4:30 - 5:15pm at Holy Rosary Shrine
Tuesday: 7 - 8pm at St. Hyacinth
Wednesday: 7 - 8pm at St. Hyacinth
Thursday: 7 - 8pm at St. Hyacinth
Saturday: 3pm - 3:30pm at St. Hyacinth
Saturday: 4:14 - 4:45pm at St. Patrick

Can you commit to spend an hour before the Lord each week? Please sign up in the back of one of the parishes or online at our Adoration Page. See the other devotions at the Veterans' Shrine Queen of the Holy Rosary here.

Summer Bible Study

In his annual festival letter, Bishop Jenky has strongly urged Catholics to both own and read the Bible, saying believers need the Word of God “to guide their lives, encourage their service, and inspire their prayer.”

All are invited to attend Summer Bible Study with Father Dittmer on Wednesdays from 7:30-8:30pm at St. Patrick's in the Church.

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Four New Priests!

Father Chase Hilgenbrinck, Father Matthew Helscher, Father Corey Krengiel, and Father Kyle Lucas offer the blessing with Bishop Jenky at the conclusion of the Mass of Ordination on May 24th.

Sister Norberta's Pilgrimage to Rome for the Canonization

Saint John Paul II presenting a rosary to Sister Norberta in his library, after Mass in his private chapel in 1985.

On the lower right is the Castel Sant’Angelo, where Sr. Norberta witnessed the canonization, along with upwards of 1,000,000 people.

“According to the riches of grace that he lavished upon us.” Eph 1:8

Everything that happens in our lives is by the grace of God! Thanks to that reality, I was able to spend the last week of April in Rome and participate in our Church’s historic event of the canonization of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII.

On the day of the canonization, I woke up at 4:00 am and rushed toward St. Peter’s. The trains, buses, and Metro worked throughout the night. I knew from the start that I had no chance to be in St. Peter’s Square, as the people in the square gathered earlier, and most of them stayed there overnight. Most of the Roman churches hold the hours of prayer on Saturday evening. I attended one at St. Valentine Church in Villaggio Olimpico, where I lodged with the Sisters of the Apostles of the Interior Life, the friends of Father Dittmer.

On Sunday morning I reached as far as the Castel Sant’Angelo and stopped near a huge screen located on the right, and on the left side I had the Tiber River. Ahead I saw St. Peter’s Basilica, and if I had binoculars I would see the main altar. But, after all, I did not have aspirations to be number one, near the altar. I was perfectly satisfied with the place I got. The fact that I was there, in the international crowd, brought me much joy. I felt like a citizen of the world, a sister to everybody. Around me were Vietnamese, Argentinians, Russians, Pols, Spaniards, French and Germans, and we all, with one voice sang, Litany of the Saints, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Credo, and Sanctus. (Hey, it is good to know the Liturgical Latin!) We alternated with the Sistine Choir, who tried to reach the highest notes possible, almost to heaven!!! The whole two to three hours Liturgy went like one breath! We did not have Communion, as the priests, 6,000 of them, served the crowd in the square, but the Lord guided me to the Church Santo Spirito in Sassia. There was Mass in Polish, so I stayed in that crowded church and received Jesus on that day. In this church, there are relics
of St. Faustina Kowalska, and it is staffed by Polish priests and sisters.

From 1972-75, I was studying in Krakow and many times met Cardinal Wojtyla. March 4th, 1985 was memorable for me when I went with a group of Pols for Mass in the Pope’s private chapel. After Mass, Pope John Paul II met us in the library and still remembered my name. In 1993, while in Uganda, I had again the privilege to meet the Holy Father as he wanted to see Polish missionaries working in Uganda.

One more thing I wanted to say: the prayer. I prayed for you on every holy site I visited. The first time was in St. Peter’s Basilica at the grave of St. John Paul II. I had a long list of names, and when I started to read it the inspiration came to my mind, “Well, I know all of them personally and love them in unique ways, why bother reminding me their names?” So I said, “Well Lord, take good care of each one of them in LaSalle, Peru, Spring Valley, Streator, Chicago...and I know HE did!”

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