God Our Father, we thank you for our parish community of St. Catherine of Siena.  Thank you for the many blessings that you have given us, but especially for calling us to serve as disciples of your son, Jesus Christ.  As we gather today, we ask that you send your Holy Spirit to guide us in everything that we do.  Transform our hearts and lead us closer to you.  Help us always to seek to be a parish that is Centered on Christ and Ablaze with Love.  We ask all of these things in the name of Jesus, and through the intercession of our Blessed Mother.  St. Catherine of Siena, pray for us!

Please join us in praying for the following specific intentions in connection with St. Catherine of Siena striving to become a parish "Centered on Christ, Ablaze with Love."
 

June 2018 Prayer Intentions

Hello, Intercessors, and thank you again for your willingness to support the spiritual work of SCS parish with your prayers.  Our efforts as a parish will bear fruit when they are guided by the Holy Spirit to conform to God's will. Intercessory prayer is a key component to discerning that will!  Know that your prayers matter!

May 2018 Prayer Intentions

Thank you, God, for the freshness of Spring!  Our second grade students at SCS and at the Parish School of Religion celebrated their First Communion in beautiful liturgies in April, and our recent RCIA “graduates” continued with the rest of the SCS parish family to celebrate the graces of the Resurrection during the Easter Season.  God is good!
 
Thank you for your continued faithfulness to praying for our parish and its ministries! During May, the month dedicated to honor our Blessed Mother and our earthly mothers, let us be especially grateful for the intercession of Mary as we pray our Parish Prayer for the needs of our parish. 
 
Please pray the SCS Parish Prayer daily for the following intentions:

For Fr. Ronnie as he undergoes cancer treatment and approaches his new assignment, that the Holy Spirit fill him with grace.

In conjunction with the celebration of Pentecost, for SCS parish to be receptive to all that the Holy Spirit wants do in and through us to fulfill the mission of the Church to “make disciples of all nations” (Mt. 28:19).

For Andrew Gutierrez, as he begins his internship at SCS this month and is ordained to the transitional diaconate on May 19, 2018, that his service here may lead to growth for him and for our parish.
 
For the priests, staff, and ministry leaders at St. Catherine, that God may guide and protect them in their efforts to help SCS become a parish centered on Christ and ablaze with love, especially during this time of transition.
 

March 2018 Prayer Intentions

Please pray the SCS Parish Prayer daily for the following intentions:

For Fr. Ronnie as he undergoes cancer treatment, that the Holy Spirit fill him with grace, and that he may have a blessed and safe pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
 
That the Holy Spirit will inspire Fr. Kevin MacDonald, who will preach the SCS Parish Mission on March 19-22, and will work through him to lead parishioners to an encounter with Jesus.
 
That the remaining weeks of Lent and Holy Week will afford every parishioner an opportunity to draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving
 
For the priests, staff, and ministry leaders at St. Catherine, that God may guide and protect them in their efforts to help SCS become a parish centered on Christ and ablaze with love.
 

February 2018 Prayer Intentions

Hello, Intercessors!

In January, Fr. Ronnie received the good news that his cancer showed shrinkage in some areas and was stable in other areas.  It did not show signs of growing.  Additionally, over 100 parishioners are participating in the pilot Alpha program, which continues through March.  Our God is good and merciful, and we are full of gratitude to Him and to you for your prayers!

St. Thomas Aquinas taught that we set our petitions before God, not to make known to Him our needs and desires, but rather so that we ourselves may realize that in these things it is necessary to turn to God for help.  May we ever glorify Him by submitting ourselves to His divine providence!

The February 2018 intentions follow.  Please continue to pray the SCS Parish Prayer daily for these petitions, and thanks again for being part of this important ministry.

Please pray the SCS Parish Prayer daily for the following intentions:

For Fr. Ronnie as he undergoes cancer treatment, that the Holy Spirit fill him with grace.

For all participants in the pilot Alpha program underway at SCS, and particularly during the Alpha Retreat on February 23 and 24, that they may be receptive to being filled with the Holy Spirit and developing a personal relationship with Jesus through an encounter with Him.

That each parishioner will prayerfully reflect upon and commit to a Lenten practice that will help him or her grow in holiness.

For the priests, staff, and ministry leaders at St. Catherine, that God may guide and protect them in their efforts to help SCS become a parish centered on Christ and ablaze with love.

January 2018 Prayer Intentions

For the priests, staff, and ministry leaders at St. Catherine, that God may guide and protect them in their efforts to help SCS become a parish centered on Christ and ablaze with love.
 

December 2017 Prayer Intentions

For Fr. Ronnie, that his cancer treatment is successful and that he be fully healed of cancer.

For the Advent and Christmas seasons to be a time of a new encounter with Christ for all St. Catherine parishioners.

For those planning and preparing for the pilot Alpha program that will begin at SCS in January 2018, that the Holy Spirit may guide them in this endeavor.

For the priests, staff, and ministry leaders at St. Catherine, that God may guide and protect them in their efforts to help SCS become a parish centered on Christ and ablaze with love