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St. Agatha Church - Polish Roman Catholic Parish

3239 South 9th Street (at Utah) St. Louis , MO 63118-2629

Telephone: (314) 772-1603 Fax: (314) 772-3979

parishoffice@polishchurchstlouis.org

Archdiocese of St. Louis

archstl.org

ST. AGATHA

Polish Roman Catholic Parish

 

3239 South 9th Street (at Utah)

St. Louis, MO 63118-2629

Telephone: (314) 772-1603

Fax: (314) 772-3979

 

www.polishchurchstlouis.org

parishoffice@polishchurchstlouis.org

 

Parish Office Hours

Mondays and Tuesdays

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 

Rev. Stan Poszwa, S.Chr.

Pastor

HOLY MASS

SUNDAY

8:00 a.m. (EN)

10:00 a.m. (PL)

 

SATURDAY

4:30 p.m. (EN)

WEEKDAYS

8:00 a.m. Mon- Thur (EN)

7 p.m. Fri (PL)

HOLY DAYS DURING WEEK

8:00 a.m. (EN)

7:00 p.m. (PL)

 

CONFESSIONS

SUNDAY

7:30 a.m. (EN)

9:30 a.m. (PL)

 

SATURDAY

4:00 p.m. (EN)

St. Agatha Parish exists primarily to serve the spiritual needs of those of the Polish language and ethnicity living in the St. Louis area.  We live our faith in union with the Supreme Pontiff and the Archbishop of St. Louis.  While living in American society, we celebrate our heritage of rich cultural traditions.  Through the intercession of Our Lady of Częstochowa, the Queen of Poland, and St. Agatha, the patron of our Parish, we seek to fulfill our calling in Jesus Christ by living out our Catholic faith in love, justice and peace.

Twenty-five years after Pope John Paul II’s visit to St. Louis, many Catholics, people of good will and the Polish Community reflect on his life, teaching and legacy. FEAST OF ST. AGATHA IS CELEBRATED ON FEB. 4 & 5
January-February 2025 WHAT IS ORDINARY TIME? “Apart from those seasons having their own distinctive character, 33 or 34 weeks remain in the yearly cycle that do not celebrate a specific aspect of the mystery of Christ. Rather, especially on the Sundays, they are devoted to the mystery of Christ in all its aspects. This period is known as Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time begins on the Monday after the Sunday following January 6 and continues until Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, inclusive. It begins again on Monday after Pentecost and ends before evening prayer I of the First Sunday of Advent.” 2025 JUBILEE YEAR The Jubilee Year offers the faithful opportunities to participate in various jubilee events at the Vatican and in their own dioceses. The great tradition of opening the Holy Door begun when Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2024. For pilgrims who cannot travel to Rome, bishops around the world designated their cathedrals or a popular Catholic shrine as special places of prayer for Holy Year pilgrims, offering opportunities for reconciliation, indulgences and other events intended to strengthen and revive faith. In our City of St. Louis the Holy Door of St. Louis Cathedral, New Basilica were opened on Sunday, December 29, 2024. January 18 – 25 - The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. In a time when the sad divisions that separate the Christian churches seem even stronger we need more prayer. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has a history of over 100 years in which Christians around the world have taken part in an octave of prayer for visible Christian unity. By annually observing the WPCU, Christians move toward the fulfillment of Jesus' prayer at the Last Supper "that they all may be one." (cf. John 17:21) SAVE THE DATES! FEB. 1-5 DAYS OF PRAYER & FESTIVITIES FOR FEAST DAY We will celebrate our Patronal Feast Day of Saint Agatha with special days of prayer and festivities, February 1 (Saturday), February 2 (Sunday), February 3 (Monday), February 4 (Tuesday) and February 5 (Wednesday). Inviting all parishioners and friends of St. Agatha, as well as those who suffer from cancer, illnesses, all health care professionals, and single man and laywomen and join us for Holy Masses on Sat., Feb. 1 at 4:30 PM, Sunday, Feb. 2 at 8:00 AM in English & 10:00 AM in Polish Monday, Feb. 3 at 8:00 AM in English Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 8:00 AM in English Wednesday, FEBRUARY 5 at 8:00 AM in English & 7:00 PM in Polish, followed by prayers to St. Agatha, a blessing with the relic; then the blessing of St. Agatha Bread, to take home. A NOVENA OF HOLY MASSES INVOKING THE INTERCESSION OF ST. AGATHA BEGINNING FOR THE FEAST DAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2025 HOW TO FORGIVE Pray (Matthew 5:44) Love and do good to the offender (Romans12:9) Don’t speak poorly of the offender (Romans 12:14) Release them from your punishment (Romans 12:17-19) Treat them the way you want to be treated (Luke 6:31) Don’t celebrate their failures (Proverbs 24:17) Stop dwelling on the past (Isaiah 43:18) “Christus vincit! Christus regnat! Christus imperat!” – “Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands”.