Video Transcript My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On the Road to Emmaus, following the Crucifixion and the discovery of the empty tomb, two of Jesus’ disciples encounter a traveler they don’t recognize. As they walk along, they share with him all that they had experienced in the previous days - all [...]
Video Transcript My Brothers and Sisters: Christ is Risen! He is truly risen! As we approach the Third Sunday of Easter, I know how disconcerting, even disorienting, the past several weeks have been and how painful for us not to be together to celebrate the Eucharist. It feels like an eternity since [...]
Video Transcript Alleluia, Christ has risen! Indeed, He is Risen! My brothers and sisters in Christ: Today we rejoice in the victory of the Risen Lord. He has conquered sin and death; He has given us new life! On Easter morning, nearly 2,000 years ago, the first disciples of Jesus could be [...]
Video Transcript My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Lent 2020 has been one that none of us will forget. Nonetheless, as these forty days of preparation for the Sacred Triduum draw to a close, the Church shall again be celebrating the Passion, death and Resurrection of Christ—His great work of Redemption. For [...]
As the coronavirus crisis continues into the Easter season, Catholic churches in the Dioceses of Phoenix are celebrating in a new way. This Sunday is Palm Sunday, where Catholics celebrate the day Jesus entered Jerusalem and palms were laid out for him to walk over. According to a guide sent out to parishes from the [...]
Watch and share this week's message from Bishop Olmsted.
Video Transcript My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This past Sunday, many of you, perhaps for the first time, experienced Mass in your homes through television or live streaming on social media. For many of our priests, this was our first time to celebrate a weekend Mass in an empty Church that [...]
On the Feast of Saint Joseph, March 19, 2020, Bishop Olmsted has extended permission for St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center to begin reserving the Most Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle in their chapel. He also extends the permission for Mass to be celebrated in the chapel, according to the current liturgical restrictions, in order that it may be live-streamed to patient rooms and be watched by staff, nurses and doctors.
With the reported increase in the Coronavirus and the grave cause of concern for public health, Bishop Olmsted has implemented mandatory liturgical precautions for all parishes. During the current situation, all parishioners are reminded to use good hand hygiene and other preventative measures during the cold and flu season. If you are sick, elderly or at high risk, you are dispensed from the Sunday obligation so that you may stay home and be safe.
Video Transcript Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Many of us are very concerned for our family, friends and those around the world impacted by the Coronavirus. This concern is normal and praiseworthy; we are Catholics, disciples of Jesus, called to love one another! As your shepherd and spiritual father, I encourage [...]
