Welcome to St. Pius X Parish. We are glad you landed here. St. Pius X is a Roman Catholic Parish of the Diocese of Peoria, devoted to Jesus as Lord and Savior and whose members desire to become intentional disciples centered on the Eucharist and the Sacraments that mold us in holiness.  We are a welcoming parish who seek to serve each other and all members of our community, since we are all priests, prophets and kings. I hope you find us centered on Jesus and a place where you can grow in your love of God and others. Welcome!

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A Time of Discernment

Round 3 models for the Grown Disciples Pastoral Plan have been released. Please remember that these models are a tool for the Bishop to use while discerning what the next steps for our parishes should be.

Please find more information at this link to the Diocese of Peoria website

Words From Our Pastor

March 24, 2024

SACRED TRIDUUM

We often view things from the perspective of convenience. How can things happen and be as convenient as possible? How can we fulfill our duties and not bother ourselves too much with them? We can go on and on with that. So, in the same way, we approach our religious commitments. That’s natural. No worries; I am not going to make any general examination of our consciences.

However, sometimes, it is better to see things from a different perspective. For example, how do we fulfill our religious requirements and gain spiritually as much as possible? We should perceive our religious events, especially, not only as obligations but as opportunities.

In this case, I want to talk about the Paschal Triduum. We all know that our obligation is to attend Mass on Sunday. So, on Easter, we choose to go to church on Easter Sunday, which is an easier option, or to attend the Easter Vigil on Saturday - the longer, extensive liturgy. That’s the requirement. But, what about the Holy Thursday and Good Friday liturgies? We don’t have to attend them, but it would be a significant loss of graces and an opportunity to complete Lenten preparation with attendance at all three days of liturgies and even Easter Sunday. The beauty of those liturgies calls us to go through the Passover from contemplating the Last Supper and establishing two important sacraments of the Eucharist and Priesthood, then the Passion of Christ, and finally, the liturgy of resurrection on Holy Saturday that leads us through the story of salvation with all its readings, the baptismal liturgy and the sacrifice of the Holy Mass. The crown of all Catholic liturgies is the Holy, Paschal or Easter Triduum (Triduum in Latin simply means “three days”). The early Christians celebrated that as a reminder to be grateful to the Lord for salvation. Easter is the first Christian feast, the most important one, and the essence of the mystery of our salvation.

That’s why I INVITE YOU to go beyond what is only required and give your time to attend all three days of the Paschal Triduum and Easter Sunday liturgies. Jesus died for us, so we can give Him this time of prayer because, most of all, all those liturgies are about praising God. It is never enough to do that.

Peace and Goodness,

Fr. Witold Adamczyk, OFM Conv.

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