Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord-Roman Catholic

04/05/2026

17 newly initiated Catholics joined us at the Easter Vigil last night. Praised be Jesus Christ!

04/05/2026

Easter preparations

04/03/2026

07/09/2025

Our dear Father Toner will be sorely missed. May he rest in peace!

The Diocese of Venice in Florida is saddened to announce the passing of Father Patrick Oliver Toner, Parochial Vicar at the Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in Fort Myers. Father passed away July 9, 2025, at the age of 80.

Father Toner was born in 1944 in Trim, County Meath, Ireland, the second child of Patrick and Philomena Toner. After attending St. Francis Franciscan College in Gormanston, County Meath, and the Jesuit Seminary, Milltown Park, Dublin, Ireland, he was ordained to the priesthood on July 16, 1971, in Dublin for the Carmelite Order.

Following his ordination, Father served for the Carmelite Order in Kildare Town, Ireland, as well as at Parishes in Davis, California, and Tampa, Florida.

Father Toner began his priestly ministry in the Diocese of Venice from 1980 to 1984 first at St. Andrew Parish in Cape Coral, before returning to his religious community in Dublin. Father returned to Florida in 1988 and was appointed as Parochial Vicar at the Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in Fort Myers, where he served for the past 37 years. He was incardinated into the Diocese of Venice in Florida on April 26, 1999.

The funeral arrangements for Father Patrick Toner will be held at the Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord Parish, 8121 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers. Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, July 18, and 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, July 19. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Saturday July 19.

Please pray for the repose of Father Toner’s soul and the consolation of his family. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the Mercy of God rest in eternal peace.

06/01/2025

Important- This weekend marks our first weekend of our summer Mass schedule. Here are the details:

Saturday: (no 8am Mass)
3:30pm Vigil Mass (only)

Sunday: 8:30am and 10:30am Masses in English
12:30pm (Latin Mass)

Please note there is NO 5pm Saturday or 7:30am and 9am Sunday Masses during the summer.

(Daily 8am Mass, Monday through Friday still continues!)

06/01/2025

We’re so thankful to God for our first Pope from the United States- Pope Leo XIV. 🙏

05/02/2025

Dear Resurrection Parishioners and Guests,

Please note: our winter/spring weekend Mass schedule remains in effect for the foreseeable future! (Disregard the previous erroneous announcements to the contrary at Mass and in the bulletin)

Once seasonal attendance goes down as summer approaches, as is our yearly practice, we will reduce the number of weekend Masses and announce this change ahead of time.

Thank you and God bless!

05/02/2025

Last week, we celebrated Divine Mercy Sunday with adoration, the chaplet, and confessions. We pray for all souls around the world that are most in need of God’s mercy. 🙏

05/02/2025

This year, the joys of the Easter season and welcoming new converts to the Faith was mingled with sorrow about the passing of Pope Francis. Here at Resurrection, we have been praying for the late Holy Father, the cardinals and upcoming conclave. Here's a few pictures of the Easter Vigil and the days of mourning following it. In the last picture, we see a reminder of the time Fr. Shawn was able to meet with Pope Francis when he was a seminarian. It is a papal zucchetto that was held and blessed by the Pope.

04/17/2025

+Our 2025 Holy Week Schedule:

4/17- Holy Thursday: 7pm Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper, followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at the altar of repose until Midnight. (It is customary to visit multiple parish churches this evening to adore Our Lord.) This day is when we reflect on the Institution of the Eucharist- "My Lord and my God" and the Priesthood.

4/18- Good Friday: 10am Stations of the Cross with Music, 12pm Stations of the Cross with Music, and 3pm Veneration of the Cross Service with distribution of Holy Communion. (Confessions will be heard from 10:30am-12pm only.) (The Church is open for private prayer from 9am to 5pm on Good Friday) This day is when we mourn Our Lord's death on the Cross for our salvation. "We adore You O Lord, and we praise You, for by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world."

4/19- Holy Saturday: Church closed for preparations and cleaning until opening in the evening prior to the 8:30 Solemn Mass of the Easter Vigil. This day is spent in prayerful recollection in preparation to receive new converts into the fullness of the Catholic Faith and to renew our commitment to the Risen Lord. "Behold, the Light of Christ."

4/20: Easter Sunday: 7:30am, 9am, 1030am English Masses, 12:30pm Latin Mass. This day marks the beginning of the holy Easter Season. "Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!"