St. Katharine Drexel Parish, Pleasant Mount

04/12/2026

Today the Church celebrates Divine Mercy Sunday, a feast that reminds us of the endless mercy flowing from the heart of Christ. The devotion began with the visions of Saint Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun in the 1930s who recorded Jesus’ message of mercy and trust in her diary.

In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II officially established Divine Mercy Sunday for the whole Church, placing it on the Sunday after Easter, a fitting moment to celebrate the mercy made visible through Christ’s Passion, death, and Resurrection.

This feast reminds us that no sin is greater than God’s mercy, and that Jesus invites each of us to trust in His love and extend that mercy to others.

🙏 Jesus, I trust in You.

(Getty Images: Figure of Merciful Jesus next to the church and cemetery in Gora Swietej Malgorzaty in Poland)

04/12/2026

You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls,
and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world.
O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy,
envelop the whole world and empty yourself out upon us.
(Diary of St. Faustina Kowalska, 1319)

04/11/2026

The Diocese of Scranton encourages the faithful to join together today with the universal Church to answer Pope Leo XIV's call to pray for peace.

You’re invited to join a livestream prayer vigil from the Vatican, united with the Holy Father and people around the world in praying for peace. The vigil will also be broadcast live on CTV: Catholic Television at noon

🕰️ Livestream Time:
6:00 PM (Rome) | 12:00 PM (local time - Eastern Standard Time)

▶️ Watch live:
https://www.youtube.com/

(CNS Photo/Vatican Media)

04/11/2026

Join Pope Leo's Prayer Vigil for Peace — whether virtually, in your parish or chapel, or before the Lord in the quiet of your heart.

Saturday, April 11
12pm ET
11am CT
10am MT
9am PT

Watch live at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEM7a3mHMR4

04/08/2026

04/05/2026

04/05/2026

Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed;
let us then feast with joy in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 5:7

04/02/2026

Easter Schedule 2026

Holy Thursday
St. James Church
5:30 PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper
6:30 PM – 6:30 AM Adoration

St. Joseph Church
7:00 PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper
8:00-10:00 PM Adoration

Good Friday - Office closed
12:00 PM St. Joseph Church - Stations of the Cross
1:00 PM St. Joseph Church – Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord
5:00 PM St. James Church - Stations of the Cross
6:00 PM St. James Church - Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord

Holy Saturday – Blessing of Food
12:00 PM St. Joseph Church
1:00 PM St. James Church

Holy Saturday – Vigil Mass
8:00 PM St. Joseph Church (with Resurrection presentation first)

Easter Sunday
8:00 AM St. Juliana Church
9:30 AM St. Joseph Church
11:00 AM St. James Church

Easter Monday - Office closed
8:30 AM St. Joseph Church Daily Mass

Send a message to learn more