Sacred Heart Catholic Parish Prescott

06/02/2026

This image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was carved into the wall of Cell 21 at Auschwitz by prisoner Stefan Jasienski, a senior Polish officer, using his fingernails.

06/02/2026

Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions’ Story
One of 22 Ugandan martyrs, Saint Charles Lwanga is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa. He protected his fellow pages, aged 13 to 30, from the sexual demands of the Bagandan ruler, Mwanga, and encouraged and instructed them in the Catholic faith during their imprisonment for refusing the ruler’s demands.

Saint Charles Lwanga first learned of Christ’s teachings from two retainers in the court of Chief Mawulugungu. While a catechumen, he entered the royal household as assistant to Joseph Mukaso, head of the court pages.

On the night of Mukaso’s martyrdom for encouraging the African youths to resist Mwanga, Saint Charles Lwanga requested and received baptism. Imprisoned with his friends, Charles’ courage and belief in God inspired them to remain chaste and faithful.

For his own unwillingness to submit to the immoral acts and his efforts to safeguard the faith of his friends, Charles was burned to death at Namugongo on June 3, 1886, by Mwanga’s order.

When Pope Paul VI canonized these 22 martyrs on October 18, 1964, he also made reference to the Anglican pages martyred for the same reason.

Reflection
Like Saint Charles Lwanga, we are all teachers and witnesses to Christian living by the examples of our own lives. We are all called upon to spread the word of God, whether by word or deed. By remaining courageous and unshakable in our faith during times of great moral and physical temptation, we live as Christ lived.

- Franciscan Media

05/31/2026

June is the month we honor the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Join us for our consecration Mass and celebration on June 12!

05/31/2026

Solemnity of Corpus Christi- June 7, 2026
We are blessed by the Body and Blood of our Savior!
We will have an outdoor procession with the Eucharist following the 11am Mass on June 7. Come join us for this public display of our Catholic faith!

05/30/2026

05/29/2026

VIEWING TIMES
GATHERING PLACE

Saturday June 6 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sunday June 7 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Monday June 8 7:00 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday June 9 7:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday June 10 7:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday June 11 7:00 am – 8:00 pm
Friday June 12 7:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday June 13 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday June 14 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

The exhibit is open to the public.

05/28/2026

Father Biju’s reflection for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

05/28/2026

Mass schedule for the week of May 31:
May 31- Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
June 1 - Memorial of St. Justin
June 2- Memorial of Saints Marcellinus and Peter
June 3- Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions
June 4- Weekday in Ordinary Time
June 5- Memorial of St. Boniface
June 6- Memorial of St. Norbert

First Friday devotions on June 5 and First Saturday devotions on June 6. We will also start praying the Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus starting on June 3.

05/27/2026

Every year the global Church comes together through Peter’s Pence Special Collection to support the ministries that are near and dear to the Holy Father’s heart — such as evangelization, education and humanitarian aid.

Join Pope Leo XIV this month in being an instrument of peace throughout the world by donating at your parish, scanning the QR code or by following the link: https://dphx.org/special-collections

Every year the global Church comes together through Peter’s Pence Collection to support the ministries that are near and dear to the Holy Father’s heart — su...

05/27/2026

Pope Leo XIV shared his first encyclical on Monday (May 25) entitled Magnifica Humanitas (The Magnificence of the Human Person).

In the video below, Auxiliary Bishop Peter Dai Bui helps us understand how this letter fits into the writings of previous popes — Pope Leo XIII, Pope St. John XXIII, Pope St. Paul VI and Pope St. John Paul II — each of whom responded to the challenges of his times with one or more encyclicals.

Today, Pope Leo XIV does the same for us.

Pope Leo XIV shared his first encyclical on May 15, 2026, entitled Magnifica Humanitas (The Magnificence of the Human Person).Bishop Peter Dai Bui helps us understand how this letter fits into the writings of previous popes — Pope Leo XIII, Pope St. John XXIII, Pope St. Paul VI and Pope St. John P...