St Gerard Catholic Church Roanoke VA

08/01/2026

Attention
Our confession time for Saturdays will remain on schedule (4:30 pm to 5:15 pm)
God bless

07/12/2026

07/11/2026

Father Julio was ordained a priest on July 11, 2020.
Warm congratulations to our pastor on his sixth anniversary, and we thank God for his "yes" to Him in his vocation.
Please congratulate him when you see him.

"The lips of the priest speak of knowledge, and the law must be found in his mouth, since he is the messenger of Yahweh of hosts" Malachi 2: 7

06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day 🙏🏻

Joseph found happiness not in mere self-sacrifice but in self-gift. In him, we never see frustration but only trust. His patient silence was the prelude to concrete expressions of trust. Our world today needs fathers. It has no use for tyrants who would domineer others as a means of compensating for their own needs. - Pope Francis, Patris Corde

Today on Father’s Day, we pray for all fathers: those who are new dads, grieving a loss, or longing to become fathers. We also pray for husbands facing infertility, that they may be strengthened in their vocation to love.
Saint Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us!

06/19/2026

The St Francis House is in extreme need for non-perishable food.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is limiting the food they send to our brothers and sisters in need of covering this basic need to survive.

Bring food such as cans of meat, tuna, salmon, soups, chili, fruits, spaghetti sauces, beans, vegetables. Also meal kits, rice and pasta packs, cereals.

Let’s ‘helping our neighbors’ be a habit.

You can bring the food on the weekend to the Mass that you come or you can take it directly to the St Francis house at 824 Campbell Ave SW.

06/02/2026

Today!

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage arrives at the Basilica of St. Andrew tomorrow, June 2!

Bishop Knestout will join us as we will celebrate with a Eucharistic Procession followed by Mass.

Why a Eucharistic Pilgrimage this year?

In honor of America’s 250th year, the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will carry the theme One Nation Under God as an invitation to realign our lives, communities, and country under the sovereignty of Christ. It’s a call to build unity through prayer, and to let Jesus, present in the Eucharist, renew and heal the heart of our country, one soul at a time.

The pilgrimage began over Memorial Day weekend in St. Augustine, Florida. The route will continue up the Eastern Seaboard through most of the 13 original colonies, reaching as far north as New Hampshire and Maine. Stops will be made in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, our country’s very first Catholic diocese, as well as the Archdiocese of Boston to visit significant national historical sites. The pilgrimage concludes over the 4th of July weekend in Philadelphia, in honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

05/29/2026

Remember, we have the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage on Tuesday, June 2nd.
Our time with Jesus in the Eucharist is invaluable.

You may come at the time you want even if you don’t register. We prefer you do, to keep a list and make sure someone is for sure attending at all times.
Use this link:

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, including our Blessed Mother Mary!

May each mother be blessed for giving life to her children, nurturing her family, and leading her family to holiness.

For those grieving the loss of a mother, may you be comforted by the faith they taught you and the loving care they showed you.

04/30/2026

Special Announcement:
Our Mass/Confessions for today Thursday (4/30 7:00pm) and the Mass tomorrow Friday (5/1 8:30am English) are canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

04/09/2026

This weekend we welcome Father José Leónidas Mena from Cross Catholic Outreach.
He will share some touching stories about the amazing work its ministry partners perform as they carry out the Corporal Works of Mercy, such as feeding the hungry and giving drink to the thirsty.
Cross Catholic Outreach has very little overhead, and the vast majority of funds raised go directly to the projects helping the poorest of the poor around the world. To learn more about Cross Catholic Outreach, please visit CrossCatholic.org/outreach.