St. Teresa of Kolkata Parish

St. Teresa of Kolkata Parish Update Weekend Mass Schedule:
Saturday -- 4:30 p.m. Sunday -- 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Weekday Mass Schedule:
Tuesday -- 5:30 p.m. Wednesday -- 8:30 a.m.

Thursday -- 8:30 a.m. Friday -- 8:30 a.m.

Catholic trivia for the day: Which everyday phrase comes from today’s Gospel?⁣A) Bite the bulletB) Go the extra mileC) B...
06/15/2026

Catholic trivia for the day: Which everyday phrase comes from today’s Gospel?
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A) Bite the bullet
B) Go the extra mile
C) Break the ice
D) Silver lining
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Jesus says in Matthew 5:41, “Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles.”
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A phrase we still use today began in the Sermon on the Mount.
That’s your Catholic trivia for the day... use it recklessly at dinner!

“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few.” (Matthew 9:37)⁣As an Army chaplain during the Korean War, Venerable ...
06/14/2026

“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few.” (Matthew 9:37)
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As an Army chaplain during the Korean War, Venerable Emil Kapaun brought the sacraments to soldiers, cared for the wounded and served fellow prisoners after his capture.
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His witness still speaks clearly: the Church needs laborers willing to go where mercy is needed most.
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On the Army’s birthday, we pray for soldiers, veterans, chaplains and all who serve under the weight of duty.
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Venerable Emil Kapaun, pray for us.

📖 Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary⁣Today's Gospel (Luke 2:51) ends with one of the quietest l...
06/13/2026

📖 Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Today's Gospel (Luke 2:51) ends with one of the quietest lines in all of Scripture: "His mother kept all these things in her heart."
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Mary and Joseph had just spent three days in anguish searching for the twelve-year-old Jesus. When they found him in the Temple, his answer made no immediate sense to them. Luke notes plainly that they did not understand what he said to them.
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And yet... Mary kept all these things in her heart.
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The day after the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we honor the Immaculate Heart of Mary because her heart was formed entirely by love for Him.

Pope Pius XII opened his great encyclical on the Sacred Heart with Isaiah’s words: “You shall draw waters with joy out o...
06/12/2026

Pope Pius XII opened his great encyclical on the Sacred Heart with Isaiah’s words: “You shall draw waters with joy out of the Savior’s fountain.”
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That is a beautiful way to understand today’s Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore you, I love you, and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer you this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure, and wholly obedient to your will. Grant, Good Jesus, that I may live in you and for you. Protect me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs, your blessing on all that I do, and the grace of a holy death. Amen.
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The Heart of Jesus is a fountain of mercy, grace, and life for the Church. Catholics come to that Heart with trust because everything we need for salvation flows from Christ.
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Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.

✝️ Did you know the word "Christian" was first used because of St. Barnabas?⁣Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of...
06/11/2026

✝️ Did you know the word "Christian" was first used because of St. Barnabas?
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Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle. When he brought Saul of Tarsus to Antioch and the two spent a year teaching, it was in that community and momen that the followers of Jesus were first called "Christians."

06/10/2026

In Dilexit Nos, Pope Francis describes the consoling nature of devotion to the Sacred Heart as “flesh and blood in the Church’s pilgrimage through history;” a mutual sharing of suffering between Christ and us (no. 157). Because Christ bore our sin in the wounds of his passion and death on the cross, we console him for our affronts. Because we also raise up our suffering to Christ, we ask him to console us.

Let us ask the Sacred Heart of Jesus for strength and increased faith with this prayer by Blessed Miguel Pro, S.J.

06/10/2026

We see five local people we know. Do you?

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion is hosting Catholic Saints of America, a special exhibit for America’s 250th birthday honoring the holy men and women who helped shape the Catholic faith in the United States — including four witnesses with ties to the Diocese of La Crosse.

The exhibit will bring together relics, speakers from across the country, a novena for our nation and a first-of-its-kind look at Saints, Blesseds, Venerables and Servants of God who lived and served in America.

It is a beautiful chance to celebrate our Catholic heritage, pray for our country and be reminded that holiness is not something far away. It has walked our roads, served our communities and helped form the Church right here in our own diocese.

Catholic Saints of America
July 1–9
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion
Champion, Wisconsin

Learn more: championshrine.org/americansaints

Father Joseph Walijewski Legacy Guild
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
Viterbo University

💡 "The light of faith is unique: it is capable of illuminating every pathway of human existence." ~Pope Francis (Lumen F...
06/10/2026

💡 "The light of faith is unique: it is capable of illuminating every pathway of human existence." ~Pope Francis (Lumen Fidei)
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Today's Gospel reminds us that our mission is to be light-bearers. The light we shine is a reflection of Christ burning inside us.

"This is the Fisherman who came down to catch the lives of the lost."⁣~St. Ephrem⁣Today the Church honors Saint Ephrem, ...
06/09/2026

"This is the Fisherman who came down to catch the lives of the lost."
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~St. Ephrem
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Today the Church honors Saint Ephrem, a 4th-century deacon, poet, and Doctor of the Church known historically as "The Harp of the Holy Spirit." During a time when complex theological debates were fracturing the early Church, Ephrem realized that ordinary people learned and remembered doctrine through what they sang. He spent his life composing hundreds of beautiful hymns, poems, and sacred music to teach the true Catholic faith and bring his flock into a closer, deeply personal encounter with Christ.

06/08/2026

Marking the 135th anniversary of Rerum novarum, Pope Leo XIV releases his first encyclical, entitled ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human ...

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