St. Thomas the Apostle
Mass Schedule
Mon. - Sat. 8 AM
Saturday 5 PM
Sunday 8 & 11 AM
Holyday Masses
Day Before 5:30 PM
Holyday 8 AM
Confessions
Sat. 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Adoration Chapel
Mon. - Fri.
9 AM - 11 PM
Blessing of expectant mothers and families after Mass on the 1st Sunday of each month.
Irondequoit Catholic Community
Celebrating 100 years
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My Easter Duty (Paschal Communion)
Many of you will remember being taught that it is the responsibility of each Catholic to fulfill his/her Easter duty. This is still true. Our Easter duty is simply to receive Holy Communion some time during the Lent/Easter Season. This was instituted at a time when Catholics seldom partook of the Eucharist and emphasized the necessity of the Eucharist in the life of the Christian man and woman. The Eucharist is also intimately linked with Easter; it is a sign of the Covenant and one of the sacraments of Christian initiation.
"But I thought the Sacrament of Penance was our Easter Duty," some of you may be thinking. Not so. Penance is an important part of preparing for Easter, but it is not what is known as "Easter Duty". Each person is encouraged to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance on a regular basis but in this season of Lent we especially recommend that everyone celebrate this sacrament of spiritual healing before Easter.
