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Welcome to the Website of the 5 Catholic Parishes in Pend Oreille County!

SUNDAY 10:00AM MASS WILL BE LIVE ON FACEBOOK - CLICK HERE

Note - The link will be available right before Mass begins.

Daily Reflections for Easter to Pentecost!
Please click the PDF link below:
Rejoice and Be Glad PDF 

Please continue to check this website for updates on when Masses will once again begin.



May 10:
From a sermon by St. Maximus of Turin, bishop
Christ is the day

And so, my brothers, each of us ought surely to rejoice on this holy day. Let no one, conscious of his sinfulness, withdraw from our common celebration, nor let anyone be kept away from our public prayer by the burden of his guilt. Sinner he may indeed be, but he must not despair of pardon on this day which is so highly privileged; for if a thief could receive the grace of paradise, how could a Christian be refused forgiveness?


May 4:
"Let the favor of the Lord be upon us:
give success to the work of our hands,
give success to the work of our hands.
-Psalm 90

May 2:
Below is an update from the Diocese of Spokane regarding Covid-19. 

• Governor Inslee has extended the stay-at-home order through May 31^st.
• All COVID-19 protocols previously announced for the Diocese of Spokane remain in force.
• The governor’s four phased plan for lifting the stay-at-home order may allow for some gradual implementation by the middle of this month.  This would allow for drive-in Masses and confessions.  A plan for what that would look like in parishes is being developed in consultation with local health officials.  The hope is to release that plan within the next two weeks.
• Tomorrow is the celebration of Good Shepherd Sunday.  At 2:00 p.m., Bishop Daly will be live-streaming a Holy Hour for Vocations at the Cathedral.  The livestream can be found on the Cathedral's Facebook page (www.facebook.com/OLLCathedral/live) or embedded on the Cathedral website (www.SpokaneCathedral.com/live). Please join in if you are able. 
• Bishop asks for continued prayer through the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Jean Gabriel Perboyre.

May 1:
Please join Bishop Daly at 12 noon today as he reconsecrates the nation to Our Lady. Visit the Diocese of Spokane website for the link to live stream.

April 22:
Who is conqueror of the world?
The one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
- 1 John 5

April 19:
Divine Mercy Sunday
Please join me for the 10 am live-streamed Mass. If you miss it, you can find it posted on Facebook.
From 3-4 pm, your are invited to pray a Divine Mercy Holy Hour, which will also be live-streamed on Facebook.

I'm 
April 15:
...if you put up with suffering for doing what is right, this is acceptable in God's eye.
A verse from: 1 Peter, chapter 2


April 14:
To help us navigate through difficult times, Padre Pio once wrote the following to one of his spiritual daughters in 1917:
"Have no fear at all about any future harm that could happen to you in this world, because perhaps it might not happen to you at all, but in any event if it were to come upon you, God would give you the strength to bear it...If God lets you walk on the stormy waters of adversity, do not doubt...do not be afraid. God is with you. Have courage and you will be delivered."


April 6:
Reconcilation Service (non-sacramental) live-streamed on Monday, April 6th, at 7 pm. Please join us on FaceBook. Just click the FaceBook icon found on this page or search for us on FaceBook as: pocoparishes.

Quote of the day:

"Without a doubt, it's a great grace to receive the sacraments; but when God doesn't allow it, it's good just the same; everything is a grace."
- St. Therese of Lisieux

March 30:
Psalm 23: "May goodness and kindness follow you all the days of your life."
Yes...we reap what we sow. When we live a life of goodness and kindness, they, in turn, will always trail close behind. We may reach our destination before them, but goodness and kindness will meet up with us shortly!


Bishop Daly's letter of 3-25:

Date:            March 25, 2020
To:                All the Faithful of eastern Washington
From:           Most Rev. Thomas A. Daly
Re:               COVID – 19 Update


As promised, I am writing to provide an update on our diocesan response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The speed at which this infection is spreading only seems to increase.  I am very concerned about our health care workers and the potential of overwhelming our hospitals in eastern Washington.  I want our parishes and institutions to play a role in preventing the spread of this virus. Therefore, I am announcing the following requirements which will remain in place  until Monday, April 13th.

1. All public Masses remain suspended.  Priests are to offer private Mass on a daily basis and, to the extent possible, live stream the Mass on the web.
2. All remain dispensed from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass. 
3. The Chrism Mass previously schedule for March 31st is postponed.   
4. Per instruction by the State of Washington, public funeral Masses, memorials, and graveside services are prohibited.  
5. The Sacrament of Penance should be celebrated exclusively for those near death.  Penitents not in danger of death should be encouraged to make a perfect act of contrition. 
6. The Sacrament of the Sick should be limited to those in danger of death.  Priests should use proper precautions including the use of a cotton swab to administer the sacrament. 
7. Parishes should suspend all office hours, meetings, adoration, stations, and every other parish activity.  
8. The public celebrations of Holy Week liturgies are suspended. I will celebrate these liturgies at the Cathedral and they will be live-streamed.  
9. The Sacraments of Initiation are postponed except in the danger of death.
10. Palms should be blessed and reserved for later distribution. 
11. Parishioners are encouraged to regularly connect with their parish websites as well as the diocesan site. At-home prayers and devotions are encouraged. 
12. The faithful continue to be encouraged to join me in fasting on Fridays until this pandemic is over.
13. Parishioners are encouraged to maintain their financial support of their parish to the extent possible.

I understand some of these requirements are drastic and disappointing.  However, my hope is that they will help to facilitate a speedy end to the spread of COVID-19.  I once again entrust the faithful of eastern Washington to the Blessed Mother under the title of Our Lady of Lourdes.  Just as God has granted countless healings through her intercession in the past, may we receive that same healing today.  

Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.  Live Jesus in our hearts, forever. 

March 24:
A lovely thought from St. Bernadette Soubirous, reminding us to speak the Truth. That is all that is needed.
"My job is to inform, not to convince."


March 23:
Sunday's Mass for the 4th Sunday of Lent was streamed live at 10 am and is now posted on the parish FaceBook page. To watch, please click the FB icon on this page or search for it on FB under: pocoparishes

God is always in our midst! Look for His Mighty Works to come through. We just need to see life with the eyes of faith!

 

 

LETTER FROM BISHOP THOMAS DALY

March 17, 2020

Dear friends in Christ, 

 

I am writing to you in what may be the most difficult Lenten season we will ever see. In the last 24 hours, we have witnessed emergency declarations from government officials which now call for severe restrictions on public gatherings.  I take seriously my responsibility to care for all the souls in the 13 counties of Eastern Washington which make up the Diocese of Spokane.  And thus, to date, I have resisted calls to limit public access to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.  However, given the scope of the pandemic and the latest government prohibitions, I am requiring the following actions which will remain in place until Monday, April 6, 2020.

 

1. All public Masses are suspended and everyone remains dispensed from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass.  Priests are to offer private Mass for their people on a daily basis and, to the extent possible, livestream the Mass on the web. I will offer Mass at the Cathedral this coming Sunday at 9:00 a.m. which will be livestreamed on the parish and diocesan websites.
2. The Chrism Mass previously schedule for March 31st at 5:15p.m. is closed to the public. It will be broadcast via livestream on the diocesan website.  
3. Funerals rites are limited to graveside committals, unless attendance at the Vigil/Mass does not exceed 10 people.  
4. The Sacrament of Penance should continue to be available to the faithful while observing social distancing requirements.  
5. Churches should remain unlocked, to the extent possible, for the faithful to make individual private visits to the Blessed Sacrament.
6. The faithful are encouraged to join me in a voluntary fast on Fridays with the intention of ending this pandemic.

 

Prior to Monday, April 6th, the diocese will announce any changes to these measures in light of developments with the pandemic. 

 

This letter gives me the opportunity to point out that the Catholic Church has always been on the forefront of responding to crisis, disease, and plague. Our extensive Catholic healthcare system in the Diocese of Spokane as well as Catholic Charities of eastern Washington bear witness to this legacy.  I am grateful for the ways in which the Church attempts to care for both body and soul at this difficult time.

Sadly, in response to the mandatory national quarantine in France, it was announced today that the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes has closed for the first time in history.  Although access to both the grotto and the celebration of the Mass have been disrupted, the prayers of Our Lady of Lourdes, patroness of the Diocese of Spokane, remain as powerful as ever.  Just as God has granted countless healings through her intercession in the past, may we receive that same healing today.  

 

Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.  Live Jesus in our hearts, forever. 

 

In Christ,

Most Reverend Thomas A. Daly, D.D.

Bishop of Spokane 

 

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