Pend Oreille 

Parishes

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 availabe right before mass begins.

We’re on FACEBOOK! 
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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

April 4:
There will be Confessions available at St. Anthony's in Newport on Saturday, April 4th, from 9 - 10 am.

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!


March 28:
A Prayer from the Knights of Columbus:
O MARY,
you always brighten our path as a sign of salvation and of hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Healthy of the Sick, who, at the Cross, took part in Jesus’ pain while remaining steadfast in faith.
O loving Mother,
you know what we need, and we are confident you will provide for us as at Cana in Galilee.
Intercede for us with your Son Jesus, the Divine Physician,
for those who have fallen ill,
for those who are vulnerable, and for those who have died. Intercede also for those charged with protecting the health and safety of others and for those who are tending to the sick and seeking a cure.
Help us, O Mother of Divine Love, to confirm to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who took upo9n himself our sufferings and car- ried our sorrows, so as to lead us, through the Cross, to the glory of the Resurrection. Amen.
Under thy protection we seek refuge, O Holy Mother of God.
In our needs, despise not our petitions, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

March 27:
The Pope's Special Blessing at 10 am can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJHI8bI0LWg

March 25:
Feast of the Annunciation
Pope Francis invites all Christians to pray the Lord's Prayer today. We pray for an end to the pandemic, for all the sick, and for those who care for the sick.
Our Father, who art in Heaven,...

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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