Bishop Conlon to Celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation Tonight at St. James

We are pleased to announce that Bishop R. Daniel Conlon will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation on Friday, March 10th at 7 P.M. at St. James the Apostle Parish. The Mass will be livestreamed and may be accessed at the link below. Please pray for the young people of our parish as they receive the … Continue reading Bishop Conlon to Celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation Tonight at St. James

What You Should Know about the Lenten Regulations of Fasting and Abstinence

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of universal fast and abstinence.  Fasting is obligatory for all who have completed their 18th year until the beginning of their 60th year. Fasting allows a person to eat one full meal. Two smaller meals may be taken, not to equal one full meal.  Abstinence (from meat) … Continue reading What You Should Know about the Lenten Regulations of Fasting and Abstinence

New Pastoral Assignments in the Diocese of Joliet

In consultation with the Vicar for Clergy and the Priest Personnel Board, Bishop Hicks has made the following pastoral assignments: Effective January 1, 2023: Fr. Raymond Flores, OSA, currently incardinating, as pastor at St. Jude Parish in New Lenox Fr. John Sponder, previously Parochial Vicar at Holy Spirit in Naperville, as Parochial Administrator at the same. Fr. … Continue reading New Pastoral Assignments in the Diocese of Joliet

Join Us for St. James Parish Movie Night immediately after the 4 P.M. Mass this Saturday, February 18th

Join us for Nine Days that Changed the World, a historical documentary that documents Pope John Paul II’s historic nine-day pilgrimage to Poland in June of 1979 that created a revolution of conscience that transformed Poland and fundamentally reshaped the spiritual and political landscape of the 20th Century.  All are welcomed to this FREE event in … Continue reading Join Us for St. James Parish Movie Night immediately after the 4 P.M. Mass this Saturday, February 18th

What You Should Know about the Lenten Regulations of Fasting and Abstinence

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of universal fast and abstinence.  Fasting is obligatory for all who have completed their 18th year until the beginning of their 60th year. Fasting allows a person to eat one full meal. Two smaller meals may be taken, not to equal one full meal.  Abstinence (from meat) … Continue reading What You Should Know about the Lenten Regulations of Fasting and Abstinence