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No Masses until further notice

By mandate of the Most Reverend Richard F. Stika,
Bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville,
all Masses and gatherings for prayer and devotion
are canceled in all the churches of the diocese until at least April 1.
YOU ARE STILL WELCOME TO GO TO CHURCH AND PRAY.
Parish Office/Parish Center is Closed

The Parish Office/Parish Center will be closed until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you would like to ask a question, schedule a Mass for a loved one, etc. please call the office phone number and leave a message. Someone will get back to you as soon as possible. If you would like to give a donation or tithe, please send it in in the mail. This is to protect you as well as those who work in the office.
Mass Times
- Saturday: 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN Vigil
- Sunday: 10:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Thursday: 8:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- 1st Friday: 6:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
Holy Days of Obligation

Holy Days of Obligation: 7:30 PM

Christmas Mass Schedule:
Christmas Eve Mass: 5:00 PM
Christmas Midnight Mass: 12:00 AM
Christmas Mass: 10:30 AM

Ash Wednesday Mass: 7:30 PM

Stations of the Cross: Friday at 7:00 PM throughout Lent except for First Fridays

Holy Thursday Mass: 7:30PM
Good Friday Veneration of the Cross and Celebration of the Lord's Passion: 7:30 PM
Easter Vigil Mass: 8:30PM
Easter Mass: 10:30AM
Sacrament of Penance Times
- Saturday: 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM And by request

- Diocese of Knoxville
- Bishop Barron's Weekly Homily
Today's Readings
- Wednesday of Holy Week
  
  Reading 1 Is 50:4-9a
  Responsorial Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31 and 33-34
  Gospel Mt 26:14-25
News from the Vatican
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  Pope Francis said he sees the disruptions caused by the pandemic as an opportunity to reflect on the economy and the way the poor are often ignored or treated “like rescued animals.”
- Cardinal asks top Vatican officials to donate to pandemic relief efforts
  
  Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, has asked Vatican cardinals, archbishops and other top officials to make a monetary Easter offering to assist people suffering during the coronavirus...
- Vatican calls for creative ways to protect elderly from loneliness
  
  Local churches and individuals must do more to help and to protect the elderly from loneliness and infection during the coronavirus pandemic, a Vatican office said.
- After Pell verdict, Pope prays for ‘all persons who suffer an unjust sentence’
  
  On the day that Cardinal George Pell was acquitted by Australia’s High Court on charges of sexual abuse, Pope Francis opened his daily Mass by praying for “all persons who suffer an unjust sentence...
- Vatican welcomes Pell verdict, affirms anti-abuse resolve as survivors protest
  
  In an April 7 statement just hours after the court’s verdict, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said, “The Holy See, which has always expressed confidence in the Australian judicial authority, welcomes...