About Us

Roman Catholic Church in Show Low, AZ

Mass Times:

Daily - 9:00 am Monday thru Friday

First Saturday: 9:00 am

Weekend: Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00 am and 12:00 noon (Spanish)

Confessions: Saturday 4:00 - 4:45 pm and anytime by appointment

Faith Formation

Roman Catholic Church in Show Low, AZ

Besides our weekday and weekend Masses, we offer regular faith formation through education and parish groups.

Other Activities

Roman Catholic Church in Show Low, AZ

Other Activities

We have other activities throughout the year for our parishioners to volunteer. From liturgical ministers to our annual fiesta, we love our volunteers and what they contribute to our parish.

Letter from Fr. Dan

“Be ashamed when you sin, don't be ashamed when you repent [To repent means to have a

change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow ,but a psycho/spiritual growth

away from evil/death and a turning to God/life]. Sin is the wound, repentance is the medicine.

Sin is followed by shame; repentance is followed by boldness [ Boldness means to beg God for

undeserved mercy]. Satan has overturned this order and given boldness to sin and shame to

repentance.” (Saint John Chrysostom)

St John Chrysostom (“golden mouthed”) lived in the second half of the third century and died in

the beginning of the fourth century. He originally was an ascetical priest in Antioch in Syria but

was brought to the greatest city in the western world of the time, the imperial capitol,

Constantinople, to be its Bishop There he preached eloquently of Christ and the Catholic Faith

while at the same time pointing out the corruption and false faith of the Imperial court and the

bishops and priests in league with them. This cost him greatly and he ultimately died in exile

because he opposed the sinfulness and heresy of the imperial court and its clerical supporters.

Interestingly enough we recall the life, words and deeds of St John Chrysostom but very few

even know the name of the Empress of the time who sent him into exile (Eudoxia) much less the

names of the powerful bishops and nobles for whom he was a thorn in the side. The Truth of the

Gospel, the Revelation come to us in Christ Jesus proclaimed in the Holy Catholic Church

continues throughout the ages in spite of all manner of opposition, persecution and ridicule. This

revelation does not change because “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.”

(Hebrews 13:8) The Church and its proclamation of the Gospel, of Christ, is the only

divine/human reality that we can be assured will be present in this world until the end of time.

No nation, no culture, no empire, no ideology, no political nor economic system has any

guarantee to be in existence tomorrow or the next day. The only guarantor of the continued

existence and flourishing of any human reality is its being in accord with the Gospel of Jesus

Christ. Thus the Gospel is the judge of every human culture, society, system or ideology.

Nothing is the judge of the Gospel.

We would do well to heed the words of St. John – they could have been spoken in our time:

“The love of husband and wife is the force that welds society together. Men will take up arms

and even sacrifice their lives for the sake of this love…when harmony prevails, the children are

raised well, the household is kept in order, and neighbors, friends, and relatives praise the result.

Great benefits, both of families and states, are thus produced. When it is otherwise, however,

everything is thrown into confusion and turned upside-down.”

“To destroy the fetus ‘is something worse than murder.’ The one who does this ‘does not take

away life that has already been born, but prevents it from being born.’”

The preachers who preach as John Chrysostom may find great opposition in our culture but will

enjoy everlasting life for being anxious for the salvation of souls. Culture may corrupt but the

Gospel is unchanging.

Fr Dan Kassis

Go to sites

Please subscribe to our youtube channel for videos from Fr. Dan

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkJg0NKa4yezTDXtESbjAHw?view_as=subscriber

CCD

Please subscribe to our youtube channel for videos from Fr. Dan

CCD will resume in the fall, click the following link to find all information https://stritashowlow.com/ccd-and-youth

Registration form can be found here Parish Educ - CCD etc (stritashowlow.com)

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)

Please subscribe to our youtube channel for videos from Fr. Dan

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)

RCIA will resume in the fall on Thursday evenings at 5:30 PM.

https://stritashowlow.com/registration

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RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)

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CONFESSION TIMES & Mass posting times CAN BE FOUND ON THE Mass and Confessions TAB or click

https://stritashowlow.com/seasonal-mass-schedules

Please continue your financial support of St. Rita Parish. Your continued help is very important during this time. Please consider making a special donation for Easter. We greatly appreciate your contributions. God Bless you and your family. God bless us all!!

Por favor, continúen con su apoyo financiero a la Parroquia de Santa Rita. Su ayuda continua es muy importante durante este tiempo. Por favor considere hacer una donación especial por Cuaresma. Agradecemos enormemente sus contribuciones. Dios los bendiga a ustedes y a su familia. ¡Dios nos bendiga a todos!

St. Rita Information

Pastor:

Fr. Daniel F. Kassis

St. Rita Catholic Church

1400 E Owens, Show Low, Arizona 85901, United States

Phone: (928) 537-2543 - Mailing address: PO Box 1449, Show Low AZ 85902 Emergency: (505) 801-2334 email: stritashowlow@dioceseofgallup.org

Mass Times and Office Hours

Monday - Friday: Mass at 9:00 AM

First Saturday of the month: Mass at 9:00 AM

Weekend Mass Times: Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM

Sunday: 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM Spanish at 12:00 Noon

Confessions: Saturday 4:00 - 4:45 PM and anytime by appointment

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Friday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

PLEASE CLICK LINKS OR "MORE" AT TOP OF PAGE FOR SEASONAL MASS TIMES (EASTER, CHRISTMAS ETC.)