Heavenly Father, we come to you with humble hearts, asking for your mercy upon all mankind. Let your peace flow through nations, across borders, and into every home. Calm the storms of hatred, silence the drums of war, and replace pride with compassion.

Heal our broken world. Let us not grow tired of praying, hoping and believing. May we, in our little ways, be instruments of your peace and love.

Amen.
~ St. Padre Pio


Dear Parishioners,

Both the prophet Isaiah and Jesus describe God’s coming kingdom using the image of a feast or banquet. Isaiah says that on the mountain of Zion – a symbol of the heavenly Jerusalem – the Lord will provide a feast of the finest foods and choice wines for all peoples. Tears will be wiped away and death will be destroyed. Those who have looked to the Lord to save them will rejoice and be glad. 

Jesus uses a similar image by comparing the kingdom of heaven to a king hosting a wedding feast for his son. The invitations have been sent, the feast has been prepared, and everything is ready. All that is needed are the guests, but those who receive the invitation either ignore it or do violence to the king’s messengers. 

What the king does next – destroying the murderers and their city – may seem shocking to our modern sensibilities. However, this response to an attack on the king’s honor would have been expected in his first-century Mediterranean context. What would have shocked Matthew’s original readers is the king’s second response, when he instructs his servants to go out to the main roads and invite anyone they can find to the feast. In Jesus’ time, eating together signified shared values and social status. The further the servants traveled on the main road away from the city center, the poorer the people they found would have been. Therefore, this round of invited guests would have entailed an intermingling of the poor and the elite.

Both the good and the bad are invited to the feast. The only one who is thrown out is the one not wearing a wedding garment. There are two aspects of the kingdom that we can discern from this passage. First, the kingdom of heaven is a present reality. We are invited here and now to attend the heavenly banquet. Second, the fullness of God’s kingdom will arrive in the future, and only those who are prepared will be allowed entrance. Having received our spotless garment at baptism, we have been instructed to keep it clean until the time when we will meet Jesus, our king and bridegroom, at his second coming.

At each Eucharist, we receive a foretaste of this heavenly feast. Let us prepare ourselves to accept the invitation to the heavenly banquet, clothing ourselves in the appropriate attire of repentance and good deeds.

God Love Ya!
Fr. Reilly



Each October, which is World Mission Month, the Church invites us to reflect upon our Missionary vocation. This year’s theme, One in Christ, United in Mission, chosen by Pope Leo XIV, invites us to rediscover the unity we share in Christ through baptism and how our baptismal Missionary identity overflows into the Mission of the Church to bring all creatures into communion with God.



Join us for a night of dinner, dancing, fun, and prizes as we kick off our Boo and Brew!

Date:, October 30
Time: 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Location: Church Hall

We'll provide beer, wine, soda, and water, but feel free to bring your preferred beverage and hors d'oeuvres.

If you're in the Halloween spirit, come in costume—prizes will be awarded!

Ticket Information:
  - Individual Tickets: $30 each
  - Table of 8: $225 (Gather your friends and reserve a table!)

We hope to see you there!
For tickets, click HERE



Our Hope Ministry cares for parishioners who are homebound, elderly, or ill. Our volunteers are happy to offer rides to medical appointments or the grocery store, grocery shop for you, or simply spend time with a friendly home visit.

Inspired by Jesus' call to care for one another, we reach out with compassion, kindness, and a loving presence.

If you or someone you know could use support, or if you would like to learn more about our service, please contact Loretta Bevilacqua at 610.529.1991.



Young adults ages 18-39, are invited to The Well, the Archdiocesan Young Adult’s Conference on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown and the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

The conference will showcase keynote speakers:



The theme this year is “Take courage! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 Register at: http://phillyyam.org/the well



We would like to offer Children's Liturgy of the Word at the 9:30 AM Masses. We need your help in order to have this. If we could get a team of 6 or 7 people, it would only mean doing it a few times per year.
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What is involved? Not much, about 20 minutes during Mass.
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We will meet to review how it goes and give you a book which has a script to tell you what to say and do.

The only other thing needed is your clearances which are free. Here is the link: Click here to get to Clearance Information

Please consider giving up a little bit of your time each week when you would be attending Mass anyway. I promise you will get as much out of it as they do!

If interested or to hear more email [email protected]

Thank you and God bless!! 


Calling all 5-8 graders! Saints Peter and Paul Children's Mass needs your help!

We love to bring our families together at this special 9:30 AM Mass each month on Donut Sunday when we combine our faith and fellowship during the school year. 

While each grade will help with the Mass, we invite all families to attend! You can sign up to help per grade here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4CAAA62AA1FD0-childrens#/

New this year, sign up for Masses will be per grade. This will allow more children to participate. Please sign up to participate in the Mass for your grade and then join us afterwards in the parish hall for refreshments!

This upcoming school year Masses have been entered in Sign Up Genius, so please sign up when you know your availability. We are working on the plan for the younger grades which aren’t open yet. We may need older students to help with the readings and to usher. Currently, we need our grade 8 students to help for October 4 Mass and our grade 7 students to assist with November 1 Mass. Please email with any questions. [email protected]




Saints Peter and Paul will be holding its first annual Christmas Cookie Walk on December 19. Attendees will be able to purchase a container at the door and fill it with home-baked holiday treats.

We are asking home bakers to contribute at least six dozen of their family-favorite home-baked Christmas cookies. Holiday cakes, breads, and candies are also very welcome.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Good Saint Anne. If you would like to donate baked goods, don't hesitate to contact Dawn Lovejoy at 610.358.9485 or Joanne Dearlove at 610.692.8089 by October 15.

If you are not a baker but would still like to help, we will need volunteers in several other areas. Please stay tuned for future announcements.

The Lenape Brass Group will be here for our entertainment.