WELCOME TO SAINT HEDWIG CATHOLIC CHURCH

Celebrating 131 years in the Bucktown Community and administered by the Congregation of the Resurrection

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REGISTRATION FOR MASS IS NOW OPEN

To register to attend a Mass, please click on the link below to register for the day and time you would like to attend. Please note that the main doors of the church will open 15 minutes prior to the start of Mass.

Anyone who does not have access to this website can call the Parish Office at 773-486-1660 to register for a Sunday Mass.

Online Reservation for Masses, click here

Parishioners Reopening Guide for Mass - What to Expect English/Spanish/Polish

Executive Summary English/Spanish/Polish

SUNDAY MASS

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SUNDAY REFLECTION

SEEDS OF TRANSFORMATION

For Sunday, July 12, 2020

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Isaiah 55:10-11
Romans 8:18-23
Matthew 13:1-23 OR 13:1-9

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DAILY REFLECTION (NEW AMERICAN BIBLE)

Daily readings Audio

REFLECTION/Q&A

Confession

If God knows everything we do, why do we need to go to Confession?

Another term for the Sacrament of Confession is the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We go to this sacrament not only to confess our sins, but to be reconciled with God. Of course, this begs the question, “If I can pray to God on my own, why can’t I be reconciled to God on my own?” In the seven sacraments, we recognize the importance of community. Sacraments like baptism or matrimony happen in the context of the wider church to remind us of the communal impact of our lives. We are not alone in our walk of faith!

We don’t need to confess our sins in front of the whole community – thank God! But going to the Sacrament of Reconciliation is a tangible reminder that our sins affect not only ourselves and our relationship with God, but others as well. Jesus gave his Apostles authority to forgive sins in his name. Through this sacrament, we are really, truly forgiven by God Himself. We receive an outpouring of grace and strength to sin no more and our relationship with Christ and his Body, the Church, are restored.

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