We Lovingly Offer our Prayers for You
The cloistered Carmelite Sisters of Rochester New York have adopted our parish.
Sisters of Life
St. Paul the Apostle Convent is home to a community of the Sisters of Life.
Four Myths about the Crusades (Continued)
09-24-2023 | Paul F. Crawford (from Intercollegiate Review 46:1) - 04/21/11 (Edited)Myth #2: Western Christians went on crusade because their greed led them to plunder Muslims in order to get rich.
Again, not true. One version of Pope Urban II’s speech at Clermont in 1095 urging French warriors to embark on what would become known as the First Crusade does note that they might “make spoil of [the enemy’s] treasures,” but this was no more than an observation on the usual way of financing war in ancient and medieval society. And Fulcher of Chartres did write in the early twelfth century that those who had been poor in the West had become rich in the East as a result of their efforts on the First Crusade, obviously suggesting that others might do likewise.
READ MORESt Paul the Apostle Catholic Church Centennial Mass
St. Paul the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Yonkers, NY celebrated its 100th anniversary of founding on June 18th 2023. Cardinal Dolan celebrated Mass at the church on June 24, 2023.
Stop Doctor Assisted Suicide
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Announcements & Events
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First Annual Gathering for Empty Nesters
All Empty Nesters are welcome to join us on Sat, Sep 30 from 1:30pm-4:30pm at St. Joseph’s Seminary.
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Respect Life Sunday Diaper Drive
St. Paul's Respect Life Ministry will be collecting diapers and wipes on the weekend of Sep 30-Oct 1.
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Dinner/Dance Event
at Westchester Manor, 140 Saw Mill River Rd, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY 10706
$135/person
RSVP to Rocco or Linda 347-219-2721 by Fri, Sep 8. -
Catholic Widows and Widowers of Yonkers
Catholic Widows and Widowers of Yonkers is a social, religious and bereavement organization that helps to meet the needs of its membership.
Cardinal's Annual Stewardship Appeal 2023
Our goal is $48,500. We are grateful for your sacrifice and generosity.
The Appeal supports evangelization, communications, Catholic education, and charitable works and it makes possible the formation of new parish priests, while caring for our elder ones, so that our next generation may know and love Christ and continue to seek Him in the Eucharist.
From the Desk of Fr. Villa
St. Paul the Apostle Parish Mission
The Parish of Saint Paul Apostle under the guidance of the Holy Spirit informs the response of the believer to the presence of Jesus through conversion. In this process strengthened and maintained by prayer, worship and catholic action, individuals become Christ in this twenty first century.
At Sunday Eucharist all gather to hear God’s Word in the Scriptures. Gradually an understanding of life’s make-up deepens and the rich meaning of living through union with Jesus opens a fuller connection to His focal work at Calvary. Through God’s unfolding grace the purpose of faith is being fulfilled by our incorporation with Him in our Eucharistic – “this holy and perfect sacrifice: the bread of life and the cup of eternal salvation.” Conversion or being awakened to the mystery of His Death and Resurrection calls for the essential supports necessary to live out this process. Through prayer the Holy Spirit accommodates believers to the revelation of the Loving Father whom Jesus introduces. Worship offers depth of awe reflected in the love of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Catholic action flows from the desire to make God’s Love real to others in this life.
Our Patron Saint
Paul the Apostle commonly known as Saint Paul and also known by his Hebrew name Saul of Tarsus was an apostle (although not one of the Twelve Apostles) who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world. Paul is generally considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age and from the mid-30s to the mid-50s AD he founded several Christian communities in Asia Minor and Europe. He took advantage of his status as both a Jew and a Roman citizen to minister to both Jewish and Roman audiences.
According to the New Testament book Acts of the Apostles (often simply called Acts), Paul persecuted some of the early disciples of Jesus, possibly Hellenised diaspora Jews converted to Christianity, in the area of Jerusalem prior to his conversion. In the narrative of Acts, Paul was traveling on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus on a mission to "arrest them and bring them back to Jerusalem" when the resurrected Jesus appeared to him in a great light. He was struck blind, but after three days his sight was restored by Ananias of Damascus and Paul began to preach that Jesus of Nazareth is the Jewish Messiah and the Son of God. Approximately half of the book of Acts deals with Paul's life and works.
In Catholic tradition whoever has St. Paul the Apostle as patron also has St. Peter the Apostle as patron as well. In the traditional liturgy on a feast or votive Mass of St. Paul a prayer to St. Peter is always added and vice versa.