Archival Photo: Spaghetti Dinner in 1969
April 1, 2025
This trio of cooks prepare for a St. John the Baptist Altar Society spaghetti dinner in 1969, to be served in the parish auditorium.
Category: Lent
Reader Resources: April 2025
April 1, 2025
The 50 days of the season of Easter begin on Easter Sunday, April 20, and will run through the month of May. Below are resources to help increase your understanding of the joyous Easter season.
From the Editor: April 2025
April 1, 2025
“We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song!” said Saint Augustine of Hippo. Indeed, Easter is the capstone of the liturgical year—an event we look forward to throughout each preceding season. Regardless of the season, we get a small taste of Easter when we gather around the holy table at Mass, and as such, Easter and food and tradition are at the core of who we are.
Our Sunday Mass from St. Columba Cathedral March 23, 2025
March 22, 2025
This Sunday, March 23, 2025 at The Cathedral of Saint Columba, Msgr. Robert Siffrin celebrates Mass for the Third Sunday of Lent, with Marianne Yeager as lector, Sam Mohn as cantor and Ralph Holtzhauser as organist.
Sunday Masses for The Diocese of Youngstown are prerecorded and posted on Youtube and at catholicecho.org.
Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700000.
To support this ministry, become a patron at www.doy.org/film-mass. The Diocese of Youngstown is a 501(c)3 organization so your donation may be tax deductible.
Our Sunday Mass from Saint Columba Cathedral is sponsored by the Mary Catherine Livingston Fund and the Diocesan Annual Appeal.
Mass Intention: Clara Racketa
The Diocese of Youngstown Communications Department films Our Sunday Mass (formerly “Mass for Shut-ins”) in Saint Columba Cathedral, Youngstown, Ohio. The Diocese of Youngstown posts Our Sunday Mass at 4:00 pm EST Saturdays on our YouTube channel and Facebook page, distributes DVDs and secure download links to retirement/nursing homes and prisons within our six-counties, and provides seasonal Missalettes to the homebound by mail.
Our Sunday Mass from St. Columba Cathedral March 16, 2025
March 15, 2025
This Sunday, March 16, 2025 at The Cathedral of Saint Columba, Msgr. Peter Polando celebrates Mass for the Second Sunday of Lent, with Ron Puhalla as lector, Brianne Samson as cantor.
Sunday Masses for The Diocese of Youngstown are prerecorded and posted on Youtube and at catholicecho.org.
Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700000.
To support this ministry, become a patron at www.doy.org/film-mass. The Diocese of Youngstown is a 501(c)3 organization so your donation may be tax deductible.
Our Sunday Mass from Saint Columba Cathedral is sponsored by the Mary Catherine Livingston Fund and the Diocesan Annual Appeal.
Mass Intention: John Sweetko
The Diocese of Youngstown Communications Department films Our Sunday Mass (formerly “Mass for Shut-ins”) in Saint Columba Cathedral, Youngstown, Ohio. The Diocese of Youngstown posts Our Sunday Mass at 4:00 pm EST Saturdays on our YouTube channel and Facebook page, distributes DVDs and secure download links to retirement/nursing homes and prisons within our six-counties, and provides seasonal Missalettes to the homebound by mail.
The Gift of Reconciliation
March 11, 2025
Catholics attending Confession are on the rise. What is behind this trend?
Rite of Election 2025
March 10, 2025
View a collection of photos from the Rite of Election on March 9.
Homily: Rite of Election 2025
March 9, 2025
My dear catechumens, we long for the day when we can gather around God’s altar as brothers and sisters to receive his presence, his love, and his strength in the Holy Eucharist.
Our Sunday Mass from St. Columba Cathedral March 9, 2025
March 8, 2025
This Sunday, March 9, 2025 at The Cathedral of Saint Columba, Father Matthew Roehrig, SSP celebrates Mass for the First Sunday of Lent, with Ron Puhalla as lector, Brianne Samson as cantor.
Sunday Masses for The Diocese of Youngstown are prerecorded and posted on Youtube and at catholicecho.org.
Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700000.
To support this ministry, become a patron at www.doy.org/film-mass. The Diocese of Youngstown is a 501(c)3 organization so your donation may be tax deductible.
Our Sunday Mass from Saint Columba Cathedral is sponsored by the Mary Catherine Livingston Fund and the Diocesan Annual Appeal.
Mass Intention: Pasqualina Montanna
The Diocese of Youngstown Communications Department films Our Sunday Mass (formerly “Mass for Shut-ins”) in Saint Columba Cathedral, Youngstown, Ohio. The Diocese of Youngstown posts Our Sunday Mass at 4:00 pm EST Saturdays on our YouTube channel and Facebook page, distributes DVDs and secure download links to retirement/nursing homes and prisons within our six-counties, and provides seasonal Missalettes to the homebound by mail.
