St. Nicholas Day (December 6),  is celebrated to honor St. Nicholas, the patron saint of children who is traditionally tied to Christmas. St. Nicholas surprised St. Stanislaus parishioners with a visit at the end of  each of  this weekend’s Masses.  He read…

    The Hands of Christ Award is a recognition given to high school seniors in the Diocese of Rochester who have demonstrated a life of service, faith and Christian example in their parish, home and school communities. We congratulate St. Stanislaus parishioners…

Corpus Christi procession at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church concludes Year of the Eucharist at the Diocese of Rochester Presider Most Rev. Bishop Salvatore R. Matano Photo credit and full article available at Catholic Courier

In many Eastern European countries, it is a tradition to have a basket of food blessed on Holy Saturday or Easter Sunday. In Poland, for example, the blessing of the baskets is known as święcenie pokarmow wielkanocnych, a practice dating to the…

Governor Cuomo has included his abortion expansion proposal in his current budget bill, so Catholics around the state are being encouraged to contact their NYS Senators to make sure they do not let this abortion expansion proposal pass in this…

  St. Patrick’s Prayer I arise today Through the strength of heaven; Light of the sun, Splendor of fire, Speed of lightning, Swiftness of the wind, Depth of the sea, Stability of the earth, Firmness of the rock. I arise…