Our Intercessory Prayer Chain is still available for prayer requests; contact Rosanne at [email protected] or  570.466.2244. We have 25 dedicated "links" in our prayer chain, who pray daily for all requests we receive. You may use first name, initials, or full name; it remains private, It is always good to take our worries and concerns to our Lord in prayer.

On Saturday, June 13, we resumed our former weekend Mass schedule, as well as a slightly altered daily Mass schedule. You can quickly view the schedule by clicking the gold floating button labeled with a chalice and host and "Mass Times & Directions." A videotaped Mass will be transmitted to our videos page at 5:00 pm on Saturday. On the Mass Times & Directions pop-up schedule, any live-stream or video Mass is marked by a small, gold arrow that will take you to the videos page.

When you come to church for Mass, we will be employing safety protocols so that you can stay safe. 

On weekends you can view a video of Sunday Mass via Facebook or on our videos page. The video willl remain on the website indefinitely. You can read or download and print Father's weekend homilies here on our website.

Daily Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Scranton is is broadcast on CTV: Catholic Television of the Diocese of Scranton (12:10 pm, 3:30 pm and 7:00 pm weekdays). On weekends, the Saturday evening Mass is broadcast at 4:00 pm and rebroadcast on Sunday morning at 10:00 am. Saturday, Sunday and weekday Masses are also streamed live and can be viewed later as video on the Diocese of Scranton’s website. These Masses are also available on the Diocese of Scranton’s social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) and are accessible on the Diocese of Scranton’s YouTube channel.

To watch a Mass with Pope Francis as presider, go to the Vatican YouTube channel.

Our Sunday bulletins are always posted here on our webiste; to read a bulletin, click its date, then click the cover and it will open in a new tab.

The Diocese of Scranton provided opportunities to pray with Bishop Bambera and other Catholics, and you can still pray with the videos.

• Holy Hour and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
• Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary 
• Stations of the Cross 

Multiple forms of Morning and Evening Prayer, live-streamed Mass from St John's Abbey in Collegeville MN, audio rosary, music, Scripture reflections, and more are included on the One Call Institute's resource page. as well as free access to Give Us This Day. One Call is a sponsored program of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians.

To prepare to watch Sunday Mass online, reflect on the Sunday readings with your children or grandchildren. Daily Scriptures can be accessed from our Worship and Pray page and you can download The Nazareth Page from our Family Faith Formation page.

Jared Dees, TheReligionTeacher curator, is also sharing for free his Bible stories ebook, Take Up Your Cross: Lenten Bible Stories for Kids. Stories are short and simple, written to help caring adults teach children the most important lessons of the Christian life from Sacred Scripture to children ages 6-12; older children can also read to younger children.

One Call offers a variety of faith formation resources and "A Faith Response to the Coronavirus" on this page.

If you feel isolated by social distancing , or even if you don't, you can connect with people engaged in "Coffee, Community, & Conversation," faith-sharing, a sing-along, or prayer on One Call's Livestream Event Calendar page. RENEW International has made available a faith-sharing session, about half-way down the linked web page, which you can use via Skype, FaceTime, or Zoom; and live, scheduled faith-sharing sessions for which you can register in advance.

The JustFaith Network is offering free membership to help people connect during the pandemic. Each week during the crisis they are sending a free resource, such as this one for April 6, that can be used for a virtual discussion group.

Given that a husband and wife's relationship is the foundation of a healthy home, a couple must tend to their marriage even as inconveniences and dangers swirl around them. Teri and John Bossio, founders of Happy Together Catholic marriage enrichment, are providing free access to The Virtues program.

Daily prayer, e-spirations, webinars and more offered by The Upper Room (Steubenville Conferences) can help Catholics who are quarantined or sheltering in place experience the grace and power of the Holy Spirit during these challenging days.

Up-to-date Information 

• United States: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Pennsylvania: Department of Health
• Pennsylvania county case numbers and Unemployment, Voter, more links: VIA
• For regional updates check the Scranton Times-Tribune 
• Information is on TV and online at WNEP.
• Diocese of Scranton updates are on the diocesan website.

The Diocese of Scranton set up a Coronavirus Emergency Fund for individuals to financially support any parish, assist public ministries that operate food pantries, kitchens and shelters, or provide emergency tuition assistance for Diocesan Catholic School families. People interested in supporting the fund can make a gift to a specific parish, school, pantry, kitchen, shelter or relief assistance program. Interested donors are encouraged to make gifts to the Coronavirus Emergency Fund online or mail gifts to Coronavirus Emergency Fund, Diocese of Scranton, 300 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, PA 18503. Checks should be made to the Diocese of Scranton and list the gift designation by parish name, Catholic Human and Social Service program, or specific Catholic School you wish to support.