Entry, exit and circulation
For your safety and the safety of others, please follow the diagram as you enter and exit the church and also when you move inside.
If you are sick or have flu like symptoms please, stay at home.
Masses have resumed
Masses with the faithful present have resumed. However, because of social distancing requirements and other restrictions ordered by the Archbishop and the City of Miami Beach that limit the capacity of the parish church, we will continue to stream Mass on this website according to our regular schedule for the benefit of those who are sick, are fearful or cannot attend Mass.
Giving
St. Patrick Catholic Church has made Online Giving available for parishioners who would like to make donations.
Scam!
If you receive a text message or an e-mail from Fr. Roberto Cid asking for a favor, do not respond. It is a hoax!
Third Sunday of Easter
The primacy of prayer
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
Last Wednesday Pope Francis gave us a beautiful and deep catechesis on the primacy of prayer in our own lives and in the life of the Church.
“The Church is a great school of prayer. Many of us learned how to whisper our first prayers on our parents’ or grandparents’ laps. We might, perhaps, cherish the memory of our mommy and daddy who taught us to say our prayers before going to bed. These moments of recollection are often those in which parents listen to some intimate secret and can give their advice inspired by the Gospel. Then, as they grow up, there are other encounters, with other witnesses and teachers of prayer. This is good to remember.
The life of a parish and every Christian community is marked by liturgical moments and moments of community prayer. We become aware that the gift we received with simplicity in infancy is a great heritage, a rich inheritance and that the experience of prayer is worth deepening more and more. The garment of faith is not starched, but develops with us; it is not rigid, it grows, even through moments of crisis and resurrection. Actually, there is no growth without moments of crisis because crises make you grow. Experiencing crisis is a necessary way to grow. And the breath of faith is prayer: we grow in faith inasmuch as we learn to pray. After certain passages in life, we become aware that without faith we could not have made it and that our strength was prayer – not only personal prayer, but also that of our brothers and sisters, and of the community that accompanied and supported us, of the people who know us, of the people we ask to pray for us.
Our beloved former Director of Religious Education went home to the Father on April 17, 2021 May she rest in peace!
Archbishop Wenski has given permission for ministerial gathering on the premises. We will begin to reopen our meeting rooms on May 1, Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker. Social distancing, mask and strict protocols must be adhered to. Check with your ministry leader and the parish office for a schedule of on campus meetings and location.
The Amernet String Quartet
FIU’s Ensemble – in – Residence.
“FATHER FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY ARE DOING.”
Night of Adoration, Prayer, and Reflection on the year of St Joseph.
Although human trafficking can be kept hidden behind closed doors, many human trafficking victims and situations can be right under your nose. By knowing the signs, everyone can discover and prevent human trafficking.
The question of the use of vaccines, in general, is often at the center of controversy in the forum of public opinion. In recent months, this Congregation has received several requests for guidance regarding the use of vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19, which, in the course of research and production, employed cell lines drawn from tissue obtained from two abortions that occurred in the last century.
The Marian Ministry seeks to help strengthen our personal relationship with Jesus through promoting knowledge of, devotion, and imitation of his Blessed Mother. Meetings: First Monday of the month at church / 7 p.m.
Join us every Wednesday beginning at 7 PM for two hours of Eucharistic adoration and prayer in reparation for all the offenses against the Lord.
We have resumed our biweekly meetings via Zoom.
Ms. Grecia Menendez is the faculty member coordinating the Club this year.
Our meetings for the entire year will focus on the love of God made manifest in the life and writings of Blessed Carlo Acutis.
Our Zoom meetings will take place on
January 28, February 11, February 17 – Ash Wednesday, February 25, March 11, March 25, April 4.
Join us every Wednesday at 7PM for our new “Emmaus and Friends Men’s Club”. This Zoom meeting is open to all men interested in spiritual and personal growth development and fellowship.
Meeting ID: 958 029 3100
Passcode: StPats
If you are participating in a 12-step program, we invite you to join us every Wednesday for two hours of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 7 PM to 9 PM.
Our gift shop is closed during the pandemic to comply with diocesan guidelines and protect our volunteers. However, if you would like to purchase religious articles such as rosaries, statues, books or prayers cards, please call the parish office. We will mail the articles to you.
Confession on weekends during regularly scheduled hours has resumed as of May 30. As usual, priests are also available for Confession by appointment and any time upon request.
FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS, WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE
- If you are sick or have flu like symptoms, stay at home.
- Wear a mask.
- Keep social distancing at all times.
- Follow directional signs on the floor.
- Sit only in places marked with an orange ribbon.
- Groups of 2-3 adults (older than 16) may use the pews marked with an H for household.
- Families with children use designated area.
- Follow instructions of ushers.
- Receive communion on hand.
- Place your gift in collection basket by doors or send by mail.
If the Church is up to capacity when you arrive, please go back to your vehicle, follow the Mass streamed on line and during the Our Father begin to approach for Communion observing social distancing at all times.
As the church reopens on Tuesday, May 26 with temporary measures to ensure social distancing and other measures to prevent contagion, we will need additional ushers at every Mass. If you feel a call to serve in this important ministry at this critical moment, please call the parish office to sign up as a volunteer. The number to call is 305-531-1124.
The men’s Emmaus group hosts a virtual meeting through Zoom every day at 8:30 PM to pray the Rosary. Contact parish office for details.
Men’s Emmaus groups in English and Spanish continue their regular meeting on Monday and Tuesday through Zoom. Women’s Emmaus group in Spanish also holds virtual meetings on Friday at 6:00 PM.
Every Thursday from 8:45 AM to 6:30 PM at St. André Besette chapel located at the corner of Alton Rd. and Barry Street. Come join us!
During the pandemic emergency, we are still having adoration on Thursdays in the Church and streaming live.
Live Video Streaming
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During the pandemic quarantine we will stream live from the Church from 8 AM to 8 PM. Our Mass schedule remains the same.
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Laudato Si’
On the care of our common home.
Franciscus.
Hearing Loop
St. Patrick Catholic Church of Miami Beach has installed a Hearing Loop to assist those with hearing loss hear more clearly.
Join our Parish
Parishes are generally territorial, that is they include all the Christian faithful in a certain territory. The current limits of our parish territory are the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Biscayne Bay to the west, 17th Street to the south and 69th Street to the north. Therefore, if you live within our boundaries you are by the law of the Church a parishioner at St. Patrick.