HOLY THURSDAY | APRIL 6

7 p.m. Mass of the Last Supper

Adoration until 12 midnight (following Mass)

11:30 p.m. Tenebrae

GOOD FRIDAY | APRIL 7

8 a.m. Morning Prayer

12 p.m. Stations of the Cross

3 p.m. Veneration of the Cross

7 p.m. Stations of the Cross

HOLY SATURDAY | APRIL 8

8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer

10 a.m. Blessing of the Food Baskets on the Ministry Center lawn

8 p.m. Easter Vigil

EASTER SUNDAY | APRIL 9

6:45 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. Masses in the Church

9 and 11 a.m. Masses in the Holy Family Chapel

3 p.m. Latin Mass

(no 7 p.m. Mass)

Please keep in your prayers the following

OCIA candidates who will come into the

Church starting this week:

Catechumen to be Baptized, Confirmed, and Receive First Communion at the Easter Vigil, April 8

• Maxwell Taylor (shown)

Those to be Confirmed at the Cathedral on Sunday, May 21

• Luz Bottecchia (also receiving First Communion)
• Justin Cate
• Nicole Jurjovec
• Tara Kriz
• Katie Ondyak
• Kyle Sanft (also receiving First Communion)

Those to be Received into Full Communion with the Catholic Church, Confirmed, and Receive First Communion on Pentecost Sunday, May 28 at 12:30 p.m. Mass

• Robyn Jones
• Craig Reiber
• Stephanie Reiber
• Bonnie Gonsior

Those to be Received into Full Communion with the Catholic Church, Confirmed, and Receive First Communion on Trinity Sunday, June 4 at 12:30 p.m. Mass

• Katie Evans
• Jennifer Gorlewski

Kids' Coloring/Activity Book

Click the image to open/print a 16-page kids activity book centered around Holy Week and Easter Sunday. The PDF includes recipe for unleavened bread, as well as coloring and activity pages for a variety of ages.

Introductory Letter From Fr. DeSalvo

Dear Parish Family,

I look forward to my arrival as the pastor of Saints Peter and Paul Parish on July 1. As we begin the celebration of this beautiful Easter Season, a time of new life, new hope, and renewed faith I want to assure all of you of my prayers and blessings in the Risen Lord. I’m thankful to Father Brad for allowing me to extend this Easter greeting to you.

I am coming to Naperville after a few months as pastor of Visitation Parish in Elmhurst. After serving twelve years as pastor of Saint Isaac Jogues Parish in Hinsdale, I was appointed Pastor of Visitation on July 1, 2022. With Father Brad’s appointment in Shorewood, a pastor had to be found for Saints Peter and Paul. Bishop Hicks asked me to accept the pastorate. I have always done as our bishops asked, and so I willingly accepted his appointment.

I grew up in Lombard, in Sacred Heart Parish, having attended the parish school. I graduated from Saint Charles Borromeo High School Seminary, our diocesan seminary at the time. Then went on to college in Minnesota, and did my graduate work at Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein. I was ordained a priest June 4, 1988. As a priest I served as parochial vicar at Saint Mary Nativity Church in Joliet and Visitation Church in Elmhurst. Then I served as pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Westmont for 9 years, Saint Isaac Jogues Church in Hinsdale for 12 years, and returned to Visitation as pastor for the past 9 months. In addition to my parish assignments, I have served in a number of positions in the diocese as well; I served as a master of ceremonies to our bishops, taught in the Permanent Diaconate Program, served on the Presbyteral Council, the Priest Placement Personnel Board, and served 12 years as Dean of the Eastern DuPage Deanery of the Diocese of Joliet.

I am grateful to God for our Catholic Faith, for having called me to the Priesthood, and for the various assignments and duties I have been able to be part of in our wonderful Diocese. I want to thank Father Brad for the warm welcome he is showing me, and express my appreciation to Bishop Hicks for the confidence he has placed in me by naming me pastor of this wonderful parish. As the Bishop assigns us to various parishes, he does have an over-all view of how he hopes the life of the parish will continue and develop. I hope we will all continue to grow in holiness, in love for our Catholic Faith, for one another, and in fidelity to Christ and to His Church.

I look forward to coming to Saints Peter and Paul in July. From what I have seen, ours is a large, vibrant, active, involved and energized parish. I look forward to being part of it all. Thank you for the opportunity to introduce myself to you, and to extend to you, and all those you love, the blessings of this beautiful Easter Season!

Happy and Holy Easter!

Father William De Salvo

APRIL 16

Divine Mercy Sunday

Saints Peter and Paul will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the adoration chapel on this important feast day

Masses

6:45 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9 a.m. (HFC),

10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 5 p.m. (Tridentine),

7 p.m.

Adoration & Confession

1:30 to 3 p.m. in Church (4 priests)

Divine Mercy Chaplet

3 p.m. in Church (bring Rosary)

Special guest priest Fr. Gregor Gorsic—who led the Eucharistic procession to the chapel opening on Divine Mercy Sunday in 2013—will speak at the 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Masses about the beauty of the Eucharist.

Click the image for more info, including Divine Mercy indulgences.

Hard copies can be found in the Narthex.

Perpetual Adoration

Saints Peter and Paul will begin sign-ups on Divine Mercy Sunday for permanent weekend adorers, with the goal of opening the chapel to perpetual (24/7) adoration by the Feast of Corpus Christi on June 11. 

We need 82 people to fill 41 holy hours with Jesus so the chapel can be open

7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Current Hours Monday 8 a.m. to Saturday 3 p.m.

Hours Needed Saturday 3 p.m. to Monday 8 a.m.

Sign up today for a permanent or substitute weekly adoration hour using the link below, or visit sspeterandpaul.net/adoration for more information.

Spring Spruce

Church gets a deep clean prior to illumination

Facility manger Scott Sippel recently worked with parish council and the Diocese of Joliet to receive approval for an improvement project related to the current outdoor lighting installation. April Building Services was hired to power wash the limestone and brick masonry of the church over the last couple of weeks. Done in conjunction with the illumination project funded by the 2022 Light the Way event, the power washing will remove dirt and grime that has accumulated for the last 15 years on the exterior of the church.

Once lit, the church’s exterior will shine!

Annual Fund Drive

Exciting news! Because of your generosity, we have been able to increase the benefit provided to teachers from the Supplemental Income Plan by up to 35 percent! This is a wonderful gift to our teachers, students, and community. Thank you for your generosity! To donate, please visit:

https://www.sspeterandpaulschool.com/annual-fund.

Click the image to read

Bishop Hicks' April column on

The Chrism Mass:

A Call to Newness of Life

Click here to read in Spanish.

Jeremiah Day

Below is a link to the Jeremiah Day registration and permission forms inviting all young men in 7th to 10th grade to a day of spirituality and fun events at the Mundelein Seminary.