Author: Dr. William Freeman

Dr. William Freeman is Director of Sacred Music and Liturgy at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, where he has served since 2014. He leads the parish’s extensive music and liturgy program, including approximately 25 part-time employees and a large volunteer ministry supporting the parish’s weekly and seasonal liturgical schedule. Freeman concurrently serves as Executive Director and Organist of Guardian Angel Cathedral in Las Vegas, where he oversees finance, human resources, facilities, communications, workforce management, and other organizational operations supporting a $1.5 million annual operating budget. A former Clark County School District music educator, Freeman holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Saint Leo University and an MBA from Western Governors University. He is also an active professional organist and church musician with more than a decade of experience in Catholic liturgy and sacred music.
Ash Wednesday – Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Ash Wednesday – Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Please note that the evening Mass in English will be celebrated 30 minutes earlier than normal to accommodate the anticipated larger-than-normal crowds before the 7 PM Mass in Latin.

Only the 5 PM Mass will be streamed on Ash Wednesday.

  • 6:30 AM – English
  • 9 AM – English
  • 12 PM – English
  • 5 PM – English (Live-streamed)
  • 7 PM – Traditional Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form of the Mass in Latin)
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

His Excellency, Most Rev. Gregory W. Gordon, VG, Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar General of the Diocese of Las Vegas will celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 5:30 PM at St. Anthony of Padua. All Catholics are invited and encouraged to join us for this special liturgy that will begin outside (weather permitting – Narthex if, not possible) with a candlelit procession. The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is also known as “Candlemas Day,” or the Christian Festival of Lights.

At 7 PM, Fr. Robert Herbst, Judicial Vicar and Chancellor of the Diocese of Las Vegas, will celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass, or Extraordinary Form, in Latin, at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church.

Memorial Masses for Pope Benedict XVI

Memorial Masses for Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on New Year’s Eve at the age of 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican Gardens. Pope Benedict served as Supreme Pontiff from April 19, 2005 to February 28, 2013. He was the first pope to resign in over six hundred years. For more information on Pope Benedict, please click here to learn more from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

There will be two Memorial Masses for Pope Benedict. The morning Mass at Guardian Angel Cathedral will be celebrated by Bishop Thomas and concelebrated by the bishops and priests in Las Vegas. The second Mass will be in the evening, for families and those unable to attend the 9 AM liturgy at the Cathedral, at St. Anthony of Padua in Las Vegas.

The information is below:

Thursday, January 5 at 9 AM

  • Guardian Angel Cathedral (302 Cathedral Way, Las Vegas, NV 89109)
  • Most Rev. George Leo Thomas, Ph.D., Bishop of Las Vegas – Celebrant
  • Priests of the Diocese of Las Vegas – Concelebrants

Thursday, January 5 at 5:30 PM

  • St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church (6350 North Fort Apache Road, Las Vegas, NV 89149)
  • Rev. James Bevan – Celebrant
  • Rev. Robert W. Puhlman – Concelebrant
Christmas 2022 Mass Times and Information

Christmas 2022 Mass Times and Information

Christmas Eve

There will not be Saturday morning Confession on Christmas Eve.

  • 4 PM Family Mass (Fr. Jim Bevan)
    • Livestreamed
  • 7 PM Choral Mass (Fr. Cam Ogaraku)
    • Livestreamed
  • 9 PM (Fr. Cam Ogaraku)
    • Livestreamed

Christmas Day

  • Midnight Mass (Fr. Bob Puhlman)
    • Livestreamed
  • 6 AM (Fr. Cam Ogaraku)
  • 8 AM (Fr. Cam Ogaraku)
    • Livestreamed
  • 10 AM (Fr. Bob Puhlman)
    • Livestreamed
  • 12 PM (Fr. Jim Bevan)
    • Livestreamed

The parish will close immediately after the 12 PM Mass.

Office Hours

The Parish Office will close at 5 PM on Wednesday, December 21, and will reopen on Tuesday, January 3 at 10 AM.