The holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. Those who have been raised to the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism and configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation participate with the whole community in the Lord's own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist.

At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet 'in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us.

 ^{Catechism of the Catholic Church 1322 & 1323}

Sunday Mass Schedule

Saturday: 4pm
Sunday: 8:30am & 11:15aDaily Mass Schedule

Monday - Friday: 8am

HOLY HOUR / EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

 For 2000 years, Catholics have believed Jesus to be truly present in the most Holy Eucharist, just as He taught His disciples in John 6. We believe that at each celebration of the Mass, bread and wine are truly transformed into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Therefore, Jesus comes to be present with us not only spiritually, but physically. In the Eucharist, Jesus is just as present with us in the disguise of bread and wine as He was in the disguise of a man 2000 years ago when He walked the earth.

Therefore, if Jesus is truly present (body, blood, soul, & divinity) in the most Holy Eucharist, then we can gaze upon Jesus and worship Him in His physical presence. Therefore, we are blessed with the awesome opportunity to worship Jesus through a Holy Hour Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, or most Holy Eucharist. In the Holy Hour, the Eucharistic Host (the Body of Jesus) is placed in a gold monstrance to be adored.

Adoration is open to anyone. Please maintain a disposition of silence and reverence in the church.

Holy Hour Time:    Friday 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Preparation for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Eucharist is normally part of the curriculum for second graders. A special sacramental program is usually set up for children of different age levels who have not yet received the Sacraments of Initiation.