Sacraments
Baptism
In Baptism, the Holy Spirit moves us to answer Christ's call to holiness.
In Baptism, we are asked to walk by the light of Christ and to trust in his wisdom. We are invited to submit our hearts to Christ with ever deeper love.
- from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults
Eucharist
In the celebration of the Eucharist, bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit and the instrumentality of the priest. The glorified Christ who rose from the dead is truly present (body, blood, soul, and divinity) under the appearances of bread and wine. This is what the Church means when she speaks of the "Real Presence" of Christ in the Eucharist.
Confirmation Only
For students who have already been baptized and received First Eucharist
Marriage and Weddings
The first public miracle of Jesus took place at the wedding at Cana, and Jesus spoke deliberately about the sacredness of the bond between husband and wife. Our parish delights in lifting up those who are preparing to respond to this sacred, sacramental vocation from God, and we look forward to providing formation for the life-long thriving of your union.
Holy Orders
Ordination to the priesthood is always a call and a gift from God. Christ reminded his Apostles that they needed to ask the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the harvest. Those who seek priesthood respond generously to God's call using the words of the prophet, "Here I am, send me" (Is 6:8). This call from God can be recognized and understood from the daily signs that disclose his will to those in charge of discerning the vocation of the candidate.
Penance and Reconciliation
This often misunderstood Sacrament is truly an encounter with the profound mercy and love of God, which encourages us to see our lives as God sees them, to accept healing, and to work to repair the broken relationships and do good in the example of Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit--we cannot do this alone, and so we turn to God and our brothers and sisters in Christ to see and experience the miraculous forgiveness of Jesus Christ.
Anointing the Sick
Though physical/miraculous healing is possible, the Sacrament is above all about the most important healing we need--restoration of our relationship with God and forgiveness of our sins in the midst of trying times.