Serving the people with the sacraments.
Baptism
Because of original sin, we are born without divine grace in our souls, and so are unable to have fellowship with God. To solve this, we need a spiritual rebirth. What is born of flesh is flesh, what is born of Spirit is spirit.
Jesus speaking to Nicodemus said no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is first born of “water and the Spirit” (John 3:5)—this refers to our rebirth in baptism.
In Baptism we are adopted into God’s family, baptism is the gateway into the Church.
If you are seeking to have a child Baptized, you need to arrange it with the priest, and complete a baptism request form which can be downloaded from this site or contact us by email or phone.
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Marriage
In our culture today marriage is often romanticized as a kind of Disneyland, a magical place where all my dreams come true. That is not marriage, marriage is a challenging vocation, it is a calling to dedicate one’s life to one’s family, families are living cells making up the body of Christ. The first step in taking up this vocation is the choosing of a partner, and the first place to seek help in making this critical choice is to ask God’s guidance. God wants your happiness, trust Him.
Catholic marriage is a lifelong commitment.
Those seeking to be married, must give three months notice of their wedding. Marriage is the biggest undertaking any person takes in life, big undertakings demand preparation. While marriage is a project of the heart, it would be foolish to stick one’s head in the sand. Seek God’s guidance in prayer. Papers must be filled out both in Church and State.
Arrangements are made with your local priest.
Anointing
Jesus spent much of his time to caring for the sick and when he sent out the seventy two disciples, to cure the sick was one of the instructions he gave to them. The primary focus of the mission of Jesus was to bring spiritual healing to his people. Miracles of healing today are performed in hospitals by surgeons and doctors. Families go to great lengths to care for loved ones, getting them the best medical treatment possible which is most commendable.
Unfortunately, this is often not true when it comes to the spiritual health of their loved ones which families so often neglect. Old age, our declining ability to be engaged in the business of the world, is God’s gift to us, for he wants us to prepare ourselves for the world to come. We would condemn the neglect of the physical needs of the sick, but seem to feel it is alright to neglect their spiritual needs. Close family and friends should make sure that loved ones have access to spiritual nourishment, especially scripture and the eucharist.
Sickness and death can be scary, Christ in his compassion for us gave us a lovely sacrament of the anointing which brings his healing presence to the sick person.