Catholic life
Tools to live out the Catholic faith including parish finder, daily Mass readings, prayer wall and advice for discerning a vocation.
Parish Finder
Find a Black Catholic Parish
Looking for a church to call home? Black Catholics are worshipping and growing in faith together in their parish communities. Find one that’s near you.
Scripture
Daily Mass Readings
Access the weekday and Sunday Mass readings so you can follow along, or use them to pray on your own and immerse yourself in the Word of the Lord.
Hail, Mary, Full of Grace
Marian Devotion
Explore various aspects of the Black Catholic devotion to the Virgin Mary, Queen of Heaven and Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sacraments
The Roman Catholic Church has seven holy sacraments that are seen as mystical channels of divine grace, instituted by Christ. Each is celebrated with a visible rite, which reflects the invisible, spiritual essence of the sacrament. Whereas some sacraments are received only once, others require active and ongoing participation to foster the “living faith” of the celebrant.
Baptism
In Baptism, according to the USCCB, 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.
Eucharist
The holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. The Eucharist is the efficacious sign and sublime cause of that communion in the divine life and that unity of the People of God by which the Church is kept in being. -Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Learn more by viewing the OSV Publication, Frequently Asked Questions About the Mass. Click here to preview the pamphlet.
Confirmation
The reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. “By the sacrament of Confirmation [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit.” – Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Reconciliation
Sin harms our relationship with God and damages our communion with the Church. Conversion of heart is the beginning of our journey back to God. Liturgically this happens in the Sacrament of Penance.
To help prepare for Penance, download the Examination of Conscience for Adults and Teens published by FathersofMercy.com.
Anointing of the Sick
This “is not a sacrament for those only who are at the point of death. Hence as soon as anyone of the faithful begins to be in danger of death from sickness or old age, the fitting time to receive this sacrament has certainly already arrived.” – Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Marriage
The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator. Marriage is not a purely human institution despite the many variations it may have undergone through the centuries in different cultures, social structures and spiritual attitudes. – Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Ordination
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). – Catechism of the Catholic Church.
USCCB Catechism of the Catholic Church
“Catechesis is an education in the faith of children, young people, and adults which includes especially the teaching of Christian doctrine imparted, generally speaking, in an organic and systemic way, with a view to initiating the hearers into the fullness of Christian life” (CT 18).
Prayer Wall
How Can We Pray for You?
Reach out to our Black Catholic community with your intentions for support and healing, or to share praise for prayers answered.
Weekly Mass
Watch Online Mass
Join NBCC President’s own congregation, St. Joseph Catholic Church in Largo, Maryland, for Mass streamed weekly.
Vocations
Discern What Mission God is Calling You To Live
Explore resources to guide you along the discovery of your vocation.
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