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Tools to live out the Catholic faith including parish finder, daily Mass readings, prayer wall and advice for discerning a vocation.

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Eucharistic Adoration

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is a time when Catholics worship the true God in the person of Jesus Christ, who is truly present in the Eucharistic host.

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Black Catholics are worshipping and growing in faith together in their parish communities. Find a parish home near you.

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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.

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PURCHASE CONGRESS ROSARY

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions About Mass

The pamphlet Frequently Asked Questions About the Mass presents answers to very practical questions like:

  • What are the parts of Mass?
  • Why do we have Mass? And why is it called “Mass?”
  • What do the words “Eucharist” and “Liturgy” mean?
  • Why do we stand for the Creed? Why do we genuflect or bow?
  • What is the significance of the colors the priest wears?

Providing straightforward answers to questions, some of which may go unasked, is one key step parishes can take to meet people where they are on their faith journey, and connect them more closely with the Faith.

Click here to order: https://www.orderosv.com/product/frequently-asked-questions-about-mass-2

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.

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.

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).

Access the Catechism online by clicking here.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church makes it clear that Catholics are given the responsibility of performing the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. The list of the works of mercy can be found by clicking here.

Vocations

Discern The Mission God is Calling You To Live

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Habemus Papam

We have a Pope!


Image taken from Vatican News video.

Leo XIV is the new Pope.
The Conclave has elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome and the first American Pope.
Click here to read the announcement from Vatican News.

Watch the Vatican Media Live broadcast (White smoke begins at -2:50:12).

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