Sacraments
The whole liturgical life of the Church revolves around the Eucharistic sacrifice and the sacraments. (CCC 1113)
While we believe that human life is infused with the sacramental goodness of God, the Catholic Church has defined seven sacraments - instituted by and through the life of Jesus Christ. It is through the experience of the sacramental ritual that we are infused with God’s grace. The Sacraments nourish and strengthen us as they express and build up our faith.
Sacraments of Initiation
The sacrament of baptism ushers us into the divine life, cleanses us from sin, and initiates us as members of the Christian community. It is the foundation for the sacramental life.
Pre-baptismal classes are the third Saturday of the month. Baptisms are celebrated on the fourth Saturday of the month. The people who are going to be baptized must have taken the pre-baptismal classes. To improve Baptism record keeping, we need the Birth Certificate of the child and photo ID of the godparents. Please bring the documents to the office before the day of the class.
For more information call (863) 385-0049
Children receiving the Sacrament of First Communion must be 8 years old and a copy of the Baptismal certificate is required. For information on First Communion classes call th Parish Office.
Contact:
(863)385-0049
In the gospels we read that the Eucharist was instituted at the Last Supper. This is the fulfillment of the covenants in the Hebrew Scriptures. In the Last Supper narratives, Jesus took, broke and gave bread and wine to his disciples. In the blessing of the cup of wine, Jesus calls it “the blood of the covenant” (Matthew and Mark) and the “new covenant in my blood” (Luke).
At confirmation we receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit and confirm our baptismal promises. Greater awareness of the grace of the Holy Spirit is conferred through the anointing of chrism oil and the laying on of hands by the Bishop.
Sacraments of Healing
There are four steps in the Sacrament of Reconciliation:
1. We feel contrition for our sins and a conversion of heart to change our ways.
2. We confess our sins and human sinfulness to a priest.
3. We receive and accept forgiveness (absolution) and are absolved of our sins.
4. We celebrate God’s everlasting love for us and commit to live out a Christian life.
Sin hurts our relationship with God, ourselves and others.
Forgiveness is not the fruit of our efforts, but rather it is a gift, it is a gift of the Holy Spirit. Confessions are on Saturdays from 3:00 pm to 3:35 pm in the Church.
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick gives strength and support and can be administered to anyone struggling with an illness.
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is administered to those who are very ill or near Death. To request the Anointing of the Sick:
Contact:
Claudia Spradlin at (863)385-6762 or (863)991-3271 or email claudia@stcathe.org.
Sacraments of Vocation
The Sacrament of Marriage is a covenantal union in the image of the covenants between God and his people with Abraham and later with Moses at Mt. Sinai. This divine covenant can never be broken. In this way, marriage is a union that bonds spouses together during their entire lifetime.
To reserve dates for weddings, call six months in advance at:
Juana Nava at (863) 385-6762 or (863) 991-0303 or email navaj@stcathe.org.
"Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time…It includes three degrees of order: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate" (CCC 1536).
Deacons, priest sand bishops are essential to the Catholic Church because we believe that they continue the work begun by the apostles.
This Sacrament is received only by those who have a vocation to the Priesthood. Young people interested in a vocation to the Priesthood visit:
https://www.venicevocations.org or email Rev. Shawn Roser at roser@dicoeseofvenice.org
