The Sacraments at Our Parish
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.
Infant/young child baptism: Please call the parish office to begin preparation for infant baptism. The process includes parents watching instructional videos and meeting with the priest prior to baptism.
Adult baptism: Adults prepare for baptism and confirmation through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA). Please register for OCIA, and feel free to contact the parish office with questions.
Eucharist
The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. The presence of Christ in the Eucharist is real, true, and substantial. 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 whole Christ is truly present -- body, blood, soul, and divinity -- under the appearances of bread and wine, the glorified Christ who rose from the dead. This is what the Church means when she speaks of the "Real Presence" of Christ in the Eucharist.
Children are prepared to receive the Eucharist through Faith Formation classes, while adults prepare through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA). Please register for Faith Formation or OCIA, and feel free to email our Catechetical Leader if you have questions.
If you are homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist, please contact the parish office.
Confirmation
Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world. . . . We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service.
Children are prepared to receive the Eucharist through Faith Formation classes, while adults prepare through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA). Please register for Faith Formation or OCIA, and feel free to email our Catechetical Leader if you have questions.
Reconciliation
The Sacrament of Penance is God's gift to us so that any sin committed after Baptism can be forgiven. In confession we have the opportunity to repent and recover the grace of friendship with God. It is a holy moment in which we place ourselves in his presence and honestly acknowledge our sins, especially mortal sins. With absolution, we are reconciled to God and the Church.
Anointing of the Sick
In the Church's Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, through the ministry of the priest, it is Jesus who touches the sick to heal them from sin – and sometimes even from physical ailment. There is no need to wait until a person is at the point of death to receive the Sacrament; a careful judgment about the serious nature of the illness is sufficient. When the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is given, the hoped-for effect is that, if it be God's will, the person be physically healed of illness. But even if there is no physical healing, the primary effect of the Sacrament is a spiritual healing by which the sick person receives the Holy Spirit's gift of peace and courage to deal with the difficulties that accompany serious illness or the frailty of old age.
Please call the church office to request Anointing of the Sick, prepared to advise if the person is able to communicate and if they are able to swallow. Please leave a voicemail message if it is after hours; the office is able to receive voicemail messages outside of office hours.
Marriage
Man and woman were created for each other. By their marriage, the couple witnesses Christ's spousal love for the Church. One of the Nuptial Blessings in the liturgical celebration of marriage refers to this in saying, "Father, you have made the union of man and wife so holy a mystery that it symbolizes the marriage of Christ and his Church."
Couples interested in being married at one of the churches in our parish are invited to call the office to schedule pre-marital meetings with our priest. Please note, due to Mass schedules, the lastest time for a Saturday wedding is 1 p.m.
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.
You are invited to call the parish office to make an appointment with our priest if you would like to discuss a calling to a vocation.
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7 Brown St.
Mexico, ME 04257
207-364-4556