First Holy Communion
First Holy Communion 2021 Saint Leo IV and Saint Edmund – The First Holy Communion rehearsal will be on Saturday, 1 May 2021, following the 9 a.m. (9:20 a.m.), Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in Saint Leo IV. All candidates and at
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Saint Edmund
St. Edmund’s Chapel in Branch is named for the English St. Edmund of Canterbury. St. Edmund was born in Abington about 1180. He acquired a reputation for austerity and holiness early in life. Like St. Leo IV, a life of prayer preceded
Saint Leo IV
Rev. Peter Leonard Thevis, a native priest of Langbroich, Germany was asked by Archbishop Jean-Marie Odin to come to New Orleans in 1867. The city was home to a large number of German immigrants. He was assigned to the Holy Trinity parish
Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony: the Sacrament in which a baptized man and a baptized woman form with each other a lifelong covenantal communion of life and love that signifies the union of Christ and the Church and through which they are given the grace
Holy Orders
Holy Orders: the Sacrament through which a man is made a bishop, priest or deacon, and is given the grace and power to fulfill the responsibilities of the order to which he is ordained. 1. Understanding the Sacrament a. Scriptural basis (Mt
Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick: the Sacrament which gives spiritual healing and strength to a person seriously ill and sometimes also physical recovery (CCC, 1499-1513) 1. Understanding the Sacrament a. Scriptural basis (James 5:14-15) (CCC, 1510) b. Historical development (CCC, 1512) c. Theology 1) Illness (CCC, 1500-1502)
Reconciliation
Penance and Reconciliation: the Sacrament through which sins committed after Baptism can be forgiven and reconciliation with God and community effected (CCC, 1422, 1425, 1428, 1446). 1. Understanding the Sacrament a. Scriptural basis: Jesus gives the Eleven the power to forgive sins (Jn. 20:22-23) Examples of
Holy Eucharist
Eucharist: the Sacrament which re-presents in the Mass the sacrificial death of Christ and his Resurrection making it possible for us to eat his body and drink his blood (CCC, 1323) 1. Understanding the Sacrament a. Scriptural basis: (Ex. 12; Mt 14:13-21, Mt
Holy Confirmation
Confirmation: the Sacrament in which the gift of the Holy Spirit received at Baptism is confirmed, strengthened and perfected for living the Christian life and spreading the faith to others; in this Sacrament we receive a permanent sign or character so it
Holy Baptism
Baptism: the Sacrament which is the birth of the Baptized into new life in Christ. In Baptism, Original Sin is forgiven along with all personal sins. By it we become adoptive children of the Father, members of Christ and temples of the