The origin and foundation of Christian Baptism is Jesus. Before starting his public ministry, Jesus submitted himself to the baptism given by John the Baptist. The waters did not purify him; he cleansed the waters. . . . Jesus did not need to be baptized because he was totally faithful to the will of his Father and free from sin. However, he wanted to show his solidarity with human beings in order to reconcile them to the Father. By commanding his disciples to baptize all nations, he established the means by which people would die to sin – Original and actual – and begin to live a new life with God.
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.
~from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults
If you have an infant and want him/her to be baptized, please contact the parish office at 731-885-0963.
If you are an young adult or adult and want to be baptized, please contact the parish office at 731-885-0963.
The prophets of the Old Testament foretold that God's Spirit would rest upon the Messiah to sustain his mission. Their prophecy was fulfilled when Jesus the Messiah was conceived by the Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus on the occasion of his baptism by John. Jesus' entire mission occurred in communion with the Spirit. Before he died, Jesus promised that the Spirit would be given to the Apostles and to the entire Church. After his death, he was raised by the Father in the power of the Spirit.
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.
~from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults
Chilldren revceive Confirmation in the eighth grade. Our Religious Education Program requires two years of preparation to receive the Sacrament.
If you are an young adult or adult and want to be Confirmed, please contact the parish office at 731-885-0963.
The origins of the Eucharist are foind in the Last Supper that Jesus shared with his Apostles. "In order to leave them a pledge of this love, in order never to depart from his own and to make them sharers in his Resurrection and commanded his apotles to celebrate in until his return; 'thereby he constituted them priests of the New Testament.'" (CCC, no. 1337, citing Council of Trent: DS 1740).
The use of bread and wine in worship is already found in the early history of God's people. In the Old Testament, bread and wine are seen as gifts from God, to whom praise and thanks are given in return for these blessings and for other manifestations of his care and grace.
~from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults
Children receive Frist Communion in the second grade. Our Religious Education Program requires two years for preparation to receive the Sacrament.
If you are an young adult or adult and want to recieve First Communion, please contact the parish office at 731-885-0963.