The Eucharist is at the heart of our Catholic Faith. It is our greatest blessing from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In it he gives us Himself. The bread and wine are transformed into His Body, Blood Soul & Divinity, to bring sanctification to the whole human race and to unite us in charity. It is a meal of joyful Thanksgiving and Praise for His great sacrifice, namely His Suffering, Death, Resurrection and Ascension. During the Solemn Sacrifice of Mass we experience the Paschal meal of Our Lord that has been relived and reoccurs over and over again at every Mass. We celebrate with reverence and faith, humility and gratitude. This sacrament transforms us to be more like Jesus, causing us to want to be a people who become reconciled and who walk in solidarity with others.
Worship of God in the Mass is the most distinctive activity of Christ’s Church, the summit toward which all its activity is directed and the font from which its life flows. From the procession to the altar and the Sign of the Cross to the final blessing and sending forth, the eucharistic liturgy of the church is a mosaic of words, images, and actions drawn from sacred Scripture. Worship with us to experience this “Heaven on Earth.”
Unsure of what is happening? Ask someone near you at Mass to help you. Sharing the Good News and bringing others to a deeper relationship with God is the mission Jesus gave us! Also, Formed has some excellent videos to help you understand. View session 11 of Symbolon, (“The Body and Blood of Christ.”) Or “The Miracle at Every Mass” video. (Use our parish code, 14527, to watch for free!)
Been away from The Church for a while? It might help to ask to be included in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA). These classes with Fr. Leo and other presenters will help you to understand our Catholic faith so you can participate fully.
“In the liturgy of the Mass, we express our faith in the real presence of Christ under the species of bread and wine by, among other ways, genuflecting or bowing deeply as a sign of adoration of the Lord. “The Catholic Church has always offered and still offers to the sacrament of the Eucharist the cult of adoration, not only during Mass, but also outside of it, reserving the consecrated hosts with the utmost care, exposing them to the solemn veneration of the faithful, and carrying them in procession.” (CCC1378)
Our regular schedule of Masses/Communion services is as follows:
St. Michael, 312 Liberty St., Penn Yan 14527 The parish office, located at 210 Keuka St., Penn Yan, is staffed, M-F, 9 AM – 1 PM.
Monday – 8 am
Wednesday – Noon
T/Th/Fr – 8 am Communion Service
Saturday – 5:30 pm
Sunday 10:30 am & Streaming @
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St. Januarius, 180 N. Main St., Naples 14512
Tuesday & Thursday at 8 am. Adoration Thursdays, 8:30 -9:30 AM.
M/W/Fr – 8 am Communion Service
Sunday – 8:30 am
St. Patrick, 47 N. Main St., Prattsburgh 14873
Saturday – 3:30 pm
Sacramental Reconciliation & Penance: Saturday: 5-5:20 PM at St. Michael’s, or call Fr. Leo (607-279-3750) to make an appointment.
For Holy Day/Holiday Schedule of Mass times, please call 315-536-7459, or check the preceding bulletin.
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