St. Ann's Church

ARE YOU SOMEONE
OR DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO…

• Has expressed an interest in becoming Catholic?
• Has a child over the age of seven who has not been baptized?
• Was baptized Catholic as a child, but has not celebrated the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist?
• Is a Catholic that has not been practicing and wants to return and be refreshed in the faith.

We offer an opportunity to come together in a small group to learn more about our faith. Sessions focus on the relationship with God, the teachings and experience of Church, and prepares individuals to celebrate the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist during the Easter season.
You are welcome to participate in the process with your questions, your insights, and your faith story in a warm accepting setting.  For information, please contact the Parish Office at 508-987-8892 

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Classes begin Tuesday March 14th
from 7:00 to 8:00pm at 
Saint Roch Parish Center
334 Main Street, Oxford, MA 01540

Receiving Holy Communion at Mass The reception of Holy Communion is one of the most intimate moments in the life of every Catholic. The great mystic and Doctor of the Church, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, writes eloquently of the first time she ever received Holy Communion: I knew that I was loved and said, “I love You, and I give myself to You forever.”
But what do we do when we can’t go to Mass? Many of the Saints have recommended that we should make a “Spiritual Communion,” a prayer professing faith in Jesus’ presence in the Eucharist and inviting him to come to come live in our heart. 
How to make a Spiritual Communion
Begin by examining your conscience and making a good Act of Contrition. Then pray one of the prayers recommended by the Saints for inviting Christ into your heart. Here is one by Saint Alphonsus Liguori: My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there, and unite myself wholly to you.Lord Jesus, never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.                                             A Spiritual Communion can never fully take the place of receiving Holy Communion at Mass, but in these extraordinary times it can help us to stay close to Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament of his Body and Blood. 

 

Our communications with parishioners are through an email or cell phone number in our parish files. If you are not receiving the electronic bulletin and other important communications please email us at [email protected] with your name, email address and or cell phone number. 

Parishioners may email us at  [email protected] as a means to reach out to our community for prayer and support. The requests made through this email will be given to parishioners that will dedicate special prayers for the intentions. The requests will also be remembered during the parish Rosary on Tuesday evenings.

Contact Jan Chesties @ (508) 987-8154   [email protected]