Baptisms
To have a child baptized the family should attend a class detailing what the sacrament is and what the duties of Catholic parents are.
Baptismal Catechesis Class for Parents held in the Parish Center:
In English: Third Saturday from 9,15-10,15am.
En Español: Cuarto Sábado de 9.00-10.00am.
The Sacrament of Baptism is administered in the church:
In English: Second through the last Sunday of the month at 2:30pm.
En Español: Primer Domingo a las 2:30pm.
The begining of man's earthly life takes place at birth; the begining of his spiritual life takes place at Baptism. It was under the figure of a spiritual birth that Our Lord spoke of Baptism, when He said: "Unless a man be born again of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." (John 3,5). Through Baptism one begins to live the divine life of a child of God.
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Marriages
To be married one ought to be a registered parishoner and must make arrangements 6 months in advance by making an appointment with one of our priests. Please call the parish office: 845.343.6013.
Though unbaptized persons can be truly married, only baptized persons can be united in the Sacrament of Matrimony where a man and a woman bind themselves for life in a lawful marriage and receive the grace to discharge their duties of helpng each other gorw in holiness and the procreation and education of their children.
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Pastoral Home Visits
Holy Communion and Anointing of the Sick can be administered to the home-bound by our priests. Please call the parish office: 845.343.6013.
There is no occassion in life when a person stands more in need of God's assistance and consolation than when his soul is about to take its flight into eternity. Saint James speaks of this sacrament in the New Testament plainly: "Is any one among you sick? Let him bring in presbyters of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he be in sins, they shall be forgiven him." (James 5,14-5). The Sacrament is called "Annointing" because it is conferred through the unction of the sick person and is the last of several annointings the Christian receives in the course of his life, since he previousley received anointings in Baprism and Confirmation, and if he is a priest or a bishop at Ordination.
This sacrament is intended to comfort the soul in distress that normally accompanies weakened bodily powers; hence, it can be given only to one who is in danger of death from some cause actually afflicting his body. Worthily received, this sacrament confers noticeable strength of soul and courage on the sick person and forgiveness of venial sins. Sometimes it produces restoration to bodily health.