Sacraments

Baptism is an incredible gift from God! We want to help you experience this gift here at Mary, Queen of Peace.
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Penance, also known as confession and reconciliation, is one of the sacraments of healing in the Church. The sacrament encompasses four parts: contrition, confession, satisfaction or penance, and absolution. Contrition means that we are sorry for our sins, and we intend to try to do better. Confession is the act of stating our sins to a priest.

This is always required with mortal or serious sins, but is also a good and pious practice with venial or less serious sins. Satisfaction or penance consists of prayers or particular actions the priest assigns to us to show our sorrow, and to make some amends for our actions. And finally absolution - the words Jesus Christ speaks to us, through the priest - freeing us from our sins. Jesus set up this sacrament as a way to heal sin and human weakness. He told the apostles: "Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained" (John 20:21-22). Confessions are heard at 4 pm every Saturday in the church and 30 minutes before every Sunday and weekday mass. You may also call one of the priests to schedule a special time for the sacrament.

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Although we normally receive Communion during Mass, if someone is homebound by illness, a Priest, Deacon or Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist will bring the Eucharist to that person. If you are homebound or know someone who is, call the office at 626-6977. Preparation for First Communion takes place at Mary, Queen of Peace during the second grade, with reception of the sacrament in May.
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"Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For "by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed." CCC1285

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However, the Church's teaching is that the Anointing of the Sick is for everyone who is "in danger of death" from sickness or old age. Most serious illnesses and any surgery that requires general anesthetic put us "in danger of death." For more information contact the church office at 985-626-6977.

"Ordination" comes from the Latin word ordinatio, which means to incorporate someone into an order. In the Sacrament of Holy Orders, a man is incorporated into the priesthood of Christ, at one of three levels: the episcopate, the priesthood, or the diaconate.
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There is no fee to use the church for funerals. 

The services of a cantor and organist do require a fee. Please contact Music Director Allison Hymel for more information: [email protected].

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