Sacraments
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Baptism
Baptism is a sacrament, that is, a sign through which God communicates with us and gives us his grace and life. Baptizing our children means opening the way to the relationship between them and the God who is the giver of life. Christian Baptism marks the children in the name of the God of life (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). It makes them children of God and strengthens them with the Spirit of the crucified and risen Lord so that, as members of the church, they can live in the world as God’s children.
The Baptism of our babies commits us to helping them in their journey in this life. We have to protect their fragile and tender life and help them to grow in the abundance of life and love of the children of God. We commit ourselves to all this before God and before the community at the baptismal font.
There are three moments when adults declare and assume their role in the Baptism of children:
1. Before baptizing them, they reaffirm their own faith.
2. They proclaim before God and the community that their children are the children of God.
3. And they renew their Christian commitment to love our children, to nurture and educate them as members, with us, of one family.
Requirements for Baptisms in Mary, Mother of Mercy Parish:
The Baptism of our babies commits us to helping them in their journey in this life. We have to protect their fragile and tender life and help them to grow in the abundance of life and love of the children of God. We commit ourselves to all this before God and before the community at the baptismal font.
There are three moments when adults declare and assume their role in the Baptism of children:
1. Before baptizing them, they reaffirm their own faith.
2. They proclaim before God and the community that their children are the children of God.
3. And they renew their Christian commitment to love our children, to nurture and educate them as members, with us, of one family.
Requirements for Baptisms in Mary, Mother of Mercy Parish:
For further inquiries, please contact:
Contact (773) 582-4662 or (773) 434-3223
queen-universe@archchicago.org or stadrian@archchicago.org
Contact (773) 582-4662 or (773) 434-3223
queen-universe@archchicago.org or stadrian@archchicago.org
Confirmation
Please contact us for more information regarding confirmation classes for youth and for adults.
Contact
(773) 582-4662 or (773) 581-3313
queen-universe@archchicago.org or stadrian@archchicago.org
Contact
(773) 582-4662 or (773) 581-3313
queen-universe@archchicago.org or stadrian@archchicago.org
Eucharist
By his Real Presence in the Eucharist Christ fulfils his promise to be with us "always, until the end of the age" (Mt 28:20). As St. Thomas Aquinas wrote, "It is the law of friendship that friends should live together. . . . Christ has not left us without his bodily presence in this our pilgrimage, but he joins us to himself in this sacrament in the reality of his body and blood" ( Summa Theologiae, III q. 75, a. 1). With this gift of Christ's presence in our midst, the Church is truly blessed. As Jesus told his disciples, referring to his presence among them, "Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it" (Mt 13:17). In the Eucharist the Church both receives the gift of Jesus Christ and gives grateful thanks to God for such a blessing. This thanksgiving is the only proper response, for through this gift of himself in the celebration of the Eucharist under the appearances of bread and wine Christ gives us the gift of eternal life.
Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. . . . Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. (Jn 6:53-57
Taken from the Catechism of the Catholic Church
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Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. . . . Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. (Jn 6:53-57
Taken from the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Contact: (773) 582-4662 or (773) 581-3313
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Reconciliation
(CONFESSION)
In the sacrament of penance, by naming and confessing our sins before the priest, who represents Christ, we face our failings more honestly and accept responsibility for our sins. It is also in confession that a priest and penitent can work together to find the direction needed for the penitent to grow spiritually and to avoid sin in the future
- CCC, nos.1455, 1456.
In the sacrament of penance, by naming and confessing our sins before the priest, who represents Christ, we face our failings more honestly and accept responsibility for our sins. It is also in confession that a priest and penitent can work together to find the direction needed for the penitent to grow spiritually and to avoid sin in the future
- CCC, nos.1455, 1456.
At Queen of the Universe Church
Domingo (Sunday) - Jueves (Thursday)
6:00 PM - 6:50 PM
Saturday
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
At St. Adrian Church
Tuesdays after morning Mass - upon request
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm
Or by appointment. Please call (773) 582-4662 or (773) 434-3223
Domingo (Sunday) - Jueves (Thursday)
6:00 PM - 6:50 PM
Saturday
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
At St. Adrian Church
Tuesdays after morning Mass - upon request
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm
Or by appointment. Please call (773) 582-4662 or (773) 434-3223
RECONCILIATION
The Catholic Sacrament of Reconciliation (also known as Penance, or Penance and Reconciliation) has three elements: conversion, confession, and celebration. In it we find God’s unconditional forgiveness; as a result, we are called to forgive others.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is one of the most unique and beautiful aspects of the Catholic Church. Jesus Christ, in His abundant love and mercy, established the Sacrament of Confession, so that we as sinners can obtain forgiveness for our sins and reconcile with God and the Church. The sacrament “washes us clean,” and renews us in Christ.
The sacrament of Reconciliation is a sacrament in which the priest, as the agent of God, forgives sins committed after Baptism, when the sinner is heartily sorry for them, sincerely confesses them, and is willing to make satisfaction for them.
By his death on the Cross, Jesus Christ redeemed man from sin and from the consequences of his sin, especially from the eternal death that is sin’s due.
So it is not surprising that on the very day he rose from the dead, Jesus instituted the sacrament by which men’s sins could be forgiven.
A POWER GRANTED BY CHRIST
It was on Easter Sunday evening that Jesus appeared to his Apostles, gathered together in the Upper Room, where they had eaten the Last Supper. As they gasped and shrank back in a mixture of fear and dawning hope, Jesus spoke to them reassuringly.
Jesus came and stood in the midst and said to them, ‘Peace be to you!’ And when he had said this he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore rejoiced at the sight of the Lord. He therefore said to them again, ‘Peace be to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.’ When he had said this, he breathed upon them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit; whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.’
— John (20:19-23)
The Catholic Sacrament of Reconciliation (also known as Penance, or Penance and Reconciliation) has three elements: conversion, confession, and celebration. In it we find God’s unconditional forgiveness; as a result, we are called to forgive others.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is one of the most unique and beautiful aspects of the Catholic Church. Jesus Christ, in His abundant love and mercy, established the Sacrament of Confession, so that we as sinners can obtain forgiveness for our sins and reconcile with God and the Church. The sacrament “washes us clean,” and renews us in Christ.
The sacrament of Reconciliation is a sacrament in which the priest, as the agent of God, forgives sins committed after Baptism, when the sinner is heartily sorry for them, sincerely confesses them, and is willing to make satisfaction for them.
By his death on the Cross, Jesus Christ redeemed man from sin and from the consequences of his sin, especially from the eternal death that is sin’s due.
So it is not surprising that on the very day he rose from the dead, Jesus instituted the sacrament by which men’s sins could be forgiven.
A POWER GRANTED BY CHRIST
It was on Easter Sunday evening that Jesus appeared to his Apostles, gathered together in the Upper Room, where they had eaten the Last Supper. As they gasped and shrank back in a mixture of fear and dawning hope, Jesus spoke to them reassuringly.
Jesus came and stood in the midst and said to them, ‘Peace be to you!’ And when he had said this he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore rejoiced at the sight of the Lord. He therefore said to them again, ‘Peace be to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.’ When he had said this, he breathed upon them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit; whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.’
— John (20:19-23)
Marriage
Marriage Preparation
Congratulations on your engagement! Couples preparing to receive the Sacrament of Marriage must contact the Parish Office with questions and date availability. Please contact us at least 6 months prior to your desired wedding date. We welcome you to call the rectory to arrange an appointment to meet with one of our priests.
Contact (773) 582-4662 or (773) 434-3223
queen-universe@archchicago.org or stadrian@archchicago.org
God created man and woman out of love and commanded them to imitate his love in their relations with each other. Man and woman were created for each other…Woman and man are equal in human dignity, and in marriage, both are united in an unbreakable bond. (United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, Ch. 21, p. 279)
Congratulations on your engagement! Couples preparing to receive the Sacrament of Marriage must contact the Parish Office with questions and date availability. Please contact us at least 6 months prior to your desired wedding date. We welcome you to call the rectory to arrange an appointment to meet with one of our priests.
Contact (773) 582-4662 or (773) 434-3223
queen-universe@archchicago.org or stadrian@archchicago.org
God created man and woman out of love and commanded them to imitate his love in their relations with each other. Man and woman were created for each other…Woman and man are equal in human dignity, and in marriage, both are united in an unbreakable bond. (United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, Ch. 21, p. 279)
Holy Orders
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate.
The Sacrament of Holy Orders is the continuation of Christ’s priesthood, which He bestowed upon His Apostles; thus, the Catechism of the Catholic Church refers to the Sacrament of Holy Orders as “the sacrament of apostolic ministry.”
“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.
The Priesthood of Christ:
The priesthood was established by God among the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. God chose the tribe of Levi as priests for the nation. Their primary duties were the offering of sacrifice and prayer for the people.
Christ, in offering Himself up for the sins of all mankind, fulfilled the duties of the Old Testament priesthood once and for all. But just as the Eucharist makes that sacrifice present to us today, so the New Testament priesthood is a sharing in the eternal priesthood of Christ. While all believers are, in some sense, priests, some are set aside to serve the Church as Christ Himself did.
Eligibility for the Sacrament:
The Sacrament of Holy Orders can be validly conferred only on baptized men, following the example set by Christ and His Apostles, who chose only men as their successors and collaborators. A man cannot demand ordination; the Church has the authority to determine eligibility for the sacrament.
While the episcopate is reserved to unmarried men, the discipline regarding the priesthood varies in East and West. The Eastern Churches allow married men to be ordained priests, while the Western Church insists on celibacy. Once a man has received the Sacrament of Holy Orders, however, he cannot marry.
The Form of the Sacrament:
As the Catechism of the Catholic Church notes:
The essential rite of the sacrament of Holy Orders for all three degrees consists in the bishop’s imposition of hands on the head of the ordinand and in the bishop’s specific consecratory prayer asking God for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and his gifts proper to the ministry to which the candidate is being ordained.
Other elements of the sacrament, such as holding it in the cathedral (the bishop’s own church); holding it during Mass; and celebrating it on a Sunday are traditional but not essential.
The Minister of the Sacrament:
Because of his role as a successor to the Apostles, who were themselves successors to Christ, the bishop is the proper minister of the sacrament. The grace of sanctifying others that he receives at his own ordination allows him to ordain others.
The Effects of the Sacrament:
The Sacrament of Holy Orders, like the Sacrament of Baptism and the Sacrament of Confirmation, can only be received once for each level of ordination. Once a man has been ordained, he is spiritually changed, which is the origin of the saying, “Once a priest, always a priest.” He can be dispensed of his obligations as a priest (or even forbidden to act as a priest); but he remains a priest forever.
Each level of ordination confers special graces, from the ability to preach, granted to deacons; to the ability to act in the person of Christ to offer the Mass, granted to priests; to a special grace of strength, granted to bishops, which allows him to teach and lead his flock, even to the point of dying as Christ did.
Source: catholicism.about.com
For more information please call our Parish Office.
Contact
(773) 582-4662 or (773) 434-3223
queen-universe@archchicago.org or stadrian@archchicago.org
Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate.
The Sacrament of Holy Orders is the continuation of Christ’s priesthood, which He bestowed upon His Apostles; thus, the Catechism of the Catholic Church refers to the Sacrament of Holy Orders as “the sacrament of apostolic ministry.”
“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.
The Priesthood of Christ:
The priesthood was established by God among the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. God chose the tribe of Levi as priests for the nation. Their primary duties were the offering of sacrifice and prayer for the people.
Christ, in offering Himself up for the sins of all mankind, fulfilled the duties of the Old Testament priesthood once and for all. But just as the Eucharist makes that sacrifice present to us today, so the New Testament priesthood is a sharing in the eternal priesthood of Christ. While all believers are, in some sense, priests, some are set aside to serve the Church as Christ Himself did.
Eligibility for the Sacrament:
The Sacrament of Holy Orders can be validly conferred only on baptized men, following the example set by Christ and His Apostles, who chose only men as their successors and collaborators. A man cannot demand ordination; the Church has the authority to determine eligibility for the sacrament.
While the episcopate is reserved to unmarried men, the discipline regarding the priesthood varies in East and West. The Eastern Churches allow married men to be ordained priests, while the Western Church insists on celibacy. Once a man has received the Sacrament of Holy Orders, however, he cannot marry.
The Form of the Sacrament:
As the Catechism of the Catholic Church notes:
The essential rite of the sacrament of Holy Orders for all three degrees consists in the bishop’s imposition of hands on the head of the ordinand and in the bishop’s specific consecratory prayer asking God for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and his gifts proper to the ministry to which the candidate is being ordained.
Other elements of the sacrament, such as holding it in the cathedral (the bishop’s own church); holding it during Mass; and celebrating it on a Sunday are traditional but not essential.
The Minister of the Sacrament:
Because of his role as a successor to the Apostles, who were themselves successors to Christ, the bishop is the proper minister of the sacrament. The grace of sanctifying others that he receives at his own ordination allows him to ordain others.
The Effects of the Sacrament:
The Sacrament of Holy Orders, like the Sacrament of Baptism and the Sacrament of Confirmation, can only be received once for each level of ordination. Once a man has been ordained, he is spiritually changed, which is the origin of the saying, “Once a priest, always a priest.” He can be dispensed of his obligations as a priest (or even forbidden to act as a priest); but he remains a priest forever.
Each level of ordination confers special graces, from the ability to preach, granted to deacons; to the ability to act in the person of Christ to offer the Mass, granted to priests; to a special grace of strength, granted to bishops, which allows him to teach and lead his flock, even to the point of dying as Christ did.
Source: catholicism.about.com
For more information please call our Parish Office.
Contact
(773) 582-4662 or (773) 434-3223
queen-universe@archchicago.org or stadrian@archchicago.org
Services
Request a Mass Intention
At each Mass, we offer our petitions to God. We offer there are many reasons to offer these prayers, including to offer special prayers for deceased loved ones or in celebration of health or birthdays. We ask for a donation to the parish to accompany these intentions.
Fill out the form with and make a donation here, or call or stop by the rectory.
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Request Sacramental Records
Altar Services
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Contact
(773) 582-4662 or (773) 581-3313
queen-universe@archchicago.org or stadrian@archchicago.org
Contact
(773) 582-4662 or (773) 581-3313
queen-universe@archchicago.org or stadrian@archchicago.org
Funeral
If you are a member of our Parish or you want a loved have a funeral service celebrated at one of our sites, please notify the funeral home to contact us.
For the Funeral Home: Please leave a message in the emergency line. Please contact the Parish Offices for more information. Contact: (773) 582-4662 or (773) 434-3223 queen-universe@archchicago.org or stadrian@archchicago.org |
Liturgical Ministry
For more information please contact our Parish Office.
Contact
(773) 582-4662 or (773) 581-3313
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Contact
(773) 582-4662 or (773) 581-3313
queen-universe@archchicago.org or stadrian@archchicago.org