Receiving the Sacraments at St. Joseph's

Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word.

Catechism of the Catholic Church §1213

Parents/guardians wanting to have their baby baptized need to pick up a Baptismal Packet at the parish office and make a reservation to attend a Baptismal Seminar. Please make sure you return your completed packet to the office no later than two weeks prior to the seminar.

Please do not set a Baptism date until you complete a Baptismal Seminar. You do not have to wait until your child's birth to complete a seminar.

Church Law on Sponsors for Baptism

 A GUIDE FOR PARENTS: BAPTISM PREPARATION 

For more information please call the office at (904) 268-5422.

At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet 'in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us.

The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life." "The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch." 

Catechism of the Catholic Church §1323–4
cf. Lumen Gentium §11
 

Eucharistic Adoration 
PREP Registration 
A GUIDE FOR PARENTS: FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION

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.

Catechism of the Catholic Church §1285

Adult Confirmation
PREP Registration 
A GUIDE FOR PARENTS: CONFIRMATION PREPARATION

For more information call the parish office at 268-5422.

"Those who approach the sacrament of Penance obtain pardon from God's mercy for the offense committed against him, and are, at the same time, reconciled with the Church which they have wounded by their sins and which by charity, by example, and by prayer labors for their conversion. 

Catechism of the Catholic Church §1422

Mass and Reconciliation Schedule 
A GUIDE FOR PARENTS: FIRST PENANCE PREPARATION

By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of the priests the whole Church commends those who are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord, that he may raise them up and save them and indeed she exhorts them to contribute to the good of the People of God by freely uniting themselves to the Passion and death of Christ.

Catechism of the Catholic Church §1499

For more information call the parish office at 904-268-5422.

The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament.

Catechism of the Catholic Church §1601

To schedule a wedding, an engaged couple must meet with their parish priest or deacon at least eight months prior to their proposed wedding date. If you would like to have your wedding at St. Joseph's please contact our Wedding Facilitator, Genny Cruz, at stjosephsweddings@gmail.com or at 904-304-4579, or call the parish office at 904-268-5422 for more information about preparing for marriage.

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 (Bishops), presbyterate (Priests), and diaconate (Deacons).

Catechism of the Catholic Church §1536

Diocese of St. Augustine Vocations