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Baptism
Confession
Eucharist
Confirmation
Marriage
Sacred Orders
Anoiting of the sick
Christian Funerals
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"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is
made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly
about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. (2
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Sacraments
Introduction
Christ instituted the sacraments of the new law. There are
seven: Baptism, Confirmation (or Chrismation), the Eucharist, Penance, the
Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders and Matrimony. the seven sacraments touch
all the stages and all the important moments of Christian life:1 they give
birth and increase, healing and mission to the Christian's life of faith.
There is thus a certain resemblance between the stages of natural life and
the stages of the spiritual life.
The
Eucharist is the central sacrament of St. Anthony's Parish,
as it is of the Christian life, but it is also the framework for the rest of
the sacraments. Every Saturday priests receive at noon anyone who wishes to
receive the sacrament of Penance, although it can also be received by
appointment. Once a year there is the Confirmation and First Communion
services for the children of the
Catechetics.
To arrange Baptism or Marriage please contact the Parish
Office. And if you are interested in
a Holy Vocation, you can receive advice from our priests.
Call the office if you need the administration of
the Anointing of the Sick
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Baptism
Baptism is birth into the new life in Christ. In accordance
with the Lord's will, it is necessary for salvation, as is the Church
herself, which we enter by Baptism. Since the earliest times, Baptism has been administered to
children. Therefore, if you are expecting
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Confession
The forgiveness of sins committed after Baptism is conferred
by a particular sacrament called the sacrament of conversion, confession,
penance, or reconciliation. There is always priests hearing confessions on Saturdays at
noon. If you need urgent confession you can arrange an appointment calling one
of the priests directly. During Lent and Advent
there are communal penance services with personal hearing of sins and
general absolution.
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Eucharist
The Eucharist is the heart and the summit of the Church's
life, for in it Christ associates his Church and all her members with his
sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving offered once for all on the cross to
his Father; by this sacrifice he pours out the graces of salvation on his
Body which is the Church. The celebration of the Holy Eucharist takes place at the
Parish of St. Anthony's on Saturdays at 18.00, and on Sundays at 10.00 (children's
mass) and at 11.30. There is as well a Mass in English at the Church of the
Sacred Heart at rue de la Correge (in the Schumann district of Brussels) at
19.15.
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Confirmation
Confirmation perfects Baptismal grace; it is the sacrament
which gives the Holy Spirit in order to root us more deeply in the divine
filiation, incorporate us more firmly into Christ, strengthen our bond with
the Church, associate us more closely with her mission, and help us bear
witness to the Christian faith in words accompanied by deeds. Once per year, in springtime, we receive the visit of an
Irish bishop who celebrates the rite of Confirmation on the students of the
Confirmation programme.
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Marriage
The marriage covenant, by which a man and a woman form with
each other an intimate communion of life and love, has been founded and
endowed with its own special laws by the Creator. The church of our Parish has been the
framework of many marriages. If you wish to celebrate your wedding in our
church please contact the Parish Office. St.
Anthony's Parish functions as the "English language Catholic Chaplaincy"
for the Brussels area and in this capacity has organised a pre-marriage
programme for a number of years. Because of the nature of the Chaplaincy
and the public that it serves, the programme is compressed into a single
day, typically taking place on a Saturday between 11:00 and 16:00.
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Sacred
Orders
The whole Church is a priestly people. Through Baptism all
the faithful share in the priesthood of Christ. This participation is called
the "common priesthood of the faithful." Based on this common priesthood and
ordered to its service, there exists another participation in the mission of
Christ: the ministry conferred by the sacrament of Holy Orders. f
you feel the call of God for priesthood contact our priests
who can give you advice or indicate where can you find a seminar.
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Anointing
of the sick
The sacrament of Anointing of the Sick has as its purpose the
conferral of a special grace on the Christian experiencing the difficulties
inherent in the condition of grave illness or old age. f you know someone sick who must urgently receive the holy
sacraments of Penance or the anointing of the sick call urgently to the
telephone number of the pastor
02 720
19 70. Praying for the sick takes an important part in the
liturgy of the Holy Mass and all parishioners are encouraged to pray for
the people suffering in our parish and beyond.
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Christian
Funeral
The Christian funeral confers on the deceased neither a
sacrament nor a sacramental since he has "passed" beyond the sacramental
economy. It is nonetheless a liturgical celebration of the Church. The
ministry of the Church aims at expressing efficacious communion with the
deceased, at the participation in that communion of the community gathered
for the funeral and at the proclamation of eternal life to the community. If someone close to you has died recently please contact the
office in order to organise a Christian funeral.
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Eucharist at
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if you're looking for mass times or you
want to know more about the Eucharist click
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The Cathecism
and the Eucharist |
| What is
the Catholic doctrine on the Eucharist. Find out clicking
here. |
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