New Parochial Vicar, Father Louis Demba Ndione SSS / Highlights from the 2024 Eymard Pilgrimage

A note from our new Parochial Vicar, Father Louis Demba Ndione SSS I am glad to share these few lines as a short bio of my life journey. I am Louis Demba Ndione, born on December 3, 1988, in a village called Fande ne in Thies in Se ne gal. I wanted to become a […]

Funeral Homily of Fr. Michael J Arkins SSS / FDLC Annual Liturgy Convention Report

Funeral Homily of Fr. Michael James Arkins SSS (1945–2024) by Father John Thomas Lane SSS, Provincial Superior and Pastor I met Father Michael Arkins at our Provincial Chapter in April 1988 in Burlingame, California. I was the first novice to ever get to go to a provincial chapter. … My novice master said, “Help this […]

Notes and Photos of the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador

Highlights and Photos by Father John Thomas Lane SSS from the International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador For the first time, the Sacramentinos Americas Conference (members from the three provinces of USA – Argentina/Brazil/Chilé – Colombia/Peru) gathered during the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress. The provincials, Father Carlos Sierra Rodriguez SSS (Colombia), Father Marcelo Silva SSS […]

International Eucharistic Congress in Ecuador

The USA SSS Delegation arrives safely Friday morning – Father John Thomas Lane SSS, Co-Director of the CEE & Associate Mona Grigsby-Suarez and Father Jaime Ario Rodriguez Reyes SSS (stationed in Houston but on loan from the Columbian province)…. We met for a walking tour to register for the International Eucharistic Congress, meeting with the […]

Retreat Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Promulgation of the Rule of Life of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

By Father Simon Peter Zikusooka SSS, Masaka, Uganda, East Africa The Province of Saint Ann in the USA organized a retreat commemorating the 40th anniversary of the promulgation of the Congregation’s Rule of Life. We also reflected on the Project of Life of the Aggregation of the Blessed Sacrament (Associates). It was inspiring to see […]

National Eucharistic Congress – July 2024

Reflections on the National Eucharistic Congress by priests and Associates of the Congregation: Greg Dufour – Houston, Texas After 18 months of eager anticipation since registering for the 10th National Eucharistic Congress, the moment finally came to unite with just over 50,000 Catholics nationwide. I went with an open mind, ready to encounter Jesus more […]

SSS Celebrations for the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ / Youth LITE Retreat in Liverpool, England

SSS Celebrations Across the Country for the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ Each year, the Church’s solemnity for the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ awakens and shares our Eucharistic charism and the gift of processions with the Blessed Sacrament. We continue the tradition of our holy founder, Saint Peter Julian Eymard, […]

St Paul FL – Initial Formation Gathering

New Group of Associates in the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York

Rest in Peace – Luis Fernando Suarez; A New Priest-Associate of the Blessed Sacrament – Fr. Matteo James Rizzo