Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

Province of Saint Ann

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Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

Province of Saint Ann

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Orlando Diocese Life in the Eucharist Team Presents

Orlando Diocese Life in the Eucharist Team Presents at Saint Vincent de Paul, Holiday, Florida By Diana McGinty, Orlando Diocese LITE Team Twenty-three members of the Orlando Diocese’s Life in the Eucharist team, led by Father George Dunne SSS, presented the 2-day program to approximately 45 attendees from the Saint Vincent de Paul parish in […]

CEE in Casper, Wyoming for Living a Eucharistic Life Retreat

By John Thomas Lane, SSS, Provincial “What is a Parish Mission?” “What do you do when you are away at these retreats?” These are but a few of the questions I receive when I accept parish missions or retreats twice a year for the Center for Eucharistic Evangelizing (CEE). …This Lent, Saint Patrick Church, Casper, […]

New Leadership for the Senegal Province

By Father Louis Demba Ndione SSS Under the patronage of our Blessed Mother, whom our founder, Saint Peter Julian Eymard, honored as Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, the Province of Senegal has been entrusted to her loving and motherly care from its beginning as a province. Our province called her “Our Lady of Africa.” […]

Another Visit to Our History Foundations in Australia

By John Thomas Lane SSS, Provincial After my time in Uganda, I spent a few days visiting our two foundations in Australia. My goal was to conduct pastoral planning and research with the Blessed Sacrament Community (SSS) men religious, based on our shared similarities and needs; learn about the affiliate vocation program; and look forward […]

Life in the Eucharist Weekend Corpus Christi Parish in Houston, Texas

By Mona Grigsby-Suarez One of my responsibilities as the Director of the Congregation’s Center for Eucharistic Evangelizing is to support our Spanish-speaking members across our various Blessed Sacrament parishes in enriching their spirituality and knowledge of our Eymardian charism. In response to Father Sekar’s invitation, I organized a weekend visit to Houston, Texas, for the […]

“Most, Welcome, Most Grateful” – Returning to Our SSS Uganda Foundation

In 1959, the Province of Saint Ann (USA), Blessed Sacrament religious (SSS) first came to Masaka, Uganda. They were invited by the local bishop and the Superior General, Godfrey Spiekman SSS, from Rome to establish a parish community. (Uganda is a country on the equator in Eastern Africa, hovering over the second-largest freshwater lake in […]

A Blessed 2026!

Jubilee Year Ends with a Special Mass at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist As Pilgrims of Hope, we journeyed together this special year. Pope Francis awakened the church to be beacons of hope during this special holy time of 2025. On Sunday, December 28, the Feast of the Holy Family, Bishop Edward Malesic […]

Florida Fun: Our Last 125th Celebration and Other Events

By John Thomas Lane SSS, Provincial Blessed Sacrament Community Canonical Visit From Thursday, December 4, to Saturday, December 6, I had the privilege of hosting a community meeting at Saint Vincent de Paul in Holiday, Florida. Four men, two American province members, one Filipino province member, and one Vietnamese province member make up this special […]

New Members join the Aggregation / Father General Addresses the Members of the USA Aggregation / New SSS Parochial Vicar Arrives

New Members join the Aggregation of the Blessed Sacrament by Greg Dufour, Province Aggregation Council Chair and Local Leader, Houston, Texas This summer, the Associates of the Blessed Sacrament returned to the original name penned by our founder, Saint Peter Julian Eymard, the third branch of his “society,” the Aggregation of the Blessed Sacrament. Recently, […]