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, […]
Regina Health Center Celebrates Our 125th Anniversary
The celebration of the Province of Saint Ann (SSS) in the United States continued with a special event at Regina Health Center (RHC), an intercongregational health center in Richfield, Ohio. The Sisters of Charity of Saint Augustine are the sponsoring religious community, and our religious institute was among the founding members who organized it in […]
International SSS Mission Commission Meets / USA National Liturgy Meeting
International SSS Mission Commission Meets in Person for the First Time By John Thomas Lane SSS At the November 2023 General Chapter, several commissions were called into service on behalf of the membership of the Blessed Sacrament Community (SSS) across the globe. From the January 2024 appointment to the present, this commission has met three […]
Quarterly Associates Meeting / Canonical Visit of Father General Ends
Quarterly Associates Meeting Features Uganda Foundation In this 125th Anniversary year, the Province of Saint Ann has placed a strong emphasis on its rich history, with a particular focus on the missionary spirit that has permeated the province. The USA men founded communities which became provinces in Australia, the Philippines, Great Britain and Ireland, Vietnam, […]
The Last Week with the Superior General in the Province of Saint Ann
The three-week-long canonical visitation of the Province of Saint Ann (USA) with Superior General Father Philip Benzy Romician, SSS continued from August 25 – 30 with a crisscrossing of the USA to visit Associates in two communities that do not have religious of the Blessed Sacrament present, and also the first foundation of the province […]
A Texas-sized Welcome for Father General / A Florida Getaway Weekend and Visit
A Texas-sized Welcome for Father General From Saturday, August 16th until Friday, August 22nd, Blessed Sacrament (SSS) Father Philip Benzy Romician SSS, Superior General of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, Father John Thomas Lane SSS, Provincial Superior, and Mona Grigsby-Suarez, Director of the Center for Eucharistic Evangelizing (CEE) embarked on their canonical visit to […]
Gratitude to Province / The Province Assembly / New Local Superior and Assistant Superior / Welcome, Father Martin and Father Anthony / Father Superior General Begins Canonical Visit to the Province of Saint Ann (USA)
The Province Assembly Prepares the SSS and Associates for the Next Year’s Provincial Chapter On August 4-8, 2025, religious of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (SSS) gathered at the Provincialate in Highland Heights, Ohio (in the Diocese of Cleveland) to prepare for their 27th Provincial Chapter, scheduled for 2027. The theme of both the […]
Good Saint Ann / English Institute / Farewell Father Choy / General Superior Visitation
Good Saint Ann, Pray for Us Each year, our two shrines of Saint Ann celebrate the annual festival of this patron saint of the United States province. For over 140 years, Eglise Saint Jean Baptiste in New York City has celebrated the novena with Good Saint Ann from July 17-26. Meanwhile, at Saint Paschal Baylon, […]
Celebrating Our 125th Anniversary in Houston at Corpus Christi Catholic Church / Appreciating Members of the SSS Congregation
In planning the various 125th anniversary gatherings across the province, we were mindful of choosing dates and celebrations that coincided with the name days of our parishes and other events that occur during these festive periods. Knowing that Corpus Christi parish in Houston, a place where the Blessed Sacrament religious (SSS) have administered since 1987, […]