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 […]
Entering the Novitiate – Matthew Vlastelica
Surrounded by the Cleveland SSS Community members, postulant Matthew Vlastelica was welcomed into the province’s Novitiate on August 1, 2024, at Evening Prayer in the chapel of Saint Paschal Baylon Church in Highland Heights, Ohio. Father John Thomas Lane SSS, provincial superior, used the new ritual of the Congregation, “Evening Prayer with the Rite of […]
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 […]
Welcome Father Jaime, SSS!
Father Jaime (James in English) served in Puerto Rico for nine years with our SSS Community there. Unfortunately, with two SSS men dying of COVID-19, this mission closed, and Father Jaime is coming to our province for four years with a ‘convention of transfers” between the two provinces. He will serve as a parochial vicar […]
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, […]
Northeast Ohio Celebrations for Our Jubilarian Priests / Vicar for Clergy Makes Pastoral Visit to Our Community
Northeast Ohio Celebrations for Our Jubilarian Priests Three of our well-known priests celebrated their anniversaries of being ordained priests this past week. On May 17, Father Norman Pelletier SSS, celebrated 55 years of ordination. On May 23, Fathers Paul Bernier SSS and William (Bill) Young SSS celebrated 60 years of ordination. For our “60-year-olds,” we […]
Setting up the Novitiate in Houston, Texas
It has been several years since our province has had the gift of novices discerning a vocation as a religious of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (SSS). … We had a combined English-speaking novitiate with the provinces of Australia, Great Britain, and Ireland, ending in 2011. God has blessed us with interest in our […]
1st Meeting of the Sacramentinos Americas Conference / Eugênio Barbosa Martins SSS Ordained 12th SSS Bishop
1st Meeting of the Sacramentinos Americas Conference in Belo Horizonte, Brazil The first meeting since the General Chapter of the Sacramentinos Americas Conference (SAC) took place at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Province (Argentina-Brazil-Chile) headquarters (Emmaus Center) in Belo Horizonte, the third largest metropolitan city of Brazil, in the state of Minas Gerais (between the […]
LITE: Hawaii and Northeast Ohio; Welcome, Father Rosario Pushparaj SSS!
Reflections by the Life in the Eucharist Team Hawaii Our Associates of the Blessed Sacrament in Ohio and a co-director of the Center for Eucharistic Evangelizing (CEE) share their recent travels and retreat from February 28–March 5, 2024. First Thoughts by Tom Anderson On his way to the General Chapter meetings in Vietnam, Provincial Superior […]
