Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

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Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

Province of Saint Ann

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360 Years of Eucharistic Witness and Service Celebrated in New York

Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, the mother church of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament since 1900, celebrated from May 28 to June 1, 2025, the anniversaries of three of our Blessed Sacrament religious and three sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame de Montréal. For Father John Kamas, SSS, (Pastor & Provincial Treasurer), we began on Wednesday, remembering […]

Formation Facilitator Workshop / Welcome Our Newest Associates

Associates Formation Facilitator Workshop By Mary Muehle We are familiar with the quote, “It takes a village to raise a child.” As an Associate community, we can rephrase this quote to say that “it takes a team to form an Associate.” The Lord continues to call more men and women to the life of an […]

CTU Annual Board, Trustee, Congregational Leaders & Banquet / Provincial Offers the Keynote Address / Blessed are the Peacemakers Annual Fundraising Gala

CTU Annual Board, Trustee, Congregational Leaders & Banquet Share Successes and Joys By Father John Thomas Lane SSS The annual Board of Trustees and Congregational Corporate leaders’ meetings of Catholic Theological Union (CTU) took place on April 26 in Chicago. This is an opportunity for the provincials, their delegates, and other key stakeholders who support […]

Reconnecting with Our History in the Southwest USA!

by John Thomas Lane SSS The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (SSS) first came to the southwestern United States in 1948 with the mission to start a Blessed Sacrament Shrine in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Our first priests began this shrine and were quickly applauded for their pastoral zeal and interactions with the lay people to […]

Congratulations, Father Thomas Smithson SSS! / The General is Coming!

Congratulations, Father Thomas Smithson SSS! The tremendous pastoral service and hospital chaplaincy of Father Thomas Smithson SSS is being honored at Women’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was nominated, along with six other hospital staff members, for a new service wall. The “Why?” The award is presented to him and the others for their tireless […]

Houston Associates Join for a Retreat Day Followed by Parish Mission

On March 22, 2025 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Houston, Texas, the Spanish- speaking and English-speaking Associates enjoyed a retreat day. For the English-speaking group (29 attended), Father Lane gave an icebreaker and brief history of the Project of Life and its return to the title Saint Peter Julian Eymard gave the document. He […]

Sixty Years of Faithful Service: Brothers Thomas Mella SSS and Michael O’Leary SSS

Sixty years ago, Brothers Thomas Mella SSS and Michael O’Leary SSS professed a life in the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament on March 19, 1965, in Barre, Massachusetts (Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts). Brother Thomas joined the Congregation from his Brooklyn, New York City home.He primarily mainly served the Congregation in our parishes as a sacristan. […]

Catholic Schools Week at SPB / Province Associates Quarterly Meeting / Father Superior General and General Consultor to make their Canonical Visit to the USA

Catholic Schools Week at Saint Paschal Baylon Every Catholic Schools Week across the country interesting events celebrate the beauty of our formation in these hallmark schools. Saint Paschal Baylon, Highland Heights, celebrated with a few extra events, including Vocation Days. On Monday, January 26, the…PSR students were able to hear a panel representing the vocations […]