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, […]
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 […]