The Sacraments

“The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch.”
(Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1324)

First Holy Communion

“Those who approach the sacrament of Penance obtain pardon from God’s mercy for the offense committed against him, and are, at the same time, reconciled with the Church which they have wounded by their sins and which by charity, by example, and by prayer labors for their conversion.”
(Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1422)

Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the “sacraments of Christian initiation,” whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For “by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.”
(Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1285)

 
For all high-schoolers attending Catholic school, Confirmation preparation is included in our Youth Group program.
Our teens begin this program during their freshman year of high school and receive the Sacrament of Confirmation during their junior year, after completing 2 years of preparation. The program consists of Sunday night Youth Group meetings (following the 5:30pm Mass), group retreats, and community service. 
 
 *High school students not attending a Catholic school receive instruction in the faith through weekly catechesis in addition to participation in the Youth Group program.

“The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament.”
(Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1601)

 To inquire about the Sacrament of Marriage, or to schedule a wedding at St. Ignatius, please call Ashleigh Riis at 251-445-6711.
 
For more information, please consult our Wedding Manual, linked below.

Wedding Manual

Wedding photo by Elizabeth Gelineau Photography

“By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of the priests the whole Church commends those who are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord, that he may raise them up and save them. And indeed she exhorts them to contribute to the good of the People of God by freely uniting themselves to the Passion and death of Christ.”
(Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1499)
 

To request Anointing of the Sick, please contact:
 
Ashleigh Riis
Assistant to Fr. Shields
(251) 445-6711 or [email protected]

Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate.
(Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1536)
 
"Those who are chosen by God for the consecrated life make this spiritual longing their own in a definitive way. In it, in fact, they have one expectation: the Kingdom of God: that God reign in our will, in our hearts, in the world. In them burns a unique thirst for love which can be quenched by the Eternal One alone."
-Pope Benedict XVI