Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church: Lumen Gentium tells us that the Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life” (#11). In the Eucharistic liturgy and our prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, we encounter God’s presence in personal and profound ways. But the Eucharist is also social, as Pope Benedict XVI reminds us in Deus Caritas Est: “A Eucharist which does not pass over into the concrete practice of love is intrinsically fragmented.”
The Eucharist, celebrated as a community, teaches us about human dignity, calls us to right relationship with God, with ourselves and others, invites us to community and solidarity, and sends us on mission to help transform our communities, neighborhoods and world. Church teaching, rooted in both Scripture and Tradition, emphasizes both the personal and social natures of the Eucharist.
Our parish community gathers for the Celebration of Sunday Eucharist at these times:
| Saturday | |
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| 4:00 PM | Vigil Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Seaside Heights, NJ |
| 4:30 PM | Vigil Mass at Saint Catharine of Siena Church, Seaside Park, NJ |
| Sunday | |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Mass at Saint Catharine of Siena Church, Seaside Park, NJ |
| 8:00 AM | Sunday Mass (Summer) at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Seaside Heights |
| 10:00 AM | Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Seaside Heights, NJ |
| 11:00 AM | Mass at Saint Catharine of Siena Church, Seaside Park, NJ |
| 7:00 PM | Spanish Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
| Weekday Mass is at 8:00 AM | |
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| Monday, Wednesday, Friday | Mass at Saint Catharine of Siena Church |
| Tuesday, Thursday, First Saturday | Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church |