St. John Vianney Catholic Church

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St. John Vianney Catholic Church Welcome to our parish page!

Join us for Mass, Confessions, Adoration, other sacraments; faith sharing and fellowship; Pre-School, Religious Ed, Youth Ministry; serve the community through the Food Pantry; check out the Family Life Center activities; etc. Our Mass Schedule

SATURDAY:
5:00 PM Vigil with Rosary at 4:30 PM

SUNDAY:
8:00 AM
10:45 AM Contemporary, Life Teen
1:00 PM Spanish

Daily Mass Schedule
MONDAY - SATURDAY
8:00 AM

10/31/2026
10/30/2026
SUNDAY is Extra Extra this weekend...If you survive a full moon, halloween, daylight savings, mass is the class and are ...
10/28/2026

SUNDAY is Extra Extra this weekend...If you survive a full moon, halloween, daylight savings, mass is the class and are ready to make an effort toward a saintly disposition...come enjoy a nice hot breakfast with us to celebrate 'All Saints Day'.

Return your boxes this weekend after mass.
10/26/2026

Return your boxes this weekend after mass.

The Prayer after Communion this Sunday says: “May your Sacraments, O Lord, we pray, perfect in us what lies within them,...
10/25/2026

The Prayer after Communion this Sunday says: “May your Sacraments, O Lord, we pray, perfect in us what lies within them, that what we now celebrate in signs we may one day possess in truth.”

Sacraments are signs. Catholics are sometimes afraid to say that sacraments are signs or symbols, because we don’t want people to think they are “only” signs or symbols. They are a special kind of sign and symbol, the kind that “contains the reality of what it signifies.” The crucifix on the wall is a symbol of Jesus Christ, it reminds us of him, but Jesus is not really, substantially present in the crucifix. The bread and w**e we place on the altar at Mass are symbols of the body and blood of Christ, AND they contain the reality of his body and blood, soul and divinity.

What we celebrate in signs, here on earth, we hope to celebrate in heaven in fullness. In heaven there will be no signs and symbols, only the reality. Here we experience the invisible, spiritual realities with the help and mediation of physical, tangible signs. As in a mirror, dimly. In heaven, we will perceive the spiritual realities fully, without the help of sacramental signs.

Another word we hear often in liturgy is “mystery.” At the beginning of Mass, the Priest invites the people: “Let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.” We are not talking about a whodunit type of mystery. There’s no question about that – Jesus dunit. “Mystery” is the Greek word for “sacrament,” which is Latin. It means that spiritual realities are concealed, so to speak, behind sacramental signs. What you see is not exactly what you get. You get so much more.

Our communion antiphon this week, from Psalm 20, says: “We shall rejoice in your salvation, and place our pride in the name of our God.” Liturgy is a celebration, a shout of joy because God saves us, and so we praise his name.
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La oración después de la comunión este domingo dice: « Lleva a su término en nosotros, Señor, lo que significan estos sacramentos, para que un día poseamos plenamente cuanto celebramos ahora en estos signos sagrados».

Los sacramentos son signos. A veces, a los católicos nos da miedo decir que los sacramentos son signos o símbolos, porque no queremos que la gente piense que son «solo» signos o símbolos. Son un tipo especial de signo y símbolo, que «contiene la realidad de lo que significa». El crucifijo en la pared es un símbolo de Jesucristo; nos lo recuerda, pero Jesús no está presente en él de manera real y sustancial. El pan y el vino que colocamos sobre el altar en la Misa son símbolos del cuerpo y la sangre de Cristo, y, al mismo tiempo, contienen la realidad de su cuerpo y su sangre, su alma y su divinidad.

Lo que celebramos mediante signos aquí en la tierra, esperamos celebrarlo en el cielo en su plenitud. En el cielo no habrá signos ni símbolos, solo la realidad. Aquí experimentamos las realidades espirituales e invisibles con la ayuda y mediación de signos físicos y tangibles; como en un espejo, de manera borrosa. En el cielo, percibiremos las realidades espirituales plenamente, sin necesidad de signos sacramentales.

Otra palabra que escuchamos con frecuencia en la liturgia es «misterio». Al comienzo de la Misa, el sacerdote invita a los fieles: «Reconozcamos nuestros pecados para prepararnos a celebrar los sagrados misterios». No nos referimos a un «misterio» al estilo de una novela. «Misterio» es el término griego equivalente a «sacramento» que proviene del latín. Significa que las realidades espirituales están, porasí decirlo, ocultas tras los signos sacramentales. Lo que uno ve no es exactamente todo lo que recibe; se recibe mucho más.

La antífona de comunión de esta semana, tomada del Salmo 19, dice: «Nos alegraremos por tu salvación y nos gloriaremos en el nombre de nuestro Dios». La liturgia es una celebración, un grito de alegría porque Dios nos salva; por eso, alabamos su nombre.

CATHOLIC TRIVIA!What is celebrated on each of the 3 days of Hallowtide, or the Days of the Dead?
10/24/2026

CATHOLIC TRIVIA!
What is celebrated on each of the 3 days of Hallowtide, or the Days of the Dead?

Address

105 Vianney Lane
Prince Frederick, MD
20678

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 12pm

Telephone

+14105350223

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