St. John Vianney Catholic Church

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

Christmas in April Calvert County, Inc. is a volunteer non-profit organization that repairs and improves houses and othe...
09/02/2026

Christmas in April Calvert County, Inc. is a volunteer non-profit organization that repairs and improves houses and other physical structures to ensure that low-income homeowners, especially the elderly, disabled, families with children, and military veterans live in warmth, safety, and independence.

Applications are due September 30, 2026 for the Christmas in April 2027 program. All homeowners must live in the home and consent to the referral.

Applications may be obtained and submitted online. For more information, call 410-535-9044.

Christmas in April Calvert County, Inc. is a non-profit organization that repairs and improves the homes of low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly, disabled, and families with children.

If you missed Father John's Sunday bulletin message this past Sunday (30th), well that is partially on me. You can alway...
09/01/2026

If you missed Father John's Sunday bulletin message this past Sunday (30th), well that is partially on me. You can always find our printed bulletin on our main webpage, the Thursday 3pm email via Flocknote, and generally at noon on Sundays on Facebook. Happy Reading 🙂

Last Sunday we had a wonderful parish picnic. I am so grateful to all the people who worked really hard to make it happen. This week kids are back in school, and so are the teachers, admins, counselors, bus drivers, all the staff. It is a good opportunity to say a prayer for them all, and express our appreciation and gratitude for their vocation. I often think of a quote from Sam in the West Wing: “Schools should be palaces. The competition for the best teachers should be fierce. They should be making six-figure salaries.”

This time of year, lots of us are ‘getting back into the routine’. I admit, I have sometimes disparaged routine, the dull humdrum in contrast to the bright spark of adventure. I have teased my dad about eating the same applesauce and peanut butter crackers day after day, and joked about parishioners always sitting in the same pew. But routine can be good. Routine saves lives. Routine is how we look both ways before crossing the street, or signal before we turn. Routine lets us accomplish vital tasks every day without having to commit much brain processing power to them. Good routine is virtue. Pitchers go through an exact routine before attempting a feat of incredible precision. Gymnasts do the same. Basketball players before shooting a free-throw. Routine is the foundation of excellence.

In the spiritual life, too, routine is the foundation of excellence. A routine of prayer in the morning, when I wake up. Prayer before meals. Prayer before bed. Going to Mass. Going to confession. Reading the Bible. Praying the Rosary. Sometimes routine might seem boring. We want excitement, adventure in our spiritual life. We want to fly. And so we should. But first, we need to buckle up and go through the pre-flight routine.

El domingo pasado celebramos un maravilloso picnic parroquial. Estoy muy agradecido con todas las personas que trabajaron tanto para realizarlo. Esta semana, los niños regresan a la escuela, y también los maestros, administradores, consejeros, conductores de autobús y todo el personal. Es una buena oportunidad para rezar por todos ellos y expresar nuestro aprecio y gratitud por su vocación. A menudo recuerdo una frase de la serie *The West Wing*: «Las escuelas deberían ser palacios. La competencia por los mejores maestros debería ser feroz. Deberían ganar salarios de seis cifras».

Empezando la escuela, muchos de nosotros estamos «retomando la rutina». A veces he menospreciado la rutina, la monotonía gris en comparación con la chispa brillante de la diversión. He bromeado con mi padre por comer la misma comida día tras día, y los feligreses que siempre se sientan en el mismo banco. Pero la rutina puede ser buena. La rutina salva vidas. Gracias a la rutina miramos a ambos lados antes de cruzar la calle, o señalizamos antes de girar. La rutina nos permite realizar tareas vitales cada día sin tener que dedicarles mucha energía mental. Una buena rutina es una virtud. Los lanzadores de béisbol siguen una rutina exacta
antes de intentar una hazaña de increíble precisión.
Los gimnastas hacen lo mismo. También los jugadores de baloncesto antes de lanzar un tiro libre. La rutina es el fundamento de la excelencia.

En la vida espiritual, también, la rutina es el fundamento de la excelencia. Una rutina de oración por la mañana, al despertar. Oración antes de comer. Oración antes de dormir. Asistir a Misa. Confesarse. Leer la Biblia. Rezar el Rosario. A veces, la rutina puede parecer aburrida. Queremos emoción, divertimiento en nuestra vida espiritual. Queremos volar. Y así debería ser. Pero primero, debemos abrocharnos el cinturón y seguir la rutina previa al vuelo.

Celebrated 30 years and was recognized at mass on Monday.🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
08/27/2026

Celebrated 30 years and was recognized at mass on Monday.🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Let's rally together to make a difference for Birthright of Prince Frederick - every ticket and donation helps in creati...
08/25/2026

Let's rally together to make a difference for Birthright of Prince Frederick - every ticket and donation helps in creating a brighter future! 🍼🚼🤰

TODAY ~ JOIN US
08/23/2026

TODAY ~ JOIN US

This Sunday we celebrate our annual Parish Picnic. As I am writing this, the weather forecast is still dicey. That’s the...
08/22/2026

This Sunday we celebrate our annual Parish Picnic. As I am writing this, the weather forecast is still dicey. That’s the nature of picnics, though, and I love it. Celebrating Mass in a tent is at best an ungainly venture. I sweat under layers of vestments, the wind blows out the candles, and we do our best to keep the ants off the credence table. It’s the glorious messiness of community, removed from our pristine facilities and convenient amenities. It makes me feel closer to Jesus and the apostles. They didn’t have some air conditioned church building. Did the sermon on the mount almost get rained out? When Jesus preached to the crowds on the shore of the Lake of Galilee, were the kids splashing in the water? We know they didn’t always plan enough food for everyone, but Jesus took care of that.

In our Gospel this week, Jesus gives to Peter the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and promises that the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against his Church. For all its messiness, it is in the community of the Church that we experience the joy of the kingdom, gathered with our brothers and sisters around the altar, singing the praise of the Lamb.

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Este domingo celebramos nuestro picnic parroquial anual. Mientras estoy escribiendo esto, el pronóstico del tiempo es todavía incierto. Así son los picnics, y a mí me encanta la aventura. Celebrar la Misa bajo una carpa es, en el mejor de los casos, una tarea algo incómoda. Sudamos bajo las vestiduras litúrgicas, el viento apaga las velas y hacemos todo lo posible por mantener a las hormigas alejadas de la mesa credencial. Es el glorioso caos de la comunidad, lejos de nuestros templos impecables y comodidades prácticas. Me hace sentir más cerca de Jesús y de los apóstoles. Ellos no tenían un edificio con aire acondicionado. ¿Estuvo a punto de arruinarse el Sermón de la Montaña por la lluvia? Cuando Jesús predicaba a las multitudes a orillas del lago de Galilea, ¿había niños chapoteando en el agua? Sabemos que no siempre calculaban suficiente comida para todos, pero Jesús se arregló eso.

En el Evangelio de esta semana, Jesús entrega a Pedro las llaves del Reino de los Cielos y promete que las puertas del in****no no prevalecerán contra su Iglesia. A pesar del caos, es en la comunidad de la Iglesia donde experimentamos la alegría del Reino, reunidos con nuestros hermanos y hermanas alrededor del altar, cantando las alabanzas del Cordero.

08/21/2026
August 15 is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven. She was taken up into heaven body a...
08/16/2026

August 15 is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven. She was taken up into heaven body and soul.

There are two sets of readings, one for a vigil Mass and the other for Mass on the day. The first reading for the vigil is the story of King David bringing the Ark of the Covenant up into the city of Jerusalem. The Ark was built while the people were camped at Mount Sinai, and it contained the two tablets of the Torah, the staff of Aaron, and a jar of manna. It was kept in the Tent of Meeting throughout the journey in the desert, God dwelling in the midst of his people. When they arrived to the promised land, it resided mostly at the sanctuary in Shiloh for a few centuries. It was lost in battle to the Philistines, but miraculously recovered. For a long time David was afraid to bring the Ark to Jerusalem, saying, “How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?” (2 Sam 6:9).

In the Gospel of the day, we hear Elizabeth greeting Mary with almost the same words: “How is it that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” (Lk 1:43). Mary is the Ark of the Covenant. She is the tabernacle which carries the presence of the Lord, dwelling in the midst of his people. Hers is the womb that bears Emmanuel, God-with-us.

And in the first reading of the day, “God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant could be seen in the temple” (Rev 11:19). This is what we celebrate on the great feast of the Assumption. Mary, the Ark of the Covenant, has finally been taken up, body and soul, into the heavenly Jerusalem.

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El 15 de agosto se celebra la solemnidad de la Asunción de la Santísima Virgen María al cielo. Ella fue elevada al cielo en cuerpo y alma.

Hay lecturas para la Misa de vigilia, y otras para la Misa del día. La primera lectura de la vigilia narra cómo el rey David llevó el Arca de la Alianza a la ciudad de Jerusalén. El Arca fue construida mientras el pueblo acampaba en el monte Sinaí y contenía las dos tablas de la Torá, el bastón de Aarón, y una vasija con maná. Residía en la Tienda de Reunión durante la travesía por el desierto, la presencia de Dios en medio de su pueblo. Al llegar a la Tierra Prometida, permaneció durante varios siglos principalmente en el santuario en Siló. Fue capturada por los filisteos en batalla, pero recuperada milagrosamente. Durante mucho tiempo, David temió llevar el Arca a Jerusalén, preguntándose: «¿Cómo va a venir a mí el arca del Señor?» (2 Sam 6, 9).

En el Evangelio del día, escuchamos a Isabel saludar a María con casi las mismas palabras: «¿Cómo es que la madre del Señor viene a mí?» (Lc 1, 43). María es el Arca de la Alianza. Ella es el tabernáculo que contiene la presencia del Señor, quien habita en medio de su pueblo. Su seno es el que lleva a Emmanuel, Dios-con-nosotros.

Y en la primera lectura del día se dice: «Se abrió el templo de Dios en el cielo y dentro de él se vio el arca de la alianza» (Ap 11, 19). Esto es lo que celebramos en la gran fiesta de la Asunción. María, el Arca de la Alianza, finalmente ha sido elevada, en cuerpo y alma, a la Jerusalén celestial.

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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