|Sacraments|

The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us. The visible rites by which the sacraments are celebrated signify and make present the graces proper to each sacrament. They bear fruit in those who receive them with the required dispositions.
-The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1131

Baptism

Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission.
-The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1213

If you are looking to have your child Baptized at St. Michael the Archangel Parish, please contact the parish center at 617-846-7400 ext 3.

First Communion

The Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life.” 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.
-The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1324

For more information about St. Michael’s Faith Formation program please click here.

Contact: faithformation@stmichaelwinthrop.org

Confirmation

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.
-The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1285

For more information about St. Michael’s confirmation program please click here.

Contact: youthminister@stmichaelwinthrop.org

Marriage

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.
-The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1601

If you are getting married and would like to have your wedding at St. Michael the Archangel Parish, please contact the parish center at 617-846-7400 ext 3.