Liturgy & Sacraments

The Liturgy

In the Church's liturgy the divine blessing is fully revealed and communicated. The Father is acknowledged and adored as the source and the end of all the blessings of creation and salvation. In his Word who became incarnate, died, and rose for us, he fills us with his blessings. Through his Word, he pours into our hearts the Gift that contains all gifts, the Holy Spirit. (CCC 1082)

The whole liturgical life of the Church revolves around the Eucharistic sacrifice and the sacraments. There are seven sacraments in the Church: Baptism, Confirmation or Chrismation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.

Sacraments are "powers that comes forth" from the Body of Christ, which is ever-living and life-giving. They are actions of the Holy Spirit at work in his Body, the Church. They are "the masterworks of God" in the new and everlasting covenant. (CCC 1113 & 1116)

The Sacraments

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 and daughters of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission. Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word. (CCC 1213)

To register or for more information for the dates and times of the next class, please contact the Parish Office at (218) 681-3571

Reconciliation

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. (CCC 1422)

Reconciliation at St. Bernard's is available:

Sunday 8:00-8:55 am

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 7:30-7:55 am

Wednesday: 4:45-5:10 pm and 5:45 pm

Saturday: 4:00-4:55 pm

Or by appointment please call the Parish Office at (218) 681-3571

Click here for more information in Sacrament preparation for First Reconciliation.

Holy Eucharist

The Holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. Those who have been raised to the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism and configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation participate with the whole community in the Lord's own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist.

At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet 'in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us. (CCC 1322 & 1323)

Click here for more information in Sacrament preparation for First Eucharist.

Confirmation

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. (CCC 1285)

Learn more about the Sacrament preparation for Confirmation here!

Matrimony

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. (CCC 1601)

Those wishing to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage are asked to contact the Pastor at least six months prior to the intended date of the celebration.

For more information, please contact Fr. Craig Vasek at (218) 681-3571

Holy Orders

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. (CCC 1536)

For more information please contact: The Diocesan Vocations Director at (218) 281-4533

Anointing of the Sick

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. (CCC 1499)

For more information, please contact the Parish Office at (218) 681-3571

Eucharistic Adoration

The Catechism quotes Pope John Paul II: "The Church and the world have a great need for Eucharistic worship. Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. Let us not refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration, in contemplation full of faith, and open to making amends for the serious offenses and crimes of the world. Let our adoration never cease." (CCC, 1380)

Every vocation in the Church comes from and through Christ Jesus. It is He who calls. Spending time in Eucharistic Adoration with our Divine Lord and Friend is a good place to go to ask what He wants with our life. Why not spend some time each week in Adoration, in union, in contemplation of the Lord present in the Eucharist?

Tuesdays & Thursdays: 8:30 am to 10:00 pm
(Additionally during Lent) Fridays: 9:30am-10:00 pm
For more information about Eucharistic Adoration or to sign up for an hour, contact the Parish office at (218) 681-3571.

2023 Holy Days of Obligation

Sunday, January 1

Thursday, May 18

Tuesday, August 15

Wednesday, November 1

Friday, December 8

Monday, December 25

Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

Ascension of the Lord

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

All Saints Day

Immaculate Conception

Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)

2023 Liturgical Feasts/Events

January 6

February 22

April 2

April 6

April 7

April 9

April 16

May 28

June 10

December 3

Epiphany of the Lord

Ash Wednesday

Palm Sunday

Holy Thursday

Good Friday

Easter Sunday

Diving Mercy Sunday

Pentecost Sunday

Corpus Christi

First Sunday of Advent