Welcome to St. Vincent de Paul Parish.

After much prayer, thought, and consultation, we have stopped the live streaming of Sunday Masses.  Our Mass celebration reaches its summit at the celebration of the Eucharist and our receiving of Jesus fully and completely in his Body and Blood.  We greatly desire all of us to gather together and walk towards the Altar of the Lord every Sunday.  If you cannot gather due to health issues, please see the link below to gather for the daily and Sunday mass from the Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption in Saginaw.  In addition, please call the parish office so we can make arrangements for you to receive the Blessed Sacrament and keep you up to date with parish information. 

Daily Mass Livestream from the Cathedral: https://saginaw.org/cathedral-live

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I Heard it in the Homily

Celebrating the Body of Christ

The first and most obvious way to celebrate the body of Christ is through the body and blood of Christ Jesus. We firmly believe that what we bring to the altar as bread and wine truly becomes the body and blood of Christ. This is the true belief of Catholics.

The second comes from the first. It is the body of Christ reserved in the tabernacle; the blessed sacrament; the real presence of Christ. Our reverence for the Eucharist in the Tabernacle is powerful! The Lord is present in our midst in the blessed sacrament. Sometimes we come to sit for a prayerful time of adoration, showing our love and respect for the body of Christ.

The third body of Christ is you and me! We ARE the body of Christ in a different form than in the Eucharist or in the Tabernacle. When we leave the church after mass, it is AS the body of Christ. We have been renewed and changed. The bread is the body of Christ and those who take the bread become the body of Christ. We become what we receive – Each one of us individually and together as a community and a church. We were baptized into one body; We are the body of Christ.

We go forth into the world AS the body of Christ, to minister and to serve, and to BE Christ to others. We honor Christ’s presence in the poor, the sick, the needy, the downtrodden. We are to carry our brothers and sisters during their time of need.

Receiving the body of Christ is special. Adoring the body of Christ is special. BEING the body of Christ to others is our full calling. Amen.

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No matter what your current family or marital situation;

No matter what your present status in the Catholic Church;

No matter what your past or present religious affiliation;

No matter what your personal history, age, background, race or color;

No matter what your self-image or esteem;

You are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved and respected at St. Vincent de Paul Parish.

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