SACRAMENTS AT HOLY ROSARY CHURCH

Masses

Sundays:        9:00 am English

                      10:30 am Italian 

                      12:00 pm English 

Weekdays:   12:05 pm English

Social/Coffee Hour: Every Sunday after Mass.

Baptisms: Baptisms are usually administered on Sunday after the noon Mass. Forms to register and schedule the baptism are to be picked up at the Parish office. You may also call the office at 202-638-0165 to have the form mailed. The materials given to the family should be reviewed carefully in preparation for the sacrament.

Marriages: Arrangements are to be made at least six months in advance with the Pastor. A marriage preparation course is required before the papers are filled out. The Pastor will help the couple register for one of the courses, given periodically throughout the archdiocese.

Reconciliation: Confessions are heard before each of the Sunday Masses or by appointment.

Sick Calls: Parishioners should inform the Pastor of those who are hospitalized or homebound.

Religious Education: Classes start in September for pre-school, First Holy Communion, pre-Confirmation and Confirmation. A one year program is required for First Holy Communion. A two year program is required for Confirmation. Call the Parish office for registration forms and information at 202-638-0165.

Holy Rosary Church is a Roman Catholic place of worship. The Roman Catholic religion is based on four distinctive characteristics - one, holy, catholic, apostolic. In its oneness, the Catholic Church remains unified in its teachings and its authority, deriving both from its founder Jesus Christ, who commissioned His vicar in Rome to carry on His work on earth. Anyone deviating from this principle of unity, whether in doctrine or in authority, would automatically be alienated from being a member of the same church.

The second characteristic of the Roman Catholic Church is its holiness, which is the sole purpose of any house of worship. The Catholic Church maintains its mark of holiness by its official liturgies, and by its prayer life inside and outside its churches throughout the world. The holiness of its members, both those vowed as priests, deacons, religious sisters and brothers, and the many lay people who live good lives in their homes and at work is the mainstay behind the Church's claim to sanctity.

The third characteristic of the Catholic Church is its Catholicity, which means "universality" or a church spread throughout the world. This began and continues to be done in obedience to its founder, Jesus Christ, who mandated to His apostles that the faith He established be spread not only within the confine of Jerusalem, but throughout the World.

The fourth characteristic of the Roman Catholic Church is its apostolicity, which means that a line of succession in spiritual power through the sacrament of Holy Orders can be traced back to the time of the Apostles, the immediate followers of Jesus Christ. It is presently found in the pope, the bishops, the priests and deacons.

We invite you to share in the Roman Catholic religion and in our beliefs.