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The sacraments

How to arrange each sacrament at the mission, and what the Church teaches about it.

The altar beneath the crucifix, with statues in lit niches and fresh flowers
A priest pours water over an infant’s head at the baptismal font in the mission churchBaptismHoly Baptism is “the basis of the whole Christian life” (CCC 1213).The bronze tabernacle door: a chalice and Host on the cross with grapes and wheatHoly EucharistThe Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life” (CCC 1324).A priest in a purple stole holding a rosary inside a wooden confessionalReconciliationPardon from God’s mercy and reconciliation with the Church (CCC 1422).A dove depicted in a stained-glass windowConfirmationConfirmation completes baptismal grace with “a special strength of the Holy Spirit” (CCC 1285, 1303).A bride and groom hold hands before the altar of the mission church during their weddingHoly MatrimonyA covenant forming “a partnership of the whole of life” (CCC 1601).A carved wooden crucifix in the mission churchAnointing of the SickNot only for those at the point of death (CCC 1514).

St. Maximilian Kolbe

Polish Catholic Mission

1735 Grand Avenue
San Diego, CA 92109

Mass in Polish

Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 am
Friday 7:00 pm
Confession 30 minutes before Mass

Parish office

(858) 272-7655
pastor@stmaximiliankolbe.org

Diocese of San Diego ↗

“Hatred is not a creative force. Love is the creative force.” — St. Maximilian Kolbe