Current Announcements

 The Maidens will be meeting this Saturday, Oct 4th, at 9:30 a.m. 

A parishioner cordially invites you to participate in a prayer gathering on the First Saturday of each month to honor Our Blessed Mother under the title of Our Lady of Fatima. 

For October:
-Hosts: Mr. and Mrs. Chris Buccheri
-Date: Saturday, October 4th, 2025
-Time: 4:00 p.m.
-Location: 5194 Milano St, Ave Maria, FL 34142

Please bring a dish to share.

 Items to bring:

• Your rosary
• A dish to share
• Your children
• Friends who are on the journey of conversion
• Your parents and grandparents

Please be informed that on Sunday, October 5th, materials to support the Fraternity of St. Peter's Seminary's special collection will be available at the pews as well as at the entrance of the Church. Tri-folds and envelopes will be available, with the envelopes already pre-addressed and postage-paid for your convenience. In the event that you wish to make a donation via check, please ensure that it is payable to The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. Alternatively, an online donation can be made by visiting fssp.com/support-our-seminary.

Please take note of the upcoming events at Corpus Christi Chapel in Naples:

-Friday, October 3rd, first Friday devotions after all Masses. 

-Saturday, October 4th, first Saturday devotion after Mass.

-Saturday, October 4th, "Catequesis en Español" from 9:30 am to 10:30 am.

-Saturday, October 4th, at 9:00 a.m. Choir Practice, Maidens, and Acolytes.

-Thursday, October 9th, "Grief Support Group" from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

The Diocese of Venice Rosary Congress 2025

Seven days of Eucharistic Adoration and Hourly Rosary in response to Our Lady of Fatima’s call to conversion, consecration, and prayer. The Eucharistic Rosary Congress encourages us to renew our worship of Our Lord, Jesus Christ in the Eucharist! 

We are participating in the Rosary Congress of the Diocese of Venice. The theme for the 2025 Diocesan Rosary Congress is "My Soul Magnifies the Lord" (Luke 1:46), is the beginning of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s hymn of praise at the Visitation commonly known as the Magnificat. Mary, pregnant with the Incarnate Word of God, Jesus, is prompted by the inspired greeting of her cousin, Elizabeth, who is herself pregnant with a son, later to be known as John the Baptist, the “Forerunner of the Lord.” This exultant joy of the Blessed Mother for the tremendous favor bestowed on her by the Triune God is an example to us as we meditate, through the Rosary, on the mysteries of Christ’s life and the salvation He won for us!

In Corpus Christi Chapel, the ceremony will begin with a Mass on Tuesday, October 7th, at 7:30 a.m. Following the Mass, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for 40 hours. There will be a second Mass on Wednesday, October 8th, at 7:30 a.m., and a third Mass at 5:30 p.m. A fourth Mass will take place on Thursday, October 9th, at 7:30 a.m. Click here to sign up to spend time accompanying our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament .

Bishop Frank J. Dewane highlighted the power of the Rosary and called on everyone to pray it, live it, and persevere.

For more information on the Diocesan Rosary Congress click here.

"When he returned to his disciples, he found them asleep. He said to Peter, “So you could not keep watch with me for one hour?".(Matthew 26:40).

Please sign up, as we do not have enough people to cover the 40 hours. The registration deadline is Sunday, October 5th, at midnight.

Click here to sign up to spend time accompanying our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament.

This is a great opportunity for our community to come together in prayer and offer Eucharistic Adoration and Hourly Rosary in response to Our Lady of Fatima’s call to conversion, consecration, and prayer as requested by His Excellency Bishop Frank Dewane.

The 40 hours Devotion is an exposition and continuous adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, day and night, for the faithful to spend time in prayer.

The ceremony will begin with a Mass on Tuesday, October 7th, at 7:30 a.m. Following the Mass, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for 40 hours. There will be a second Mass on Wednesday, October 8th, at 7:30 a.m., and a third Mass at 5:30 p.m. A fourth Mass will take place on Thursday, October 9th, at 7:30 a.m.

 For security purposes, we kindly ask all individuals to register. Please be aware that from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, access will be granted only to those who have registered. You will be required to provide the security team with the first and last names of all individuals. If you plan to arrive with your family, each member will need to register individually.

Please take note of the following schedule for group meetings at Corpus Christi Chapel in Naples:

• Saturday, October 4th, "Catequesis en Español" from 9:30 am to 10:30 am
• Thursday, October 9th, "Grief Support Group" from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
• Wednesday, October 15th: Women’s Group from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
  
• Thursday, October 16th: Men’s Group from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
  
• Friday, October 17th: Young Adults Group from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
  

The Young Adults Group meeting will now take place on Fridays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., instead of Saturdays. 

Additionally, the "Catequesis en Español" meetings will be held on the first Saturday of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Feel free to bring food and drinks to share. Plates, napkins, and utensils will be provided.

Way back before we opened the doors at the new Corpus Christi Chapel location, we received a number of chandeliers, both big and small, which were paid for by your generosity. We wanted to update you on their status since you have probably noticed they are not yet hanging in the Church. The larger chandeliers are very heavy, and hanging them from the ceiling has proved very trying. We have been looking into reinforcement mechanisms, but do not want to compromise the integrity of the new roof. Some of them were damaged and need repairs, and there are not many people skilled in this area. If you know someone who is skilled in plastering and electricity, please let us know. We hope to be able to incorporate these into future building plans, but have been unable to up to this point. Sorry it has taken so long to you all know! Mea culpa! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Fr. van Zee, FSSP: [email protected]

As many of you have noticed, our playground equipment that was once fixed in place is now gone. This equipment was removed because it was no longer in good working order. It has been replaced with safe plastic toys. We have looked into replacing the fixed equipment, and the lower end of the estimates says it will cost about $87,000. So, for the time being or until the necessary funds are raised, we are using the equipment that is there now. If you would like to donate, please email Fr van Zee, FSSP, at [email protected].

The Stations of the Cross are not missing. A generous parishioner has agreed to fix the various defects for free. He will take one at a time and replace them once the defects are fixed until all are fixed. Let us thank God for this individual’s generosity to the Church!