Current Announcements

  A special Epiphany house blessing can be imparted to houses beginning on the Vigil of the Epiphany, Jan. 5, continuing through Epiphanytide. If you have not yet received this blessing, please sign up here, indicating your address, preferred days and time of day, and provide a phone number to contact you and confirm the visit. We will begin with the homes of those who have never yet received the blessing. Homes previously blessed can have their blessing renewed by the head of
household with the family, with the packets that will be available. Packets will be available at the back of church, containing Epiphany Water, Chalk, Incense and the sheet with the blessing and prayers also available to print here). Any voluntary donation for the packet will be appreciated to cover the cost of the materials. 

Mr. Douglas Kennell, a Corups Christi parishioner, and one of the latest sponsor added to our email bulletin, has offered to donate $500 to our building fund for any Corpus Christi member who avails themselves of the financing services of his Sovereign Mortgage Investments Inc. 

Real estate agent, Mrs. Mary Rambow, offers to donate at least $500 of commission earned on each real estate transaction from fellow Corpus Christi parishioners.

This Sunday, December 27th, is the feast of St. John the Evangelist. There is a special blessing of wine and spirits From the Roman Ritual for this occasion. Feel free to bring any bottles and they will be blessed at the end of his Mass. Please keep any bottles with you in your pews and we will bless them all and then pass through to sprinkle them with Holy Water. Click here to read a translation and find out more about the tradition behind this blessing.

We would like to wish everyone a very holy and happy ChristMass. To keep Christ in Christmas, we must remember to keep Mass in Christmas. Such is the origin of the term as it is not merely a time to recall his coming, but to truly receive Him present, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Most Blessed Sacrament. For in the Holy Mass he truly comes to "dwell among us" as our Emmanuel ("God with us"), in the altar of Bethlehem ("house of bread"). We should appreciate His Eucharistic birth among us even more at the end of this crazy, challenging year. May we never take Him for granted. He alone is our peace. May God reward all of you for making the mystical body of Corpus Christi continue to grow and flourish. In spite of all the difficulties, our numbers went up, a testimony that we have the victory over this world- our Faith. May we live it even more intensely in this year of 2021 to extend the reign of the new born King. May Christ be born in your hearts in these solemn holydays!
Your very grateful fathers in Christ, 
Frs. Romanoski & Dorsa FSSP

The special mass schedule for ChistMass on December 25th will be:

• 12am "Midnight Mass" (sung)- St. William, Naples. (As St. Williams has mass at 10:00pm, do not come earlier than 11:30pm so that they have time to exit and sanitize the church. A reminder that masks are still required throughout the diocese while at public masses)
  
• 8:30am "Mass of Dawn" (sung)- St. Agnes, Naples
  
• 10:00am "Mass of Day" St. Agnes, Naples
• 1:30pm "Mass of Day" Resurrection, Fort Myers

And on the Octave of Christmas, January 1:

• 8:30am - St. Agnes, Naples
• 10:00am - St. Agnes, Naples
• 11:00am - Resurrection, Fort Myers
• 4:30pm - St. William, Naples

Although these Holy Days do not oblige under the current dispensation, we hope all who can will attend these most solemn days. Sign up is required for the masses at the chapel of St. Agnes, as capacity is limited to 95 people. 

A collection will be taken up at all masses on these days, as indicated in the giving envelopes for Sundays and Holy Days.   

The beautiful mass proper to the day of Dec 24th, will be celebrated at St. Agnes chapel in the morning at 10am (sung mass), and 11am (low mass). These are the mass of the day and do not pertain to the Holy Day Mass of Christmas, which begin at midnight. Confessions will be heard at both of these masses, so please take advantage of this day, as confessions will not be hear during the Christmas masses.  

A very generous family of Corpus Christi Chapel is providing a special opportunity from now until Easter, of matching any donation to our building fund up to a total of 250k. If we meet this goal, we will be around the initial estimate for buying land for your future parish home!  Please be generous at this time of preparation for Christmas with end of the year donations, special tax breaks for 2020 from your IRA- to provide a place for Christ to be born among us and dwell perpetually with us as our Emmanuel. God is never out done in generosity! This is also a special answer to our prayers to St. Joseph to whom we have dedicated our building project and this entire year has just been consecrated by the Holy Father as of December 8th, feast of our national patroness- the Immaculate Conception. Please spread the word! and one can donate online or by check, made out to Corpus Christi Chapel, indicating that it is for the building fund. Checks can be sent to Corpus Christi Chapel. 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Rd. Naples FL 34120, or placed in the collection basket. Any other questions of how to donate stocks, inheritances, etc. can be addressed to our bookeeper Diane at (239) 592-1949 or [email protected]

The Holy Father has dedicated an entire year to St. Joseph, granting many special plenary indulgences in honor of the 150th anniversary of him being declared as patron of the universal church.

This comes at the tail end of the diocesan year dedicated to St. Joseph.

Ite ad Joseph! Go to Joseph! 

Learn more about St. Joseph and how to consecrate yourself to him

We thank the all the families and volunteers who made our Christmas Tree fundraiser possible which raised over $27,000 for our building fund. May God Himself be your reward!

Come join us for in the traditional Spanish-American Posadas- an Advent Novena in preparation for Christmas.
WHAT IT IS: 
A Rosary is prayed; the Litany of Our Lady is sung in procession with the Holy Family
and then a traditional dialogue is sung in Spanish and English in honor of Mary and Joseph seeking "posada" i.e. lodging, followed by fellowship, food and a piñata.

The 2 posadas organized for our community this week will be:

Friday, December 18th. 

• WHEN- 6:30pm-8:30pm 
• WHERE- 45 25th Ave. NE, Naples, FL 34120, 
• BRING- Just yourself. As it is a feria day in Advent, the traditional Mexican collation of tamales, other snacks and hot chocolate will be provided by our host.  Donations will be accepted but not expected, proceeds to go to building fund- a posada/lodging for the Holy Family! TAMALES will also be on sale to take home (A dozen for $15).
• Contact: Adelita Manzo at (239) 289-5005 for any further questions

  Sunday, December 20th.   

• WHEN- 2:30pm-5:30pm
• WHERE- 4153 Madison Street. Ave Maria, FL 
  
• BRING- potluck food and drinks to share. Mexican dish or any other recommended.  (Food can be dropped off before 12:30 if need be). 
  
• Contact: Melissa Burke at (239)-207-5958 for any further questions