Holy Eucharist
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As Catholics we believe that Jesus "is truly present" in the Most Precious Body and Blood of Christ.
The bread and wine become the body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus.
The Archdiocese of Boston has extended our celebration of the "Year of the Eucharist"
to help the faithful come to know and understand the "True Presence" of Jesus in the Eucharist.
An excellent resource to more fully understand the Eucharist as the body, blood soul and divinity
of Jesus can be found by watching the video "The Presence: Mystery of the Eucharist" on Formed.org
for free. Just sign up as a Parish member of the Holy Mothers Collaborative for online Catholic content .
As the parishes of the Archdiocese of Boston responded to the call to protect the public health
by foregoing public gatherings this year, the events planned for Archdiocese’s observance of
the Year of the Eucharist were necessarily postponed. Due to this circumstance Cardinal Seán has extended the Archdiocese’s Year of the Eucharist to June of 2022.Click here for more information from the Archdiocese of Boston
Grade 2- First Communion
If you are looking for First Holy Communion Information for Grade 2 students,
please check our Youth Faith Formation Page.
Low-Gluten Hosts
We have low-gluten hosts available at both St. Mary's and St. Helen's for those who require it.
The Holy Mothers Collaborative uses the host with the lowest gluten currently available
with .002 % (< 20ppm) gluten.
Low- Gluten Mass Procedure (during Pandemic)
To receive a low gluten host at any of our public Masses, please just request a low gluten host
BEFORE MASS when you are checking-in and the Priest or Extraordinary Minister
will provide one for you from a separate plate where you will take it off
so there is no cross-contamination from those who have possibly handled other hosts.
Holy Communion for the Sick & Homebound
Currently Suspended during Pandemic
For Parishioners in the Hanover and Norwell area who cannot attend Mass due to illness or physical incapacity, we have Extraordinary Ministers who can bring Holy Communion to you periodically.
Please call the parish office at (781) 826-4303 for more information.