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The Contemplative Sisters of St. Anne

The Contemplative Sisters of St. Anne is a new parish-based community of consecrated Catholic lay women providing stability, study, prayer and support for those who desire to live, or are already living, lives of contemplative prayer.

If you are interested in finding out more, please click here or on the image of the lily above, or contact: CSSA@dallaluce.com.

Pre-Authorized Giving at St. Basil's Church

You can plan your giving to St. Basil's in advance for the whole year and you can continue to support St. Basil's when you are away on holiday by signing up for Pre-Authorized Giving (P.A.G.). For more information on P.A.G., please pick up a leaflet from the rack at the back of the church or from the Parish Office, or click on the link for a copy of the P.A.G. Leaflet.

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Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament are two forms of devotion, or prayer, directed specifically at the Eucharist. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament happens at St. Basil’s on the first Friday of every month after the 12:10 p.m. mass. It is followed by the Benediction, ending at about 1:30 p.m.

During the Exposition, or Adoration, the consecrated host is put into a monstrance, a special holder that can be held aloft by the priest or placed in such a way that it can be easily seen by all who come to pray before it. The Exposition should begin after the Eucharist, or mass, has been celebrated. During the Exposition, people will kneel in silent personal prayer. The Exposition is followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

Benediction means blessing. During the Benediction, special prayers and hymns of adoration are recited and sung and those who are present are blessed.