Sacraments
Mass Schedule
This shows all Masses for both Saint Mary and Saint Boniface Parishes in Piqua, Ohio. Some Masses will be held in Saint Clare Chapel, which is in the rear of Saint Boniface Church. Please note locations carefully.
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Weekend Masses:
Saturday: 4 pm St. Boniface
5 pm St. Mary
Sunday: 7 am St. Boniface
9 am St. Mary
10:30AM St. Boniface
Noon St. Mary
TV Mass: Sunday 4 pm on Piqua Channel 5
ASL Sign Language at Mass:
5 pm Mass at St. Mary 1st & 3rd Saturday.
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Weekday Masses:
Monday: 8 am St. Mary
Tuesday: 8 am St. Clare Chapel (no school)*
8:45 am St. Boniface Church (school)*
Wednesday: 8 am St. Mary
6 pm St. Clare Chapel
Thursday: 8 am St. Clare Chapel
Friday: 8 am St. Mary (no school)*
8:45 am St. Mary (school)*
* If a snow delay, Mass will stay at 8:45 am.
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Holy Day of Obligation** Note: this is the schedule for most holy days of obligation.
For Mother of God (Jan. 1), see Christmas schedule;
Also, schedule can change if holy day falls near weekend.
Eve: 7 pm St. Boniface
Day: 7 am St. Mary
9:15AM (Aug. 15 & Dec. 8): St. Mary
(Nov. 1): St. Boniface
12:10PM St Boniface
5:30PM St Mary
Holy Communion is distributed Monday to Saturday
at 6:30 am in St. Clare Chapel, except holy days.
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Christmas & Easter Schedules:Christmas
Christmas Eve: 4 pm St. Boniface*
6 pm St. Mary*
Christmas Day: Midnight alternates: St. Mary in 2008
7 am St. Boniface
9 am St. Mary
11 am St. Boniface
Mother of God: 4 pm St. Boniface
7 am St. Mary
9 am St. Mary
11 am St. Boniface
Sacred Triduum
Holy Thursday: 7 pm alternates
Good Friday: Noon Stations of the Cross at St. Mary
2 pm Solemn Liturgy at St. Mary
3 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet at St. Mary
6 pm Stations/Cross at St. Boniface
7 pm Solemn Liturgy at St. Boniface
Vigil of Easter: Time and location varies
Easter Sunday: 7 am St. Boniface
9 am St. Mary*
10:30 am St. Boniface*
Noon St. Mary*
* These Masses are extremely crowded; consider alternate times.
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Preparation for Baptism, Eucharist & Confirmation
Sacrament Preparation is done on a case-by-case basis depending on the sacraments recieved and level of education about the faith. For more information about sacrament preparation, please contact one of the following.
- For infant baptism - scroll down to "Baptism"
- For an unbaptized child between the ages of 2 and 18, please contact Sr Joan Clare 773-1656 x105
- For a baptized child between the ages of 2 and 18, please contact Jon Paul Hebert religioused@stbonifacepiquaoh.org or 773-1656 x108
To enroll your child in the Religious Education Program, please click here.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
This sacrament is powerful in two ways. First, it is like "spiritual garbage dump" where we take our sins and leave them forever. Second, it is a kind of "filling station" where our Lord Jesus Christ pours his grace into us, to recharge us, so we can overcome sin and live as the children of God.
If you haven't been to confession in a while...welcome back! Here are a few helpful links to refresh your memory on the rite:
- Detailed Overview of the Sacrament
- Guide to help you make a good confession including Examination of Conscience and Act of Contrition
Baptism
Baptism can either be celebrated during a Sunday Mass, or after either the 4 pm or 7 am Mass on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Only practicing Catholics can be a godparent, and there must be at least one Catholic godparent; a non-Catholic Christian can be a "Christian witness." Parents and godparents must attend a baptismal preparation program in order to understand the gravity of the commitment they make by having a child baptized, or becoming a sponsor. This can be done well in advance. Please contact the Parish Office for details: (937) 773-1656 or secretary@stbonifacepiquaoh.org.
Baptism can also be celebrated in another Catholic parish with permission of the pastor, which is normally not a problem, please contact Father Martin Fox at the Parish Office: (937) 773-1656.
Marriage
Normally the sacrament of marriage is celebrated in a Catholic church or chapel, in a parish of one of the two to be married. So St. Boniface Church is only available for its own parishioners (or their children), or for St. Mary parishioners (and St. Boniface parishioners can be married at St. Mary).
Marriage is the most important decision you will ever make! So it takes time to prepare. No wedding will be scheduled until the couple has met with the priest, no exceptions. With very few exceptions, the first appointment must be at least six months prior to hoped-for wedding date. As soon as you get engaged, or expect to, contact Father Martin Fox, or whatever priest you hope will witness your marriage, right away!
Please contact the Parish Office for more details - 937-773-1656 or secretary@stbonifacepiquaoh.org.
Anointing of the Sick
This Sacrament of Healing is readily offered anytime on request. It is for anyone above the age of reason who is seriously ill, facing surgery, or advanced in age. This includes expectant mothers.
If scheduled for surgery or to deliver your baby: because the local hospitals do not a Catholic priest assigned to them full time, why not plan ahead? Arrange to have the priest pray with you, in church or at home, with family and friends; this can be very powerful and provides great peace of mind.
This sacrament will now be available after a weekend Mass once a month. In odd months, it will follow the Saturday, 4 pm Mass at St. Boniface; in even months, it will follow the Sunday, Noon Mass at St. Mary.
About hospital visits: because of federal privacy laws, hospitals are now very leery of advising parishes you are there, unless you give very specific permission. Unfortunately, this is not explained well when patients are admitted and as a result, many times one of our parishioners is in--and out--of the hospital without any visits from a priest or extraordinary minister bringing holy communion!
Given this situation, you have to be insistent and persistent with the hospital pastoral care department to ensure you are on "the list" of Catholic patients. This is important, since priests from other parishes in the area also visit, and they rely on the hospital's list of Catholic patients to know who to call on.
Holy Orders
Thinking about becoming a Priest, Deacon, or Religious? Contact Father Martin Fox (937) 773-1656 or the Archdiocesan Vocation Director (513) 421-3131 (extension 354). You can also visit www.cincinnativocations.org.