St. Anthony Mission Catholic Church
Welcome All!
St. Anthony Mission Church is a welcoming Catholic community called by God to
live the message of Christ in love and service to all people.
St. Anthony Mission Church es una comunidad Católica acogedora llamada por Dios para vive el mensaje de Cristo en amor y servicio a todas las personas.
Important Messages from the Charleston Diocese
Moral Permissibility of COVID-19 Vaccines - Updated
There are other vaccines currently in development that have used fetal stem cells. If they go into production in our country, we will provide further recommendations and options.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kathy Schmugge at kschmugge@charlestondiocese.org or Michael F. Acquilano at macquilano@charlestondiocese.org.
2020 - 2021 Seminarians - Extension of Vocations Week
A Retirement Announcement from the
Most Reverend Robert E. Guglielmone
Watch Live Streamed Masses |
We Are Back At St. Anthony Mission Church! |
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Masses Live Streamed from St. Gregory the Great Daily Mass - 8:30 am (English) Saint Gregory the Great Live Streamed Masses San Gregorio el Grande Las Misas de la Transmisión en Vivo
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Marie Blohm, Alice Cella, and Marcella Palmer met on Zoom for the first time to discuss how devotion outreach can be achieved using Zoom. You will be hearing more about this in the coming weeks. |
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY AND A PRIEST IS NEEDED: CALL 843-757-5558 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT OUR DEACONS: Deacon Brian Laws 843-707-7492 |
The Host at Mass |
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“Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation. Through your goodness we have received this bread to offer, which human hands have made. It will become for us the Bread of Life.” When the priest is saying these words, they are so familiar most of us could say them from memory. As he speaks, Father has the paten slightly elevated and on it rests a simple circle of unleavened bread. These hosts, as we call them have an interesting history. Bread is one of the two elements necessary for the sacrifice of the Eucharist. Sacred text does not specify whether Christ used unleavened bread at the Last Supper, but it is understood because Jews did not eat leavened bread at Passover. Unleavened bread is called “azyme” (ah-zim). In the early Church they were likely round in form. Archeological research demonstrates this from pictures found in catacombs. At one time, the laity provided the flour from which the breads were formed. They were made by priests and clerics in the Western Church and by consecrated virgins in the Eastern Church. The earliest documentary evidence that the altar breads were made in thin wafers is at the middle of the eleventh century. These wafers were sometimes very large, as from them small pieces were broken for the communion of the laity. At present the bread must be unleavened. For valid consecration, the hosts must be: Made of wheat flour; mixed with pure natural water, baked in an oven or between two heated iron molds, and they must not be corrupted, i.e., stale or containing additives. They must be round in form and not broken. When our Sacristans prepare the elements for Mass, they will carefully remove damaged hosts. Hosts are available in white or whole wheat. Those used for the priest at Mass are about 3” in diameter. A larger size about 5 1/2” is used for exceptionally large congregations. The smaller hosts we receive are about 1 1/4”. By the way, the word “host” is of biblical origin, as it represented the matter, or victim of the sacrifice. In Latin, the victim is called expionis hostiam. All the sacraments require valid matter and form. The form of the sacrament of the Eucharist is the formula of consecration pronounced by a duly ordained priest or bishop. The matter for this sacrament is bread.
The mystery is a true wonder that Jesus, who is God, comes into our hearts with his immeasurable love in the form of a simple circle of bread. |
Litany of St. Anthony
St. Anthony Mission
Catholic Church
Administrator
Rev. Msgr. Ronald R. Cellini
Website
www.saintanthonymission.com
E-mail
stanthony@hardeevillecatholic.org
Charleston Diocese Website
2021
Holy Days of Obligation

Solemnity of Mary
Friday, January 1
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Ascension of Jesus
Thursday, May 13
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Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary
Sunday, August 15
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All Saints' Day
Monday, November 1
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The Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary
Wednesday, December 8
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The Nativity of Our Lord
Saturday, December 25
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Weekly Feast & Saint Days
Jan. 25 : The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle
Jan. 26 : Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops
Jan. 27 : Saint Angela Merici, Virgin
Jan. 28 : Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church