Welcome to Saint Vincent Basilica Parish’s Website!
We are honored that you have visited our website! Please explore the various pages of information to learn more about our vibrant community. If you have any questions about our parish please e-mail us! If you are new to the area or looking for a faith community, we invite you to stop by and visit us this Sunday! Feel free to download the registration form or contact our parish office at (724) 539-8629.
Come out and enjoy a summer evening with music, ethnic and festival foods, game for kids, Bingo and other games of chance for adults, Basket Raffle and lots of "new-to-you" items at the Peddlers Village, Book Booth and Jewelry booth. Put it on your calendar!
Saint Vincent Parish Festival Day 1
Come out to the Grove for the Saint Vincent Parish Festival! There will be food, music, Bingo, baked goods including ou...
The Fortnight for Freedom 2017 is an annual event highlighting the importance of defending religious freedom. The dates are from June 21—the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More—to July 4, Independence Day. Join us in praying by visiting: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/prayer-resources.cfm
What does it mean when we say that Christ is present in the Eucharist? It is a mystery - we believe what Jesus told us, "take and eat, this is my body, take and drink, this is my blood...." the term that we use to describe this mystery is transubstantiation.
Its a philosophical term coined by St. Thomas Aquinas to help us logically understand this mysterious teaching of Jesus. Transubstantiation means the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine into the substance of his Blood. This change is brought about in the eucharistic prayer through the efficacy of the word of Christ and by the action of the Holy Spirit. However, the outward characteristics of bread and wine remain unaltered.
