Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers

Name

Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers

Legal name

Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

Website

https://st-ann-shrine.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Spiritual Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAC

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYMPAJAHAI

Denominational & Community Periodicals (Church Magazines, Diocesan/Temple Newsletters)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Religious & Spiritual Publishing

Keywords

• Catholic religious services
• Eucharistic spirituality programs
• Shrine devotional activities
• Sacramental formation programs
• Lay ministry aggregation

Headquarters

HQ city

Highland Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Gifts: The congregation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization and accepts tax-deductible donations from supporters. They have a 'Make A Gift' function on their website and accept donations to support their ministries.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests, deacons, and brothers that administers Saint Ann Shrine in Highland Heights, Ohio (with a secondary presence at Eglise Saint Jean Baptiste in New York City). Its core offerings include daily Mass celebrations, prayers, novenas, Triduum services, Eucharistic-centered retreats and formation programs, devotional merchandise, vocation discernment, and a lay associate (Aggregation) membership program.

Product overview

The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament operates Saint Ann Shrine as its primary ministry offering—a diocesan shrine dedicated to Saint Ann and the Eucharist—with the Center for Eucharistic Evangelizing providing complementary educational programs including the Life in the Eucharist (LITE) program. Additional offerings include devotional merchandise, prayer services, vocational discernment through the Vocation Office, and lay membership through the Aggregation program. Emmanuel Magazine serves as the Congregation's spiritual publication. The organization functions as a Roman Catholic religious congregation focused on Eucharistic spirituality rather than a commercial product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Saint Ann Shrine A diocesan shrine administered by the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, serving as a spiritual center for venerating Saint Ann and supporting Eucharistic ministries. Located in Highland Heights, Ohio with a secondary location at Eglise Saint Jean Baptiste in New York City.
• Center for Eucharistic Evangelizing

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network): EWTN is the largest Catholic media network in the world, operating television, radio, and digital platforms. It is comparable to the Congregation because both produce Catholic content (broadcasting, YouTube, publishing) and serve Catholic faithful seeking spiritual formation, though EWTN operates at far greater scale as an incumbent broadcaster.
• Society of Jesus (Jesuits) USA: The Jesuits are the largest Catholic religious order of priests and brothers, running parishes, universities, and formation ministries across the US. They are a broad incumbent peer sharing the religious-congregation model and operating many of the same ministry types (retreats, publishing, education).
• Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception: The Basilica is the largest Catholic shrine in the United States and a major pilgrimage destination. It is a broad incumbent peer to Saint Ann Shrine as both are Catholic shrines serving pilgrims, though the Basilica operates at a much larger national scale.
• Knights of Columbus: The Knights of Columbus is a large Catholic fraternal organization and donor/charitable organization supporting Catholic causes. It is a broad incumbent peer sharing the Catholic nonprofit donor-supported model and serving overlapping Catholic-faithful audiences, though at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Congregation of Holy Cross: The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers in the United States. It is directly comparable as a peer religious order running parishes, schools, and formation programs with a similar governance and ministry structure to the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament.
• Marianist Province of the United States: The Marianists are a Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers operating parishes, schools, and retreat ministries in the US. They are a direct peer religious congregation with similar ministry structure, formation programs, and donor-base characteristics to the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament.
• Paulist Press: Paulist Press is a Catholic publishing house producing books and resources for Catholic spiritual formation. It is directly comparable to the Congregation's Emmanuel Magazine as a Catholic publishing operation serving similar spiritual-formation audiences.

Emerging players

• Our Sunday Visitor: Our Sunday Visitor is a Catholic publishing company producing periodicals, books, and digital content for Catholic faithful. It is an emerging/adjacent peer to the Congregation's Emmanuel Magazine, both serving Catholic audiences with spiritual content and educational materials.
• Magnificat (Catholic publication): Magnificat is a monthly Catholic prayer publication featuring liturgy of the hours and reflections. It is an emerging peer to Emmanuel Magazine as both are Catholic periodicals serving faithful Catholics seeking structured spiritual content and daily devotional material.

Others

• Catholic Extension: Catholic Extension is a national Catholic organization that supports mission dioceses and underserved Catholic communities through grantmaking and formation. It is an adjacent peer supporting Catholic ministries with a similar donor-supported nonprofit model, though it focuses on underserved dioceses rather than Eucharistic evangelization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@emmanuelmedia-eucharistice1527/about
• Facebookfacebook.com/stannshrine

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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