Archbishop Cordileone asks all the faithful of the Archdiocese to contact their state Assembly representative to voice their opposition to SB360, proposed legislation that threatens the confidentiality of the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. The state Senate has already approved the bill, which would take away from priests and from everyone who works with priests in parishes and Church agencies across the state the full right to confess their sins with the assurance of confidentiality. .....
The greatest treasure we have as Catholics is the Lord’s gift to us of the Holy Eucharist. We remember and celebrate at every Mass that the “night He was betrayed” he took ordinary bread and wine and changed them into His Body and His Blood. We believe that after the words of consecration, first pronounced by the Lord Himself at the Last Supper, the bread and wine cease to exist. We have only the appearances of bread and wine. Their substance has changed in the most radical way possible. We call this change transubstantiation. This doctrine assures us that Jesus is truly and really present for us in the Holy Eucharist until the end of time.
“Content, filming and music excellent”; “Brought my prayer life to a deeper level"; “There was so much to learn about the symbols of the Mass that I had forgotten and now going to Mass is more meaningful to me”; These were some of the comments made by IHM parishioners after attending our small group study of the Mass this Lent. If you were unable to attend the series or would just like to see the videos used for the study again, we now have several copies of Bishop Barron’s incredibly beautiful series available for check out in the Discovery Room. .....
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops encourages Catholics to pray and act in support of religious liberty at home and abroad during Religious Freedom Week 2019, which begins on June 22, the Feast of Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, and ends on June 29, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. "...We want to build solidarity and to encourage Catholics to persist in the struggle to advance the kingdom of God by finding hope in Jesus Christ.” ...
The California Catholic Conference of Bishops (CCC) asks California Catholics to pay attention to the progress of Senate Bill 360 in the state legislature and to express to legislators their disagreement with a proposed law that would require priests to violate the seal of sacramental Confession. ......
Catholic Charities CYO Transportation is currently recruiting school bus drivers for routes in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin. Excellent benefits package and competitive pay. For more information, click Title.....
The Serra International Program is looking for homestay families for our International Padres. Our program has 17 students for the upcoming semester from Hong Kong and China. Families receives financial support to cover the cost of hosting .....
Enjoy our beautiful Belmont weather and take advantage of the opportunity to socialize and enjoy goodies on the Rectory lawn each first Sunday of the month after the 9:30 Mass!
Matthew 28:18-20 Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
With the outpouring of the Holy Spirit “it is quite natural for people who had been absorbed by the things of this world to become entirely other-worldly in outlook, and for cowards to become people of great courage” (Saint Cyril of Alexandria). ....
What a wonderful way to support each other as Catholics in this world that is increasingly hostile to our faith and values. During the summer the room will be open whenever the church is open so you can borrow and return the library materials.
Our May rosary event in honor of Our Lady was a huge success with an estimated 50+ rosaries given away! Donations are still accepted also. We definitely will need more rosaries for our next give-away!
“Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.” In Matthew 28:18-20 we read: “And Jesus came to them and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.’”