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Bible Study

Please Join us for Bible study to learn more about your faith in God and have a personal encounter with the Lord. Every Tuesday @ St. Peter’s Church Course starts on: June 6th @ 9:30 am Estudio de Biblia en St. Mary Todos los lunes a partir de Junio 5 @ 7:00 pm en español.

Our Traditions / Tradiciones – English/Español

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The fact that many monastic churches do not have a prominent tabernacle shapes the patterns of liturgical prayer. Monastic communities often protect the ancient value of “receiving from the same sacrifice,” meaning that the communicants are assured that what they eat and drink in the Holy Mysteries actually comes from the same celebration. It surprises many to learn…

Retreat Booklets

Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary (Marian consecration) truly is “the surest, easiest, shortest, and the most perfect means” to become a saint, and there should be an easy and updated way to dive in to such a blessing. The dioceses of Santa Rosa has provided 75 “33 days Retreat Booklets” for our church in St. Mary Immaculate to start this beautiful…

Our Traditions / Tradiciones – English/Español

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Some monks and nuns trace their community origins back a thousand years or so, before it became customary to reserve the Blessed Sacrament in tabernacles. In their rules of life, which evolved from the lifestyle and prayer of their predecessors, the core experience of Christ’s presence is at the altar itself, and in the symbol of assembly for prayer. To this day, when the…