Chrism Mass on April 10th • 5:30pmYou’re Invited to join the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of St. Eugene as Bishop Robert Vasa blesses the Oil of the Sick, Oil of Catechumens, and consecrates the Sacred Chrism for use in the sacraments throughout the Diocese. Our priests will also renew their sacred promises in a…
December 12th 2023 Virgin of Guadalupe FeastMañanitas and Mass 5:00 am at St. Mary’s (Spanish)Mass 9:00 am at St. Peter’s (English)Mass 6:00 pm at St. Mary’s (Spanish) 12 de diciembre 2023 Fiesta a la Virgende GuadalupeMañanitas y misa de aurora 5:00 am en St. Mary’sMisa 9:00 am en St. Peter’s (Ingles)Llegada de la banda musical a las 5:00 pmMisa 6:00 pm en…
Nov 12th – celebrate St. Philip’s Eastern Orthodox Feast day on the Camino de Sonoma. Our 13 mile pilgrimage starts with the 8am Mass at St. Philip’s in Occidental before traversing up Coleman Valley Rd and through Willow Creek St Park. Final destination is the Russian River at Bridgehaven. This spiritually significant, breathtakingly beautiful, and…
OUR FASCINATING FAITH Epiphany House Blessing If you wish, you can celebrate Epiphany at home with a blessing using the initials of the magi’s traditional names (Casper, Melchior, Balthasar), four crosses, and the new year’s numerals. Materials: a piece of chalk and a small container of holy water. Gather with family members, friends, and perhaps some neighbors at the front door. Leader:…
October 4th, 2022 Saint Francis of Assisi If you have animals and you want to be blessed, bring them to St. Peter’s on October 4th from 9:30am to 10:30am or St. Mary’s from 5:00pm to 6:30pm. 4 de octubre de 2022 Dia de San Francisco de Asis Si tienes animalitos y quieres que sean bendecidos puedes traerlos el 4 de octubre a…
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Veterans Day began with the signing of a symbolic treaty between the Allies and Germany ending World War I (then called the “Great War”) on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. The auspicious date was actually a well established religious holiday, the feast of Saint Martin of Tours, a beloved soldier saint of the army of Rome. After World…
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Over the next two weeks, as we hear of the interior anguish of Jesus, we are led to the Garden of Gethsemane, the scene of a night of suffering, failure, and loss. In Hebrew, the word means “olive press,” and it was an olive grove, although only a few trees remain. Olives can’t be eaten off the trees, they need to be…
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION New Year New Life! On the first of January, while many celebrate the cabalas and cabañuelas of a new year, Christians commemorate who gave birth to the author of life. Mary, under the title of Mother of God, is how we wish to celebrate the hope of a new year, new life! The Council of Ephesus in the…