admin October 21st, 2009
A Spiritual Work of Mercy, the nine-day Novena will start on Saturday, October 24th thru November 1st. A complete Novena schedule will follow.
After the feast of All Saints comes All Souls Day, when the Church invites us to pray for the faithful departed, that, released from Purgatory and fully purified, they may be admitted to the eternal bliss of heaven. Between these two feast days, we remember all the members of the Mystical Body of Christ: the Church Triumphant in heaven, the Church Militant on earth, and the Church Suffering in purgatory.
Over the centuries, the month of November has been dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory. No doubt the reason is because November is the last month of the liturgical year, even as purgatory is the last stage of human existence before a soul reaches heaven.
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admin September 1st, 2009
10th Year Anniversary Celebration of our Parish’s
Weekly Wednesday’s Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
(Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 marks the 10th year anniversary of our weekly Wednesday adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. September 8 is also the feast of the Nativity of our Blessed Virgin Mary. Please join us in this beautiful celebration.
- 6:00 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by the recitation
of the Holy Rosary and “floral offering” to Mary [with each “Hail Mary”]
in honor of the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- 6:30 p.m. Reflection on the Eucharist — from the “Thoughts of St. John Vianney,
Curé D’Ars”, Patron Saint of all Priests. (RELIC of St. John Vianney
will be on display . Veneration of the relic after the mass).
Eucharistic Procession inside the church— with special blessing by
the “Eternal High Priest” / Benediction
- 7:30 p.m. “SPECIAL MASS OF THANKSGIVING”
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admin August 17th, 2009
Start date: September 23- November 1, 2009. This Fall, join the hundreds of thousands of people participating in 40 Days for Life across North America and internationally.
40 Days for life saves lives through:
a. Prayer and Fasting for an end of abortion
b. Peaceful Vigil in front of the Planned Parenthood Center 990 Broadway St. Vallejo Ca -
24 hours around the clock.
c. Community outreach to spread the message that life is sacred.
Signs ups will be started last week of August and First week of September. “Kick Off Rally” September 20, 2009, location to be announced. You may contact: Lita Songco (707-649-5024)
For more information click: www.40daysforlife.com/benicia/vallejo.
admin August 10th, 2009
On Saturday, August 15th at 9:00 am, we join the universal Church in celebrating the Feast of Mary, our Lady of the Assumption. Because she is the Mother of Christ, Savior and Lord, because she said “Yes” to God’s will, because she gave birth to Christ for the world, because she was completely faithful to that commitment, the Church believes that she was given the privilege of the “Assumption.” We do not commemorate her “death” but her “dormition,” her “falling asleep” and being taken up to heaven body and soul. This feast is also called her “natale,” her “being born” in heaven.
This year, the Church celebrates this feast not a holy day of obligation. Nevertheless, parishioners are enjoined and encouraged to come to Holy Mass on Friday, August 14th at 7:15 pm, and on Saturday, August 15th at 9:00 am. We will also pray the Rosary.
admin August 7th, 2009
St. Catherine of Siena parish will be celebrating a requiem (a Mass for the repose of the souls of the dead) for the late former President of the Philippines, Cory Aquino, who passed away on August 1, 2009. The special Mass will be held on Sunday, August 16,2009, at 2:00 PM.
admin July 28th, 2009
On Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 2:00 pm, there will be a special Mass for the Feast Day of God Our Father, Holy Octave of Consecration Honoring God the Father of all mankind. The Mass will be held at St. Catherine of Siena Parish. All are invited! Fellowship and potluck will follow after Mass.
“I desire that one day, or at least a Sunday, be dedicated to honoring Me in a special way under the title of Father of All Mankind…. I choose the first Sunday of August.”
admin July 20th, 2009
Here are several activities that we encourage our parishioners to partake during this “Year for Priests”:
1) Learn more about the following priest/saints that we are celebrating Feast Days this week:
2) Evening of prayer for priests – On Friday, July 24th, let’s gather together and pray for our priests. Holy Hour at 6:30 pm and Holy Mass at 7:30 pm.
3) “Adopt-a-Priest” Program
As we celebrate the “Year for Priests” and pray for all priests, we are looking for individuals, families, ministries or prayer groups who will adopt a priest or priests to pray for, correspond with, and to get to know better, etc. Please contact Fr. Jess or call the parish office.
admin June 22nd, 2009
For many centuries throughout the world, the picture of “Our Lady of Perpetual Help” has been revered as an icon of hope and inspiration.
Please, join us for an all-day Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 after the 7:45 am Mass through 7:00 pm. Holy Rosary to start at 6:15 pm, followed by the Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, and will conclude with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass starting at 7:00 pm.
Potluck after the Mass!
admin June 12th, 2009
This Sunday, June 14th, we will have our EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION around the church compound immediately after the 12:00 noon Holy Mass.
The feast of Corpus Christi is one time when our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament is exposed not just to faithful Catholics but to all the world. This is a time when Catholics can show their love for Christ in the Real Presence by honoring Him in a very public way.
Solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Corpus Christi
The Feast of Corpus Christi, the Body of Christ, occurs 60 days after Easter and thus falls in early summer, in June or July. The Feast was formally established in 1215, when the Church asserted that what occurred during the mass was the miracle of transubstantiation; that is, that the wafer of consecrated bread did not simply represent the body of Christ but actually became it.
The most important ritual of Corpus Christi is that of the PROCESSION. For this event, the entire village, parish or town assembles in finest dress. The Procession is comprised of clergy, special guilds or groups, and families. Often children in First Communion dress precede the Blessed Sacrament dropping rose or other flower petals to create a carpet for the approaching Eucharist. Altar boys, clergy, prominent citizens with guild and society banners of silk, and others process. The Holy Eucharist is itself transported in a processional Monstrance, carried by the priest or bishop. The Monstrance is further protected by an embroidered silk canopy held by four posts, borne by parishioners or altar servers. Publicly proclaiming and reaffirming their devotion to the Holy Eucharist, the entire congregation walks around the church and its grounds to the sound of bells and voices singing sacred hymns. The procession then walks and sings its way to the first of the altars. There the Blessed Sacrament rests while the assembled faithful kneel to pray and sing in adoration of the Holy Eucharist.
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