EVENTS/NEWS
ALL INTENTIONS ROSARY
Join us for prayer and fellowship
1st Wednesday of the month
at 6:00 p.m.
3rd Wednesday of the month
at 6:00 pm.
We join together to pray the Rosary.
We meet in the
Cathedral’s Lower Level.
From the General Instructions of the Roman Missal (GIRM):
The Importance and Dignity of the Eucharistic Celebration:
Chapter 1: 16. The celebration of Mass, as the action of Christ and the People of God arrayed hierarchically, is the center of the whole Christian life for the Church both universal and local, as well as for each of the faithful individually.[22] In it is found the high point both of the action by which God sanctifies the world in Christ and of the worship that the human race offers to the Father, adoring him through Christ, the Son of God, in the Holy Spirit.[23] In it, moreover, during the course of the year, the mysteries of redemption are recalled so as in some way to be made present.[24] Furthermore, the other sacred actions and all the activities of the Christian life are bound up with it, flow from it, and are ordered to it.[25] GIRM (General Instructions of the Roman Missal)
https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal
Keep The Flame Alive!
A Special Opportunity!
Father O'Reilly will start us out on Keep the Flame Alive in 2026 by walking us through the Eucharistic Prayers of the Mass in two Zoom sessions:
Wednesday, January 14th and 21st.
7:00-8:30 pm on Zoom
All Parishioners are invited to join these sessions - just send an email with your name and contact into to Donna at: flamealive22@gmail.net to receive the Flocknote with the meeting link, if you are not already on the Keep the Flame Alive group mailing list. (Include in your email any particular question you may have about the Mass that you would like Father to cover, as all questions must be sent by email ahead of time.)
We hope you can take advantage of this opportunity to become more familiar with the beauty of the liturgy of the Eucharist – even if you can only attend one of them.
We will likely proceed on to the ACTS of the Apostles later.
Blessings and Happy New Year!
The Eucharistic Prayer
78. Now the center and high point of the entire celebration begins, namely, the Eucharistic Prayer itself, that is, the prayer of thanksgiving and sanctification. The Priest calls upon the people to lift up their hearts towards the Lord in prayer and thanksgiving; he associates the people with himself in the Prayer that he addresses in the name of the entire community to God the Father through Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, the meaning of this Prayer is that the whole congregation of the faithful joins with Christ in confessing the great deeds of God and in the offering of Sacrifice. The Eucharistic Prayer requires that everybody listens to it with reverence and in silence.
Link to the General Instructions of the Roman Missal (GIRM) - USCCB
Holy Hour of Reparation
Friday February 6, 2026
The First Friday of each month immediately following the
12:10 Mass in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Jesus implores us to stay, watch, and pray with Him, just as He did to His apostles: "My soul is sorrowful even unto death. Stay you here and watch with Me (Matthew 26:38)." Jesus told St. Margaret Mary to "make reparation for the ingratitude of men. Spend an hour in prayer to appease divine justice, to implore mercy for sinners, to honor Me, to console Me for My bitter suffering when abandoned by My apostles, when they did not watch one hour with me."
During this holy hour of reparation before the Blessed Sacrament, we will pray a Spiritual Communion, Acts of Reparation and Consecration to the Sacred Heart, and preparation for a Happy Death. Holy Hour of Reparation is a devotion much needed by our world today, amid its tragedies and sin.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Gift Shop
We would love to help you with all your faith filled shopping needs. You will find a great selection of spiritually enriching gifts for everyone on your list. Or pick up something special for yourself! Please visit our Gift Shop located on the lower level. It is open each Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or make an appointment by contacting Susan Moeller at 510-734-4158.
Cathedral Tours
Complimentary Sunday Cathedral Docent Tours
English at 9am & 11am and Spanish at 1pm
English at 5pm, 2nd & 4th Sundays (through October)
Chinese at 3pm, 4th Sunday
Meet by the Baptismal font.
Docents share how our beautiful and important works of art symbolically express spiritual beliefs intrinsic to our Catholic Faith.
Learn more at: https://is.gd/cathedraltourresources
Let's Talk Parish
The Let’s Talk Parish podcast features a Cathedral staff member or parishioner in a casual discussion with host Christian Jensen.
Have a listen to learn about your fellow parishioners!
_JPG.jpg)
Let’s Talk Parish Phone Number
If you would like to participate as a guest, please contact 916-444-3071.