"Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time…It includes three degrees of order: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate" (CCC 1536). Deacons, priest and bishops are essential to the Catholic Church because we believe that they continue the work begun by the apostles.
Since the beginning, the ordained ministry has been conferred and exercised in three degrees: that of bishops, that of presbyters, and that of deacons. The ministries conferred by ordination are irreplaceable for the organic structure of the Church: without the bishop, presbyters, and deacons, one cannot speak of the Church. (CCC 1593)
Ordination is the rite at which the Sacrament of Holy Orders is bestowed. The bishop confers the Sacrament of Holy Orders by the laying on of hands which confers on a man the grace and spiritual power to celebrate the Church’s sacraments.
The sacrament of Holy Orders is conferred by the laying on of hands followed by a solemn prayer of consecration asking God to grant the ordained the graces of the Holy Spirit required for his ministry. Ordination imprints an indelible sacramental character. (CCC 1597)
The Church confers the sacrament of Holy Orders only on baptized men (viri), whose suitability for the exercise of the ministry has been duly recognized. Church authority alone has the responsibility and right to call someone to receive the sacrament of Holy Orders. (CCC 1598)
In the Latin Church the sacrament of Holy Orders for the presbyterate is normally conferred only on candidates who are ready to embrace celibacy freely and who publicly manifest their intention of staying celibate for the love of God's kingdom and the service of men. (CCC 1599)
The Second Vatican Council reminds us that the mission of ordained clergy, while unique, is interrelated to the mission of the lay faithful:
Though they differ from one another in essence and not only in degree, the common priesthood of the faithful and the ministerial or hierarchical priesthood are nonetheless interrelated: each of them in its own special way is a participation in the one priesthood of Christ. The ministerial priest, by the sacred power he enjoys, teaches and rules the priestly people; acting in the person of Christ, he makes present the eucharistic sacrifice, and offers it to God in the name of all the people. But the faithful, in virtue of their royal priesthood, join in the offering of the Eucharist. They likewise exercise that priesthood in receiving the sacraments, in prayer and thanksgiving, in the witness of a holy life, and by self-denial and active charity. (Lumen Gentium 10)
5:15 PM KA - † Pierina and Cesare Mezzetta
6:30 PM MM - † Reyna Villafuerte Chávez; Leticia, Horacio y Reyna Salazar
7:30 am MM - Intentions for Parishioners
9:00 am JB -
10:30 am KA -
12 noon JB - *Juan Pedro Gómez: Cumpleaños
*Acción de Gracias
† Pedro y María de Jesús Urista Pinzón
† Ernesto López: Aniversario #1 Difunto
† Luis Antonio Vides
5:15 pm MM -
8:00 am JB - † Irene Arellano
6:00 pm MM - *Jose Luis Gonzalez Hernandez Bday
8:00 am JB - *Joaquin Berdugo: Birthday
6:00 pm - † Maria Natividad & Mariano Cano Sr.
8:00 am KA - † Anthony Pardi; Francisco Ng & Pilar Felix
6:00 pm MM -
8:00 am JB - † Pedro Aguilar
6:00 pm KA -
8:00 am KA - † Lando & Giuseppina Baldocchi
6:00 pm KA -
5:15 pm JB - † Gloria Galeotti
6:30 pm KA - *Sara Navarro; Adrián Gómez y Familia
7:30 am JB - Intentions for Parishioners
9:00 am KA - † José Lomelí y Marcelino Hernández
10:30 am MM - *April Bday Celebrants: Cardenas Fam
12:00 pm KA - *Jesús Cruz: Cumpleaños #80
† Christian Alvarado Cruz: Aniversario
de Difunto
† Rosalinda Gil
† María de la Luz Rocha: Aniversario #8 de Difunta
† Arturo y Luisa Jauregui
5:15 pm JB - † All the Serbian Souls
Adventures in Marriage Workshop
A SHORT COURSE FOR YOUR MARRIAGE THAT’S . . .
Faith! - Fun! - Forever!
Invest in your marriage today!
you’ll discover ways to:
communicate more clearly!
improve understanding!
make marriage a priority!
learn to love like Jesus!
This skills for marriage building day combines catholic teaching with the latest relationship research to let couples experience practical, attainable skills for a more successful marriage.
Create the marriage you want with the spouse you have!
$50/couple - includes lunch, workbooks, childcare
Link to more info:
https://sfarchdiocese.org/event/skills-for-sacramental-marriage-building/
Life-Giving Wounds Retreat
May 30 - June 1
A Retreat For Adult Children of Divorced/Separated Parents
Dealing with our parents' divorce is not easy but confronting this wound with faith can allow us to find great healing. We hope that you will become part of our supportive community and receive the many graces available through this ministry.
Healing Retreat
Attending the three-day retreat is a great way to start this journey of healing. The retreat focuses on discovering our identity as children of God, although it also focuses on overcoming the effects of parental divorce, forgiving our parents, and connecting with others from this background.
This retreat has something for any adult child of divorce or separation, no matter how much healing you have received or need.
The weekend includes presentations, small group sharing, adoration, spiritual direction, and Mass. This three-day retreat is the centerpiece of this ministry.
Themes covered on the weekend include:
• Finding Our Deepest Identity
• Faith and Our Relationship with God
• Love, Dating, and the Sacrament of Marriage
• Loneliness
• Anger and Anxiety
• False Guilt and Shame
• Forgiveness and Reconciliation
• Family Boundaries
• The Christian Meaning of Suffering
• Healing and the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist
Link to more info:
https://sfarchdiocese.org/event/life-giving-wounds-healing-retreat/
And Jesus came 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."
Matthew 28: 18-20 (RSV-CE)