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  Worship Aid for the Fourth Sunday of Easter HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY     Now accepting applications for PRE-Kindergarten in our school. Interested in joining our school community? We focus on faith formation, academic excellence, and community service. Visit our website: www.stbernschool.org/admissions-process/     Please join Fr. Don for three gatherings here at Saint Bernadette…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, At our priests’ convocation last week our speaker, Dr. Anthony Lilles of St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, CA, talked a lot about renewal in the Church and the virtue of hope during this jubilee year of hope named by Pope Francis. Pope Francis knew, he said, that hope…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, My participation in the national Vaishnava Hindu—Christian Dialogue last week got me thinking. You may have heard me speak of it at Masses I presided over last weekend. The topic was about spirituality and religious practice, in particular, what the Hindus referred to as “SBNRs,” those who self-identify as…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, The loss of Pope Francis has touched not only our Church, but Christians and peoples of all faiths. Tributes and messages of consolation have poured in to us from church leaders and leaders of other religions since Pope Francis’ death on Monday. I wanted to share a couple of…

Worship Aid for Second Sunday in the Octave of Easter  Worship Aid for the Memorial Mass for Pope Francis     Now accepting applications for PRE-Kindergarten in our school. Interested in joining our school community? We focus on faith formation, academic excellence, and community service. Visit our website: www.stbernschool.org/admissions-process/   Adults who, for whatever reason,…

Worship Aid for Holy Thursday Worship Aid for Good Friday Worship Aid for Easter Vigil Worship Aid for Easter (begins on page 7)     Holy Week is here. Celebrate with us the most beautiful and meaningful liturgies of the year as we enter the Mystery of our salvation in the passion, death, and resurrection…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, He claimed he is the Son of God. They crucified him. He knew it was coming. The Friday Gospel before Palm Sunday has stayed with me as I write this letter. They picked up rocks to stone Jesus. They were going to take care of this business themselves; Pilate…

Dear Good People of St, Bernadette, At the beginning of Holy Week, I thought I would provide a guide to parish liturgies so you figure out what you can fit in your schedules. The Sacred Triduum is considered one continuous liturgy. It begins with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper (“As I have done, so…

Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for Palm Sunday Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 8pm in Spanish, in the church Lent Confessions: Wednesdays,…

Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for Fifth Sunday in Lent Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 8pm in Spanish, in the church Lent…