2024 Walk for Life West Coast

2024 WFL Group photoThreats of rain did not deter tens of thousands of pro-lifers from coming together on January 20, 2024 at the 20th Annual Walk for Life West Coast.

Matching Gift Campaign Success!

2023 Matching Gift Campaign Article Photo

2023 proved to be another successful year for our year-end Matching Gift Campaign, thanks to our generous, faithful community!  

Christmas at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Oratory

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Miraculously, for the second year in a row, the Oratory of the Immaculate Heart of Mary celebrated the Christmas season in their present location.

Pilgrimage to Japan to find Hidden Martyrs

Pilgrimage to Japan to find Hidden Martyrs

The Wandering Oratory: Back at Our Old Home to Honor St. Philomena

The Wandering Oratory: Back at Our Old Home to Honor St. Philomena

The Wandering Oratory 2023 Summer Picnic

IHMOratorySummerPicnic20230819 1172 DSC 1813This year’s Immaculate Heart of Mary Oratory parish picnic was held on Saturday, August 19 at Hellyer Park in San Jose.

Canon Jacob Wells Celebrates his First Mass at the Wandering Oratory in San Jose, CA

Canon Jacob Wells Celebrates his First Mass at the Wandering Oratory in San Jose, CA

On July 23, 2023 we were blessed to attend the First Mass celebrated by Canon Jacob Wells at the IHM Oratory. 

Children's Chant Workshop at Our Wandering Oratory in San Jose

Children's Chant Workshop at Our Wandering Oratory in San Jose

On April 18, 19 and 20, Abbé Raymond Schmidt, Oblate and Music Director for the ICKSP at the Shrine in Chicago, conducted a sacred chant workshop for the children of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Oratory in San Jose.

A New Film About our Wandering Oratory in San Jose, California

A New Film About our Wandering Oratory in San Jose, California

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Oratory is the western-most outpost of the ICKSP.  Like the Israelites wandering in the desert, we have moved from place to place since the pandemic hit in 2020.

Christmas with the Wandering Oratory

Christmas with the Wandering Oratory

Trusting in God’s providence and committing our needs to the intercession of the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph, our faithful members continued to move forward, finding a home in the stable, albeit temporary, location we are in today on Winchester Blvd.

Visit of Four Canons to San Jose

Visit of Four Canons to San Jose

IHM Oratory Enjoys a Bocce Ball Evening of Fun

IHM Oratory Enjoys a Bocce Ball Evening of Fun

The Immaculate Heart of Mary Oratory kick-off fundraising event was a success! On Sunday, October 2nd we had a wonderful night of Bocce Ball and fellowship at a local venue here in San Jose, CA.